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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 02:42 PM
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I saw a performance chip for sale on ebay an wondering if those things actually work? do they give u more horse power an better gas mileage as advertised for just 20 bucks? or is it a scam
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 02:45 PM
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There is no such thing as a performance chip for a C6 corvette. It's a scam...for any car.
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by COMMANDER2OOO
I saw a performance chip for sale on ebay an wondering if those things actually work? do they give u more horse power an better gas mileage as advertised for just 20 bucks? or is it a scam
Of course they work. We all have them in our C'6's J/K. TOTAL SCAM!
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 02:47 PM
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scam................new cars don't use a 'chip', that's passe, onboard computers today are actually re-programed with the new parameters instead
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 02:52 PM
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Just stop, re-read what you asked and use common sense.

1) It's being sold on ebay (probably from China)
2) It's only $20

If GM could have added something to the car that cost $20 and allowed them to state higher HP and MPG...they would have.

It's absolutely a scam. Too good to be true.
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 02:56 PM
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it also says over 50 sold lol, so the 50 that bought these please stand up lol
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 03:04 PM
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it also says over 50 sold lol, so the 50 that bought these please stand up lol
Are you saying I wasted my $20?
Crap!!!! Fooled again.

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Originally Posted by ShockwaveGT
Just stop, re-read what you asked and use common sense.

1) It's being sold on ebay (probably from China)
2) It's only $20

If GM could have added something to the car that cost $20 and allowed them to state higher HP and MPG...they would have.

It's absolutely a scam. Too good to be true.
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installed it in my 013 last month. getting 50 rwhp!
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Originally Posted by COMMANDER2OOO
it also says over 50 sold lol, so the 50 that bought these please stand up lol
Been 20 Brooklyn Bridges sold too.
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As long as you buy two chips they will work, one chip alone won't make enough power!
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 05:16 PM
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doritios or lays? i'll take BBQ please
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I'm partial to the 5psi electric supercharger, 15-60hp!
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I got a CHIP !! ....Unfortunately..... it's a ROCK chip ....
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Originally Posted by Don-Vette
As long as you buy two chips they will work, one chip alone won't make enough power!
haha,yea I think you gotta layer them!
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by brewcitygymratt
I'm partial to the 5psi electric supercharger, 15-60hp!
Theres a funny clip on you tube about this.The guys proved it didn't work then ,mounted 2 leaf blowers on the hood to "ram" air into the system,funny as hell.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 08:42 AM
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You question whether Chips really work? Look at those smiles and tell me Chips don't work.
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