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
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