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Superchips....a strange alternative?

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  1. evansp60

    evansp60 Formula Junior

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    While looking for a supplier of superchips (I have an early 348 using 2.5 Motronic) I found this strange product called the DragonChip.

    Looks a little flakey to me!

    Anyone have any experience with this??

    http://www.superchips.org/
     
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  2. GTO84

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    Dude that thing's a piece of crap. Don't buy anything with japanese characters on it for your Ferrari, I think it varies the resistance from the coolant temp sensor to the ECU richening the mixture as if it was cold. The motronic system is always running at optimum power, so if you dump in extra fuel you'll probably lose 20 bhp. It's like a knob that determines how bad you want to burn your cats out.
     
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  3. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    If a knob with 5 bucks worth of parts on it could give you a bunch more horsepower don't you think Ferrari would have done it in the first place?
    And their premise that dumping in extra gas gives you more HP flys in the face of physics.
     
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  4. Ricambi America

    Ricambi America F1 World Champ Sponsor Owner

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    Brian -

    Dude, you need to get out more often! I have seen emperical evidence that yellow tape covering the interior air vents can provide 22% more horsepower. Kids on the street well know that neon tubes generate a beneficial static electricity charge and provide nearly 12 extra pounds of torque.

    A buddy of mine put a little propeller device into his air intake and his mileage increased 4 mpg, but we dynoed the car and it still showed a 34 hp increase.

    What makes you think these clever folks haven't found a better way to harness the power of the internal combustion engine??? If Bernie would give them a chance, I bet they could win some F1 Constructors points too...

    ;-)
     
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  5. Etcetera

    Etcetera Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    GENTLEMENS,

    I HAVE THE INTAKE VORTEX 2.0. THIS ADDS 15 BHP.
    I HAVE THE DRAGONBOOST THAT ADDS 20 BHP.
    I HAVE THE DRAGONCHIP THAT ADDS 20 BHP.
    I HAVE THE KN FILTERCHARGER THAT ADDS 10 BHP.
    I HAVE THE ELECTRIC TURBOSUPERCHARGER THAT ADDS 30 BHP.

    95 BHP ON THE DYNOE FOR $200 USD.

    MY YUGO NOW MAKES 175 RWHP AND RUNS THE QUARDER MILE IN 12.2 SECONDS ON 87 TEST FUEL.

    I WILL SELL YOU A KEIT FOR YOUR VEHICLE FOR $499 +sh.

    PM ME FOR FULL DETAILS, VIDEO, AND USER TESTIMONIES.
     
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  6. GTO84

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    Electric turbo supercharger! Yeah! I forgot about that one. What about the tornado?
     
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  7. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    How much is the propeller in the hitch reciever worth?
     
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  8. Mario Gonzalez

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    don't forget to pick up a set of muffler bearings on the way home...
    lol.
    mario
     
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  9. enjoythemusic

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    Also, fill you tires with helium. This lighten the car's unsprung weight DRAMATICALLY for better handling.
     
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  10. Forza1

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    The Tornado is the only way to fly :D


    -DC
     
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