a guy i know has a 92 RS 5 speed and he just ordered it...hes gonna have his "machanic" install it. He knows nothing about his car and wont let me do anything to it even tho i obviously know something. anyways does the chip help at all? i think the only good feature is that it allows you to keep the car running way cooler. how will it affect the TBI?

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ight=hypertech

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ight=hypertech



https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ight=hypertech


https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ight=hypertech


'nuff said?

 

I sent HyperTech an e-mail a couple of months ago requesting clarification on what settings the chip changes and when...

The bottom line is that the only time that the computer settings vary from stock is at WOT (Wide Open Throttle). Based on this, I didn't waste my money.

 

People in school talk about "chips" all the time. I just laugh and watch them waste $200-$300 to have some generic piece get put in by a shop mechanic who's usually doing brake-pads. Ahhh i love not being totally car-ignorant!

Tyler

 

amen...that guy with the RS is retarded...he says hes gonna get a NAAAWWWWSSS system...i said you need to fix that t5 first..his gears are sticking and reverse grinds bad...but hes gonna get the noooos for his stock RS thats never had a tune up and has 150k on it...with hood damage and he paid 5500$ for it. the guy told him since it was a 25th anniversary it was gonna be worth money.....

 

I put in a hypertech chip today and the car sounds better for some reason *shrugs* The car doesnt seem to want to die anymore. Plus I got it for free. So hey its all worth it in my case.

 

FREE is always good.....well, most of the time anyways

 

uhhh, reverse is always going to grind being that its a non syncronized gear. Ive never seen a T5 that didnt allthough im tole the new ones dont

 

You have to syncronize it by shifting to 5th gear first then down to reverse. I thought everyone new that But still sometimes it will still grind a little, but only sometimes (at least in my case)

 

Yeh - people can be dumb like that. They should start a board on this site for stupid-car-stories. I had a guy tell me yesterday that he wants to build a 438, which (when i prompted him as to whether its a stroked 400) he replied, "yeah, its the biggest motor you can fit in the car without any problems" - I suppose if you overlook the massive price tax, fuel complications, and the fact that he has the stock 700R4 and rear end, its definitely the easiest way to go!!! Dear oh dear....


Tyler

 

LOL!

 

or those people should be nominated to drive ricers or fords!!!
Ask them to find the spark plugs in a Cat diesel lol i did that to a friend once took them a hour before they went to ask for help from the teacher lol
Chris.

 

wow - thats impressive, i'll make sure to try it! I'm lucky though - i've got 1 pal thats into 4x4s and wants to put a 350 in his landcruiser (toyota - HAHA) and another thats offroad too. Sadly they've been turned to the dark side, but at least they see the power of the force!! Any other stories guys??

tyler

 

Obviously. Tell him to save his money. Unless he's willing to burn his own (which if a mechanic has to install an eprom, it's probably beyond his scope)...his best bet is to just make some "mechanical" changes, like alter the base timing and read up on adjusting the fuel pressure. Trust me, it will probably do more and be a hell of a lot cheaper.

 

this guy is dating a friend of mines sister and hes seen my car alot and ive smoked him a couple times now and he still wont listen to me. ive done quiet a bit of stuff to my car myself just he wont even trust me to install a 14x3 open element or anything...i told him with 150k he needs a tune up but noooo. he wants to keep this car VERY original because someone has beat it into his head that the 25th anniversary RS is gonna be worth ALOT of money someday. i payed 2k for a car with less miles and it better overall shape than his. he paid 5500$ with body damage yeah his is a few years newer but its the same exact car...his doesnt even have the high rise spoiler

 

Pray that your sister and him don't ever get married. If the guy won't even let you help him tune up the car, then he really isn't all that bright.

He's so dumb he'll probably swear on a stack of bibles that his car is FASTER with that "off-the-shelf" Hypercrap chip.

 

not my sister...i dont have a sister...its a buddy of mines sister....anyways he still swear his car is faster even tho i put 5 car lengths between us everytime...always something like i missed 2nd or bullcrap like that. i dont understand what his problem is...by looking at my car you can tell i know quiet a bit...at least enough to do a freakin tune-up...some people

 

haha, oh well dude....some people just never learn.

 

he looked under my hood and about lost his mind...he said "what size engine is that it looks smaller than mine" duh since ive removed SO much crap from under there its no wonder. It took me awhile to get him to believe it was the same thing he had. I told him i could make his look like that but he was like "well i wanna keep this car original because its gonna be worth money"
i was like alright whatever.

 

Yes, but not for a very long while. And there are a lot of other "models" that will probably be worth more money sooner, like convertibles and 1LE.

 

Im assuming the 12'' subs and the purple neons he has should add to the value also. and hes getting NAAWWWS baby. his machanic said it was hurt the car... i said id at least give it a tuneup first "nah man he said it would be ok"