A few weeks ago there was some disussion on Titanic about an eBay auction of a chip for an S2 claiming +15bhp and +17lbft. The guy who's S2 is featured in 911&PW this month contacted the seller and found that he maps his own chips and can provide one for any 944 from (I think) 85.5 on - the guy actually has an '88 944 (either S or 2.7) of his own. One was fitted to the S2 in the mag and the results were reported to be good - increased smoothness and low rev flexiblity for example.
Anyhow a deal was offered to Titanic listers on the S2 chip - £47 all in - and I mailed to get one. It turned out that my ECU number was different, presumably because my cab is such a late 944. The chip from eBay was for an ECU ending in 153 (I think) and mine ended in 459. I can't spare the ECU to send off to be reverse engineered and mailed the guy to tell him so. He replied that he had the code for the 459 ECU but had never found a car to test it on.
Anyhow we agreed that I would test it and Richard duly sent me a pack containing 2 chips packed in a DAT tape box along with a plot of his map against standard, full fitting instructions, two disposable anti-static wrist bands, return postage labels and even a £2 coin to cover return postage if I didn't want the chips. If I did want one I was to send the other back along with a cheque for only £25 for testing them.
Because of work and my own supidity it was Monday before I collected the package from the Post Office and yesterday before I had the time to play with it. With the car running on BP Ultimate I warmed it up and drove it standard, paying attention to how it responded in different gears at different points in the rev range and varying throttle openings. When I was finished I opened my ECU to find a Superchip in there already.
I went ahead and took out my Superchip (sold for £293, apparently) and fitted Richard's BlitzChip 1. The car started just the same and settled into a perfect idle so I drove off. Very little difference from the Superchip, possibly a bit more eager at the top end. I then tried BlitzChip 2 which was indistinguishable. It turns out the map is the same but Richard thought one of the two just plain wouldn't work because of some setting in the software, but I didn't know that at the time.
I then went back to Chip 1 and then the Superchip. I have to say there is so little difference between these that even back to back it's difficult to tell the difference. Richard tells me he adds more fuel at the top and advances the ignition a little bit more, and I guess I can believe that. Apparently Superchips don't ever touch the fuelling when they remap.
Anyhow I am going to run a BlitzChip this week just to make sure I'm happy and then offer the Superchip on eBay. If you see it, don't waste your money bidding on it as it will be starting higher than you can get a chip that's just as good from Richard.
I'm in no way affiliated with BlitzChips, but I'm very impressed with the way Richard does business and the performance of his product - just as good as what Superchips charge £293 for and it's under £50. 8V chips are even less, and he has a set for the 220 Turbo as well. Should anyone want to get a chip Richard is on EECTuner@aol.com - tell him you got his details from me and he should do you the Titanic discount. I think he also does requests like raise the rev limit etc.
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Anyhow a deal was offered to Titanic listers on the S2 chip - £47 all in - and I mailed to get one. It turned out that my ECU number was different, presumably because my cab is such a late 944. The chip from eBay was for an ECU ending in 153 (I think) and mine ended in 459. I can't spare the ECU to send off to be reverse engineered and mailed the guy to tell him so. He replied that he had the code for the 459 ECU but had never found a car to test it on.
Anyhow we agreed that I would test it and Richard duly sent me a pack containing 2 chips packed in a DAT tape box along with a plot of his map against standard, full fitting instructions, two disposable anti-static wrist bands, return postage labels and even a £2 coin to cover return postage if I didn't want the chips. If I did want one I was to send the other back along with a cheque for only £25 for testing them.
Because of work and my own supidity it was Monday before I collected the package from the Post Office and yesterday before I had the time to play with it. With the car running on BP Ultimate I warmed it up and drove it standard, paying attention to how it responded in different gears at different points in the rev range and varying throttle openings. When I was finished I opened my ECU to find a Superchip in there already.
I went ahead and took out my Superchip (sold for £293, apparently) and fitted Richard's BlitzChip 1. The car started just the same and settled into a perfect idle so I drove off. Very little difference from the Superchip, possibly a bit more eager at the top end. I then tried BlitzChip 2 which was indistinguishable. It turns out the map is the same but Richard thought one of the two just plain wouldn't work because of some setting in the software, but I didn't know that at the time.
I then went back to Chip 1 and then the Superchip. I have to say there is so little difference between these that even back to back it's difficult to tell the difference. Richard tells me he adds more fuel at the top and advances the ignition a little bit more, and I guess I can believe that. Apparently Superchips don't ever touch the fuelling when they remap.
Anyhow I am going to run a BlitzChip this week just to make sure I'm happy and then offer the Superchip on eBay. If you see it, don't waste your money bidding on it as it will be starting higher than you can get a chip that's just as good from Richard.
I'm in no way affiliated with BlitzChips, but I'm very impressed with the way Richard does business and the performance of his product - just as good as what Superchips charge £293 for and it's under £50. 8V chips are even less, and he has a set for the 220 Turbo as well. Should anyone want to get a chip Richard is on EECTuner@aol.com - tell him you got his details from me and he should do you the Titanic discount. I think he also does requests like raise the rev limit etc.
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