mmaddock
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sqwirral - The thing to do is get them to check the exhaust gas temp after chipping. Some of the chips you can adjust - you need to make sure it isn't frying your engine!
Also make sure you tell your insurance company. You might want to ring first and ask if they will still cover it if you should choose to chip it, because some of the companies won't.
And yes, it will stress the engine - if it didn't stress the engine to a point of potential unreliability then the manufacturers would run those settings as standard. Most people (especially the chip companies) give the excuse that the car manufacturers don't tune the cars for the power the chips give because of the costs involved/emissions tests etc. Bollocks! It is because it stresses the engine more, and it is in manufacturers interests to err on the side of reliability rather than max power output.
Matt.
Also make sure you tell your insurance company. You might want to ring first and ask if they will still cover it if you should choose to chip it, because some of the companies won't.
And yes, it will stress the engine - if it didn't stress the engine to a point of potential unreliability then the manufacturers would run those settings as standard. Most people (especially the chip companies) give the excuse that the car manufacturers don't tune the cars for the power the chips give because of the costs involved/emissions tests etc. Bollocks! It is because it stresses the engine more, and it is in manufacturers interests to err on the side of reliability rather than max power output.
Matt.