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General => The garage => Topic started by: vwburty on 30 October 2011, 18:29

Title: eBay chips for mk3 golf gti 8v?
Post by: vwburty on 30 October 2011, 18:29

Hi there, I been seeing these chips on eBay for golf gti 8v mk3 for £40-60 with power gains of 8-13bhp are these for real and any good?

Title: Re: eBay chips for mk3 golf gti 8v?
Post by: steble on 30 October 2011, 18:42

prob not

Title: Re: eBay chips for mk3 golf gti 8v?
Post by: boneybradley on 30 October 2011, 19:22

they give more power by over riding the ecu settings...(basically confusing the ecu so it changes fuel to air mix) and you may get a few bhp, how they effect emissions or engine health is any one's guess

Title: Re: eBay chips for mk3 golf gti 8v?
Post by: Wayne on 30 October 2011, 19:32

Ebay chips are best avoided.

As for 8 to 13bhp not a chance.

Title: Re: eBay chips for mk3 golf gti 8v?
Post by: danny_p on 31 October 2011, 22:15

may get 5 bhp if your lucky the ebay chips are genarly not all that tho