Re: [A/S] Tow Vehicle Progress & Question Aftermarket "Power Chip" Cautions

On 1/22/2012 23:26, Oliver Filippi wrote:
> I am not a big fan of aftermarket "power chips" for several reasons:
>
> I suggest that you
> Google Cadillac CTS-V and play the You tube video of a 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
> setting a lap record for a production sedan on the Nurbring Race track in
> Germany. The Caddie eclipsed the BMW record on street tires and with an
> AUTOMATIC transmission. To date, and to the best of my knowledge, the Caddie
> record still stands.
>
The CTS you speak of HAD a chip in in it with special programing. Top
Gear (the real one , not the American remake) tried to do the run with a
stock CTS and it missed the mark by a long shot. That's not to say chips
are for everyone, if you drive like a madman then your going to tear
things up. The stock program is very conservative and designed to
protect the rest of the drive train from the engine. I've been running a
chip for 230,000 miles and have had zero problems. My milage is
typically 2 - 3 MPG better than my neighbors identical Powerstoke. We
tend to drive in the same manner using the same route going to the same
place. In fact my truck carries 100 gallons extra fuel than his in my
nurse tank for refueling our farm equipment.
Mike

Mike

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