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Old 12-15-2010, 11:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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G Force Chip

I'm thinking of getting G Force Chip that advertised here. Does it work like they said? Any of our member used it? If anyone using it please let me know if it worth.


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Old 12-21-2010, 03:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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...the consensus seems to be that such "after-market" tweeks are not truly useful for fuel economy.

...they do seem to work for bumping up HP (and fuel consumption) however.
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Old 12-23-2010, 09:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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The G Force "chip" is a resistor that "spoofs" the intake air temperature sensor to tell the ECU that the intake air is colder than it actually is, and results in a few more degrees of ignition advance. Save your money.
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Old 03-16-2011, 06:26 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Thumbs down g-force chip

Do not buy this chip its a rip off
here is why:
i ordered the chip after 30 days of waiting, I emailed them ,"they said it was shipped i should receive it. they said "Shipped. 1-1.5 week arrival". its been 3 weeks.
they used to sell these chips for $399.00 and now they sell them for $69.00
maybe its because they want to get rid of them or they are scamming before closing up shop.

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Old 04-02-2011, 09:05 PM   #5 (permalink)
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this chip is not worth it. i tried it and was not happy at all. i did come across volo soft flash programmer. they are for hho systems but carry regular ones as well.look up volo performance.com, model fs3.1 . definitely less power and hit 200 miles before half tank mark (still first tank with this).it is looking promising.
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Old 04-03-2011, 01:53 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I haven't used the G-Force, but I did try another brand on my '02 Escort a few years ago. I took advantage of the money back offer. Lowered the FE, if I remember correctly about 2-4 MPG decrease.


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