
Originally Posted by
scttydb411
most of the chips on ebay are bootleg/bogus skunk, mugen, etc chips that have the stock program w/ speed limiter removed, rev limit raised and different vtec point and they charge $15-20 + shipping.
they are not tuned to your setup and are a total waste to get. you'll have to get your ecu socketed to accept the chip, but since it's not tuned to your setup you won't get the gains you would think and you just end up w/ a very poor basemap.
socketing/chipping the ecu is a good thing, but you need to have it tuned. i can socket/chip your ecu and a basemap comes with it. it would be as close to stock with basic upgrades for inj sizing, map sensor, speed limiter removed. the real gain is getting it tuned to your setup for the vtec point that your car wants with a rev limit that matches the power production from your engine/setup combination.
hope that helps.