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Chip tune

Mufasa

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Has anyone use a TDI tuning chip. I can’t afford one of the major tune. This one looked pretty good.
 

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In my experience over 40 years of wrenchin, the chips NEVER do anything worthwhile and unfortunately sometimes do some damage. Tried one when I was in my 20's. Made my Tahoe ping so bad I took it out. IMO only reliable tune method is with logging to fine tune it. Otherwise you are playing with fire.
 

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Im not understanding how you can roll with a 60k ride but cant finagle 950 bucks for a zfg setup??
 

LokiWolf

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All of the above is spot on.

Get a proper tune from a proper tuner or don’t do it. Pretty simple.

ZFG
Gearhead
JDM
PBD

To name a few.

Otherwise it is not worth the risk.


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Just got my ZFG 93 tune and I promise you its worth every penny... Don't waste your time with anything else... I will say I've heard good things about PBD and Gearhead so can't go wrong there either but invest in a good tune, not some snake oil chip. You'll be amazed at the difference.
 

twin001

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Echo what Fuzzytip said. You have a $55-60k SUV. If you can't "afford" to do something a critical as a tune correctly then stay away from upgrades all together. You would literally be burning your money with that TDI "tune" as it will do nothing. You can get a hack-job exhaust or intake, but when it comes to tuning don't skimp.
 

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I have the 93 tune. Last night I had the opportunity to see what it could do. the M3 next to me really had to try to pull away. I really really like it. I hope to be able to get a 0-60 or 1/4 in soon, as I need to have ZFG check those logs, but when you put the foot in it. The truck will scoot.
 

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