Powerchip

[jmabasa]

Did anyone here get the powerchip for their car? Anyone in SoCal? Is it even legal here in California?

[Bavarian Motorist]

Is anything legal in CA?

[CALI 1]

I actually have an appointment tomorrow at 10:00 am, will follow with a post on the entire process.
Have a good drive back after the programming is complete to Rancho Cucamonga.
Looking forward to see how the change feels.
987 2006 Lapis Blue

[jmabasa]

Originally Posted by CALI 1

I actually have an appointment tomorrow at 10:00 am, will follow with a post on the entire process.
Have a good drive back after the programming is complete to Rancho Cucamonga.
Looking forward to see how the change feels.
987 2006 Lapis Blue

So it is legal here in California. I don't understand why their site says that it's not legal for vehicles being used for the highway then.

Anyway, will be looking forward to your write-up after the installation. Thanks!

[jmabasa]

Originally Posted by CALI 1

I actually have an appointment tomorrow at 10:00 am, will follow with a post on the entire process.
Have a good drive back after the programming is complete to Rancho Cucamonga.
Looking forward to see how the change feels.
987 2006 Lapis Blue

By the way, I'm assuming you're getting the powerchip 91 gold because highest ocatane gas we can get here in SoCal is 91?

[CALI 1]

jmabasa the chip/ecu flash went well.

They did the the 91 gold as you mentioned...

Is it legal??? Next project is now the Fabspeed Headers.

I did post the entire process on performance talk.

The best improvement oveall is the shft points they have much more bite with a little more sound....

[jmabasa]

Originally Posted by CALI 1

jmabasa the chip/ecu flash went well.

They did the the 91 gold as you mentioned...

Is it legal??? Next project is now the Fabspeed Headers.

I did post the entire process on performance talk.

The best improvement oveall is the shft points they have much more bite with a little more sound....

Hey Cali1! Great to hear that the flash went well. So, since you did it, it is legal then. Like I said, their site says that it's still not legal in California for vehicles used in highways.

So, how was it? Did you feel the difference? I'm still debating if I should get it since I have a tiptronic. What do you think? And, I don't plan to change my intake or exhaust. So do you think it would be worth it for me?

[CALI 1]

Is it legal, not sure at all...?
I will see what happens when it goes for a smog check.
Do I feel it, sure do more than ever during shift points, much easier to rev up and don't feel the engine strain.
Call them and see what Matt or Travis would recommend. When I spoke with Matt at the location he gave me a good description of what the difference should be, he did not overstate or make it seem that once done it would be turbo fast or anything like that.
My opinion for the money it's worth it...
This forum has given me many ideas of small and large mods to think about.

[Bavarian Motorist]

The Boxster is not a vehicle that responds very well to ecu tuning.


If you want good results, you will need to remove air restrictions and then use the ecu tuning to take advantage of those.



That's what many here have said and my own friends who are car experts.

[jmabasa]

Originally Posted by CALI 1

Is it legal, not sure at all...?
I will see what happens when it goes for a smog check.
Do I feel it, sure do more than ever during shift points, much easier to rev up and don't feel the engine strain.
Call them and see what Matt or Travis would recommend. When I spoke with Matt at the location he gave me a good description of what the difference should be, he did not overstate or make it seem that once done it would be turbo fast or anything like that.
My opinion for the money it's worth it...
This forum has given me many ideas of small and large mods to think about.

Thanks Cali1! Will call them first thing monday.

[NickCats]

What's the difference between Powerchip and GIAC ?

Thanks,

Nick

[CALI 1]

NickCats not exactly sure but here is what some of my research has mentioned.
I think they all re-map F/A mixture, rev points, limiters and also help maximize the gains that can be achieved with other mod’s being utilized. Form other forums including this one it seems that GIAC is also popular.
Many to choose to from so good luck....

[porsche986spyder]

How is this chip different from the Jet Performance Chip. They do the exact same thing. Re-map everything. Jet is allot cheaper.