GIAC X-chip installed in my 225! Initial impressions...
04-03-2003, 07:57 PM
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GIAC X-chip installed in my 225! Initial impressions...
VERY powerful, VERY fast, VERY smooth, VERY linear. As you can tell, I'm VERY excited, so now may not be the most objective time for a review, not to mention I've only had 3-4 hours worth of experience w/ it...
So far, it's everything it was described to be, and everything I had hoped for w/ my $600 investment. Thank you to all those who gave advice about chips and answered my many questions.
Drive back from Northern IL to Milwaukee was fun, but there was really WAY to much traffic to really cuTT iTT loose. Once I got back in Milwaukee area, I was able to push it quite a bit more. Power off the line is HUGE, power though the gears and RPM range is improved in a VERY big way.
Most exciting moment so far was a "race" w/ a relatively tasteful (non-rice) blue Honda Civic Si. Guy zips past me on the right on Hwy. 100 w/ a loud, but deep-toned exhaust; then moves over in front of me and into the left hand lane to get on westbout I-94 (which happened to be the way I was going anyways). So I speed up behind him, and brake brake brake to make the hard left onto the on ramp... he rounds the corner just ahead of me, and I was within two car lengths of his bumper. He punches it, and I hit WOT and head for the Bus/Carpool lane on the on ramp (which is only another lane painted w/ stripes right next to the other lane - not a whole separate section of ramp)... Long story short, well before we ever ran out of on ramp, I shot out in front of him in time to merge into the single lane the onramp became... I knew I should definately be faster, but I didn't know I'd be THIS much faster! Granted, this isn't that great of a kill, the whole way it happened was very satisfying.
We continued to go at it two more times from a run on the freeway, and I was pretty much able to walk away from him. We end up taking the same exit, I turn on my flashers and give a wave and a nod, he does the same and we go our separate ways. It was the best race I've had in the TT so far, and the first night I had my chip - whaTT a nighTT, and whaTT a greaTT auTTomobile!
So far, it's everything it was described to be, and everything I had hoped for w/ my $600 investment. Thank you to all those who gave advice about chips and answered my many questions.
Drive back from Northern IL to Milwaukee was fun, but there was really WAY to much traffic to really cuTT iTT loose. Once I got back in Milwaukee area, I was able to push it quite a bit more. Power off the line is HUGE, power though the gears and RPM range is improved in a VERY big way.
Most exciting moment so far was a "race" w/ a relatively tasteful (non-rice) blue Honda Civic Si. Guy zips past me on the right on Hwy. 100 w/ a loud, but deep-toned exhaust; then moves over in front of me and into the left hand lane to get on westbout I-94 (which happened to be the way I was going anyways). So I speed up behind him, and brake brake brake to make the hard left onto the on ramp... he rounds the corner just ahead of me, and I was within two car lengths of his bumper. He punches it, and I hit WOT and head for the Bus/Carpool lane on the on ramp (which is only another lane painted w/ stripes right next to the other lane - not a whole separate section of ramp)... Long story short, well before we ever ran out of on ramp, I shot out in front of him in time to merge into the single lane the onramp became... I knew I should definately be faster, but I didn't know I'd be THIS much faster! Granted, this isn't that great of a kill, the whole way it happened was very satisfying.
We continued to go at it two more times from a run on the freeway, and I was pretty much able to walk away from him. We end up taking the same exit, I turn on my flashers and give a wave and a nod, he does the same and we go our separate ways. It was the best race I've had in the TT so far, and the first night I had my chip - whaTT a nighTT, and whaTT a greaTT auTTomobile!
04-04-2003, 05:48 AM
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Not sure what the hp/tq difference is, the x-chip is only available on the 225... for now!
If you really wanna make HUGE power numbers w/ a 180, the best solution I know of is the APR Stage III setup.
04-04-2003, 08:22 AM
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yeah, it's just a wee bit faster. my buddy and i were screwing around last night and pulled SO quickly to 145 it wasn't even funny. throw the car in cruise, you'll see stock mpg too. how could it be any better?
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04-04-2003, 12:13 PM
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Good stuff... Happy to see that your happy .... Just some advice
Get a boost gauge.. Its a good idea because then you know how much boost your holding, what you are spiking at.. etc.. For me, I was able to learn about my boost drops because of the gauge.. Yeah, also get a vag, I need some more x-chip logs to look at.. 
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