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Re: super chips?

To: mrc01@flash.net
Subject: Re: super chips?
From: James Creasy <jcre@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 16:17:51 -0700
oops, sorry!  yeah ive gone there by mistake too.  yuo have it right now,
corral.net

-james


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael R. Clements <mrc01@flash.net>
To: James Creasy <jcre@pacbell.net>
Cc: Carl Merritt <cmerritt@ati.com>; Autocross List
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>; James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: super chips?


>Are you sure it's "www.corral.com". That is indeed a strange and
>perhaps interesting place, but does not seem to have anything
>related to engines. Ah, I just discovered you must have meant
>"www.corral.net". Thanks,
>
>James Creasy wrote:
>>
>> michael,
>>
>> i assume you have looked at www.corral.com?  there is a huge amount of
info
>> there... wading through it over a period of time i was able to figure
about
>> pretty much what i needed.  (which turns out to be a crate 550 hp 392
>> stroker motor) :)
>>
>> -James Creasy
>> Slip Angle Racing www.klio.net/cobra
>> BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael R. Clements <mrc01@flash.net>
>> To: Carl Merritt <cmerritt@ati.com>
>> Cc: Autocross List <ba-autox@autox.team.net>; James Creasy
>> <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 3:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: super chips?
>>
>> >Interesting you should mention the 300ZX chip. Superchips says
>> >they adjust everything on these cars -- mixture, boost pressure,
>> >timing, etc. Check it out:
>> >http://www.superchips.com/300nasp.htm
>> >http://www.superchips.com/300zxst.htm
>> >http://www.superchips.com/300zxtt.htm
>> >
>> >OTOH, they say the Corvette engine is already so optimized that
>> >they could not improve it much with their own chip.
>> >http://www.superchips.com/corvet94.htm
>> >
>> >From 1998 to 1999, Ford increased the horsepower of the 4.6L
>> >engine from 305 to 320. Did they do this by optimizing the chip?
>> >
>> >Carl Merritt wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I have a chip (Jim Wolf Technology) for my 300ZX, and it gave a quite
>> >> measurable %7 increase in power (G-Tech derived) and better throttle
>> >> response.  However, it's well known in the 300ZX community that the
>> >> Superchips chip for our car does nothing but up the revlimiter and
remove
>> >> the ~150MPH speed limit, no tweaks to the timing and fuel curves at
all,
>> so
>> >> YMMV.
>> >>
>> >> -Carl
>> >>
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrc01@flash.net]
>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 2:39 PM
>> >> > To: Autocross List
>> >> > Subject: super chips?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Has anyone tried "chipping" a car? Is this something worth doing?
>> >> > If so, can anyone recommend a chip for the 1998 year 4.6L Ford
>> >> > Cobra engine? I've been emailing a guy at Superchips. They seem
>> >> > like they know what they're doing, their dyno chart looked good,
>> >> > but appearances can be deceiving. I'd appreciate any first-hand
>> >> > experiences or advice.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Michael R. Clements
>> >> > mrc01@flash.net
>> >> > Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
>> >> > Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
>> >> > -- Barry Goldwater
>> >> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Michael R. Clements
>> >mrc01@flash.net
>> >Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
>> >Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
>> >-- Barry Goldwater
>
>--
>Michael R. Clements
>mrc01@flash.net
>Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
>Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
>-- Barry Goldwater


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