When I got my LG4 camaro it had a hypertech chip in it. Well, the car is slow anyway, but since I've never been in an LG4 before w/o the chip I was wondering if any of you guys knew how much of a difference it really makes.

 

Virtually useless. They do very little. A few degrees of spark advance in the lower-mid range of the rpm, possibly lower the #1 fan on/off temp and sometimes a few mph increase in the locking speed of the TC.

Minimal changes with no power increase whatsoever.

 

I disagree. My 87 IROCZ has a Hyperchip, my 92 Z28 doesn't. Driving the 87 is a lot more fun as the engine and transmission characteristics are better. I think the chip is too expensive, but it does improve the car.

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Duck_Hawaii
87 IROC-Z5.7
92 Z28-5.7 Anniversary

 

I do not have a chip but have heard the effects depend on the application. I've heard they help the V6 and smaller engines better then say a 350. Don't know, just what I heard.

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'91 RS Flowmaster, K&N, modified air box

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"engine and transmission characteristics"

Ha ha! The chip doesn't control anything in the transmission. The transmission is not electronically controlled. The only thing I've seen that some aftermarket chips do is raise the TCC lockup speed by a couple MPH to give you the illusion your car is faster. As far as the engine goes... you can do the same thing by advancing your base timing by a couple degrees, because that's all the chip does.

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92 Z28 5.7
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Trick Flow 23° heads, XR270HR-10 cam, Accel intake base + ported TPI, TES headers, Flowmaster catback, MSD ignition
#24 SVO injectors, 1LE aluminum driveshaft.


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THE MORE MODS YA HAVE THE MORE YOU GET FROM A CHIP.

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91 camaro RS
- 305 TBI
Mods: Performer tbi intake, 1" TBI spacer, K+N, jet fan switch ,160 thermo, accel control module, Jet Stage 2 chip, edelbrock TES headers, Compleate 3" Flowmaster exhaust, Edolbrock springs, KYB struts and shocks

Soon to come . Posi 323 rear end , aftermarket LCA,s and panhard bar , Ascd ram air hood, Z28 spoiler and grille , white guage faces.

 

The more mods you have the more you get from a custom chip...not a hypertech or jet. They don't utilize everything you have done...only a custom chip done to your exact specs will do that.

 

Either burn your own or get a fastchip from Ed Wright.

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1990 IROC 350
Mods: Too busy trying to make it run right to mod it.
Airfoil, Dynomax cat-back, Accel coil, 180 t-stat, Bald Eagle tires,
Hypertech fan switch, Ruger P95DC, hot wife, new oil filter,
thick rubber floormats, towels in the seats.
18.0 @ 85MPH since I'm one big-a$$ MF
"It's better to have and not need than to need and not have."

 

It is not possible to burn a chip for the carb cars. Nobody I know has the info. If someone took the time to share this info, the carb guys could burn their own chips....

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86 SC, 305 LG4, TH700R4, SLP headers, 3" cat and exhaust. Mild cam 204/214, .423/.442. SLP shift kit, richmond 3.73's w/limited slip. Susension Technique Sway Bars, Globel West Wonderbar, Poly everything bushings, Metco LCA's, Lakewood Panhad Rod. 16" ROH, with Toyo 245's. For autocross, 16" IROC's w/bfg R1's... Need more speed.....

 

Why does a carb car need a chip? What does the computer do on a carb car? Barely anything...

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1991 Camaro Z28
5.7L 5-Speed (originally 305)
13.25 @ 107.18 MPH
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I have many runs with and without my Hypertech chip and over all I have found NO loss or gains in ET whatsover. Only gain I can see is it keeps the engine temps down instead of flirting with overheating in the summer..

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92 Z28 L98: airfoil, MSD-6AL, 8.8 wires, pulley, strut tower brace, TPIS alum. driveshaft, SLP 800 over conv, cooler and shift kit, free mods, digital gauges, white face gauge overlays, stainless steel brake lines, IRS SFCs, Spohn LCAs and Panhard bar, 16x8 ROH Snyper rims, BFG drag TAs, MAT relocate kit and K&Ns.
Best time 13.630 @ 99.00 MPH on a 1.845 60ft (BFG drag TAs).