1998 Mustang Cobra Chip question.
 

I am new to this board and I am not sure if I am posting this question in the right place or not. I want to get a performance chip and am not sure what to get. I see lots of "chips" on ebay for $6.99 on up to $399. Will the cheaper chips perform the same job as the more expensive chips, or are they just ripping people off? I don't want to spen a lot but want a good chip (increase HP, and lower gas mileage). Any advice? Thanks

Rich

Re: 1998 Mustang Cobra Chip question.
 

Confusious say..."you get what you pay for." If you only spend $6.99, then expect to get $6.99 worth of value. Depending on your modifications, a respectable chip/programmer could expect to add 10-15rwhp.

Re: 1998 Mustang Cobra Chip question.
 

the cheap ones work simply on the principal of tricking the computer into thinking it is colder than it actually is so the computer will advance the timing. I would shy away from these because if it advances timing too much it will predetonate and bad things will happen. I reccomend getting a more expensive programmer with a tune for your your car. Yes they cost more but there is a lot more development done to get you a good safe tune that will make power. They also help with future modifications, if you need less timing because you installed a supercharger/nitrous you can. I have a Diablo Predator chip for my 03 GT. It datalogs, adjusts timing/fuel, fixs speedometer if you change gears or tires among other things. Another chip to consider is a SCT excalibrator which does everything the predator does.