G,day gents,
I have just had a Chip It chip installed and I am not happy to say the least. I am stranded with friends in a caravan park on the Sunshine Coast on day 2 of a Cape York trip!
Before I had the unit installed, I never had a problem with my 2005 Navara 6 speed manual, 118 k's on the clock. The chap that installed the unit to my vehicle was recommended by Chip It.
When he conducted the first dyno test, the result was 96kw and not too much smoke was produced. However, when the chip was installed and an hour of dyno testing later and with severe smoke produced the chip only produced 118kw not the 130+kw Chip It claim on this vehicle. The chap was not to happy with the exhaust tempretures.
The car was taken for a test run and the mechanic told me that he was disappointed with the result. He also confided to me that this was the first Navara D40 that he had installed a chip too. I took my car for a run and I could not notice much difference in power/ even though the dyno stated that the car was producing 118kws.
I was further advised that he took a stock standard Navara a few weeks earlier, and he thought that the stock vehicle went harder than my car with the Chip It unit installed.
The knock-out blow came when the installer advised that I should not go to the Cape due to the high exhaust temperature’s and that I should come back and see him on Monday for further testing, to see why my car is not getting the results that the chip should be producing.
At 3.30pm and 1,300 dollars later ($899 unit and $420 for dyno tune) , I left the premises feeling very depressed and devastated. However I am left in the dilemma with how much more is this chip going to cost me to get the alleged results that the company states publically on its web site.
Today my mate and I, conducted a series of basic tests with the instruments fitted on the car. ie, water temp v revs v boost presures v speedo v egt gauge under-load, with car fully weighted as delivered to the installer.
At 2500 revs underload, at 8 psi, at 100ks, water temp was 180 to 190, egt was 660. Note that my egt gauge is installed in the exhaust manifold.
A series other runs both underload and not produced the same egts. Before i had the chip installed yesterday, the exhaust temps were very similar in nature.
Question for Old Tony, Tweaks and the rest of the forum!
How hi are the exhaust temps on a manual D40 and is it common for them to run temps at times underload at 700 +
I am going back tomorrow for either a refund and not a cent more to be spent. Before the chip was installed the car was fine.
Could you please post advice, i will check day to day via internet!
Our trip to Cape York was twelve months in the planning and now it is all on hold due to this chip.
PS, Allycat is my wifes call sign, me being a dumb prick forgot my password. Wife is more offay than me when it comes to computers.
Regards,
RLI.
I have just had a Chip It chip installed and I am not happy to say the least. I am stranded with friends in a caravan park on the Sunshine Coast on day 2 of a Cape York trip!
Before I had the unit installed, I never had a problem with my 2005 Navara 6 speed manual, 118 k's on the clock. The chap that installed the unit to my vehicle was recommended by Chip It.
When he conducted the first dyno test, the result was 96kw and not too much smoke was produced. However, when the chip was installed and an hour of dyno testing later and with severe smoke produced the chip only produced 118kw not the 130+kw Chip It claim on this vehicle. The chap was not to happy with the exhaust tempretures.
The car was taken for a test run and the mechanic told me that he was disappointed with the result. He also confided to me that this was the first Navara D40 that he had installed a chip too. I took my car for a run and I could not notice much difference in power/ even though the dyno stated that the car was producing 118kws.
I was further advised that he took a stock standard Navara a few weeks earlier, and he thought that the stock vehicle went harder than my car with the Chip It unit installed.
The knock-out blow came when the installer advised that I should not go to the Cape due to the high exhaust temperature’s and that I should come back and see him on Monday for further testing, to see why my car is not getting the results that the chip should be producing.
At 3.30pm and 1,300 dollars later ($899 unit and $420 for dyno tune) , I left the premises feeling very depressed and devastated. However I am left in the dilemma with how much more is this chip going to cost me to get the alleged results that the company states publically on its web site.
Today my mate and I, conducted a series of basic tests with the instruments fitted on the car. ie, water temp v revs v boost presures v speedo v egt gauge under-load, with car fully weighted as delivered to the installer.
At 2500 revs underload, at 8 psi, at 100ks, water temp was 180 to 190, egt was 660. Note that my egt gauge is installed in the exhaust manifold.
A series other runs both underload and not produced the same egts. Before i had the chip installed yesterday, the exhaust temps were very similar in nature.
Question for Old Tony, Tweaks and the rest of the forum!
How hi are the exhaust temps on a manual D40 and is it common for them to run temps at times underload at 700 +
I am going back tomorrow for either a refund and not a cent more to be spent. Before the chip was installed the car was fine.
Could you please post advice, i will check day to day via internet!
Our trip to Cape York was twelve months in the planning and now it is all on hold due to this chip.
PS, Allycat is my wifes call sign, me being a dumb prick forgot my password. Wife is more offay than me when it comes to computers.
Regards,
RLI.
