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Old May 29, 2013 | 11:07 AM
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Just saw this advertisement pop up on the forum. Anyone have thoughts/experience to share? As a novice with elementart knowledge I'm unsure as to the validity of this.

Any comments, opinions are well. Thanks!

http://www.gfchips.com/chevroletcorvette.aspx
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Old May 29, 2013 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Rain Main
Just saw this advertisement pop up on the forum. Anyone have thoughts/experience to share? As a novice with elementart knowledge I'm unsure as to the validity of this.

Any comments, opinions are well. Thanks!

http://www.gfchips.com/chevroletcorvette.aspx
Somebody may prove me wrong, but a chip discounted from $400 to $70, gives you 30HP, 10% fuel economy increase, and 30 FT/LB of Torque sounds too good to be true......so it probably is.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 11:16 AM
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That was my thought exactly, just looking at the price cut and advertised gains
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Old May 29, 2013 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Rain Main
Just saw this advertisement pop up on the forum. Anyone have thoughts/experience to share? As a novice with elementart knowledge I'm unsure as to the validity of this.

Any comments, opinions are well. Thanks!

http://www.gfchips.com/chevroletcorvette.aspx


Don't waste your money on something like that.

Go to a professional LS engine tuner in your area that uses HP Tuners Software to "properly" tune your car's computer.

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Old May 29, 2013 | 03:15 PM
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I love how they plugin "CHEVROLET CORVETTE" for the car name. They wouldn't want potential customers to mistake it for a Ford, I suppose.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 05:46 PM
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The G-Force chip is nothing more than a resistor. You have to cut one of the IAT wires & connect the chip between the IAT & PCM. This just gives a false low IAT reading to the PCM. So zero performance gains.

A customer wanted me to install one the he bought for his Cadilac CTS.
I told him to try to get his money back, and I think that there is a restocking fee or something.

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Old May 29, 2013 | 06:47 PM
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Heck, you can even order one for a 1997 convertible. Check it out.
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Its just a scam. Stay away from it.
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Its just a scam. Stay away from it.
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I have 10 of them wired in series. Numbers in sig.
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Originally Posted by Toque
Don't waste your money on something like that.

Go to a professional LS engine tuner in your area that uses HP Tuners Software to "properly" tune your car's computer.
Not worth the price regardless of how low it is.
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Old May 30, 2013 | 01:18 PM
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There have been several past threads on the topic.

Bogus, as you might expect, unless you get the wiring diagram
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So why are bogus ads allowed on the forum?
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So why are bogus ads allowed on the forum?
Because I.B. makes $ with this the same as the the ad.doubleclick.net stuff which screws up the "back" function
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