joe bloggs Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 found this on fleabay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NITRO-PETROL-ENGINE-TUNING-ECU-REMAP-PERFORMANCE-BHP-POWER-OBD2-CHIP-BOX-/331696154896?fits=Model%3AFocus&hash=item4d3aa1a910:g:4dIAAOSwhcJWNMHp can this really give 35% more power, 25% torque, and better fuel economy? or is it just crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 i would not want to try one it may screw your car up :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZetecShearer1987 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 a proper remap can cost upwards £300 and this is only a tenner. mmmmmmmmmmm I wouldnt go anywhere near item. Could damage your cars ecu and it fits most cars when most car run differently Dont risk it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 a proper remap can cost upwards £300 and this is only a tenner. mmmmmmmmmmm I wouldnt go anywhere near item. Could damage your cars ecu and it fits most cars when most car run differently Dont risk it well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 found this on fleabay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NITRO-PETROL-ENGINE-TUNING-ECU-REMAP-PERFORMANCE-BHP-POWER-OBD2-CHIP-BOX-/331696154896?fits=Model%3AFocus&hash=item4d3aa1a910:g:4dIAAOSwhcJWNMHp can this really give 35% more power, 25% torque, and better fuel economy? or is it just crap It's crap 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 It's crap ha ha :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe bloggs Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 as they say 'if its too good to be true then it generally is' thx guys, feel sorry for the ppl buying it then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 LOL All the snake oil type products, all manage to quote without fail, like a mantra, "35% more power, 25% torque, and better fuel economy"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff55 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 if you open up the ecu housing you will find just a 50p resistor inside lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff55 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 or drive with no socks on , the weight reduction will give a similar performance increase ;-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 or drive with no socks on , the weight reduction will give a similar performance increase ;-) i will have to try that lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 or drive with no socks on , the weight reduction will give a similar performance increase ;-) ...and for even greater increased performance: drive commando :P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 if you want to go faster remove your spare wheel hahahahahha :-) if it has not gone one remove the passenger seat lol Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 ...and for even greater increased performance: drive commando :P i think i will stick with the socks :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZetecShearer1987 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 They had something similar on fifth gear a while back about fuel saving gadgets. They tested about 5 different fuel saving gismos and they were all s***. I remember one being a plugin to the car cigarette lighter socket while could save fuel and all it did was light up an led and that was it. Just reminded me when i was reading this page. link above is that video on youtube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 i think i will stick with the socks :) i have driven in my pajamas hahaha :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 How have they sold 223 of those!? It probably will give you a power increase, but only by chucking more fuel in all the time which gives more smoke and causes more wear on fuelling and engine components...and it won't be 35% increase lol. Proper remap is the way to go! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_82 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thing is Tom, it cant do it, it cant do anything, the OBD port is hard enough to read and write to the ECU let alone changing Coms on the fly between the sensors, ECU and injectors etc. in fact I watched a video where some chap dismantled one and they had etched off the codes on the micro processor inside, so they had it checked it with some impressive xray type machine, the chip just turned the lights on and made them blink a little, at best this is a light modification, at worst it will bugger up coms resulting in all sorts of problems. Change the ECU or man in the middle interception is the only way to do it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 That's a good point, I was thinking it worked the same as a tuning box. You're totally right now I think about it though!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 How have they sold 223 of those!? It probably will give you a power increase, but only by chucking more fuel in all the time which gives more smoke and causes more wear on fuelling and engine components...and it won't be 35% increase lol. Proper remap is the way to go! :) There must be 223 very dissapointed customers . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard150 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 and I was going to get one :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_82 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 they cost about $1 a piece to buy from china, 900% markup. 10 quid a pop, 223 transactions, £2230 Gross Cost $223 = £150 quid £2080 quid minus shipping, snail mail second class, call it another £1 per item £1930 theres eBay charges to come off that as well but you can bet your bottom that this chap sells more than one item like this Posted in November, didn't reall take off until late November so call it 2 Months of trading £1000 a month profit cheeky sod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Where's there's muck there's brass . . . . . & this device sure is muck aka crap . . . :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 wonder how many motors it screw up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 224 now - read the small print at the bottom of tha ad page - which basically says this thing does nothing - but we knew that anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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