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chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby baito on Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:07 pm

gday fellas,

ive just got my hands on a cheap ($100) chip it chip, with a egt controller on it, but its missing the usb to 9 pin adaptor so I cant plug it into the laptop... can just grab an adaptor from jaycar or similar?

also who still runs a chip? or is everyone running tunes these days?

it says its on tune 5, seems to have a bit more go, but nothing over the top... I really only what a little more power for towing my camper so it should do the job, just want to confirm its on tune 5

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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby NowForThe5th on Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:43 pm

I still run ChipIt chips - 2 of them.

The adaptor leads are available from Officeworks, and probably other places as well. Just make sure that, if you're running Windows, you get the driver(s) disk and install before use. Drivers can be specific to the cable and I've had one that didn't work. For reasonably recent Linux OS's the driver is already in the kernel. Don't know about Mac.

Personally I believe that chips are a better way to go than tunes, given that you can change according to needs and they can't be overwritten. These days it's almost impossible to find anyone with the software to actually write a tune for a ChipIt chip, but there are enough options available in the standard package to suit most needs. For everyday use I run Tune 8 on the rail pressure chip with the middle setting on the duration chip. This gives me snappy performance without pushing things too far.
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby baito on Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:29 pm

Cool thanks mate, ill grab a cable next time im in town, then i can see what tune its running... i think i have the driver for it..
Im only running a standard exhaust with no muffler but ill get a egt gauge as well before i start mucking around with it...
I like the fact i can just unplug it and im back to standard as well...
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby Snooozy on Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:38 pm

I'm still running mine, would not be without it.
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby 4wd26 on Sat Dec 30, 2017 10:09 pm

I’m still running mind as well. Tune 4 or 5 whatever came standard. It does what I need it to do towing and off-roading and general around town drivability
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby SLIMaxPower on Sun Dec 31, 2017 1:11 pm

I had previously run tune 10 with 30+psi for some shit and giggles. My driving style cost me a gearbox apparently :)

Now I am on a conservative tune 5 with max 25psi pulling 2T daily....god dam hate towing :)
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby baito on Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:50 pm

Cool so still a few blokes running these... good to know... ive noticed it a lot more now that ive had the chance to do more driving over the last week or so... so much more responsive and better power down low...
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby trouble on Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:57 am

I’m still running the first ever Chip it chip, on tune 4.
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby carrrake on Tue Jan 02, 2018 11:26 am

I still have my chip it chip, not even sure which version, brought back in 2012?

Never had dramas with mine so i dont touch it. Cant for the life of me remember which tune i uploaded but i run 22psi of boost and nice cool 350 -450 degree EGT temps when at cruising speeds, no black smoke from overfueling. One of these days ill dust of the old laptop and plug it in for curiosity.

NowForThe5th wrote:
"These days it's almost impossible to find anyone with the software to actually write a tune for a ChipIt chip"


This is my only gripe about it, i would love to get maximum efficiency from a custom tune on a dyno but i guess its not possible. Anywho, i feel like it was still a very worthy investment :D
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby suhua4 on Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:46 pm

Just a quick question anybody knows what's the website for chip it chip as I can't search that exact name on Google thx

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Postby sushiracing on Sat May 18, 2019 6:31 pm

Any chance someone has MN tunes on either USB or disc my disc isnt working any more thanks guys
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby NowForThe5th on Sun May 19, 2019 12:00 am

You don't have a backup? Tut tut.

Lucky I do. PM sent.
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby variflex on Wed May 29, 2019 11:14 am

I still have mine connected, running tune 4 since she was installed many years back
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby explorer.dave on Wed May 29, 2019 11:50 am

I was running tune 6 a while back but to much smoke on take off, back to tune 5, I think this is the sweet spot for my auto.
I still have all the tunes if anyone needs a copy.
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Re: chips.. who still runs a chip it chip?

Postby SLIMaxPower on Sat Jun 15, 2019 7:15 pm

I have been running Tune 8 for the last year since the fuel rail was replaced under warranty.

I was on Tune 10 with 30 boost...

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