i have a 2.8L V6 fuel-injected firebird and i was wondering about performance parts and upgrades..it came to mind to put a computer chip in it..yes or no? n wat kind? really dont know much about chips and any other ideas welcome

 

My two cents on chips are that they don't make much difference on most vehicles. On some, maybe, but I would rather spend money on hard parts like helping intake and exhaust flow for starters. Obviously before anything I would give your engine a good tune up if it needs it, and go from there.
Maybe somebody on here has experience with aftermarket chips on a 2.8.

 

alright thx i was already starting my tune up and everythign else..i actually have time n a lil cash flow to do my tune up, timing, brakes, oil, etc..just basics to get it in a better conditon n then doin my mods

 

Most chips are worthless, and even the "good ones" only gain a few horse power, which IMO is not worth the expense.

 

every engine is different so unless your making a chip for your specific engine you wont see any gains in power.

 

Spend the cash you would on an aftermarket chip to get the stuff to burn your own. You only need $120 for a willems burner and a moates aldl cable. Another thing to note is that the factory maf v6 computer is a piece of crap. You can do a little tuning with it, but you're more or less blind unless you have a scanner because there's no publicly available aldl definition file. I converted to a '165 (tpi v8) ecm so I have full control of the tune. I'm going to do a writeup on the swap after I get a wideband O2 so I can fine tune it.

 

What ECM is used? Mask?

 

The stock '86 ecm is either an '870 w/ $1F or a '302 w/ $3A. Most likely he has a '302.