are diesel chips worth installing

BAILEY · Veteran Member

are diesel chips worth installing

Zoomtopz · Guru

G'Day Geoff;

Old mate put one on a 500 Cummins , boosted it to 565hp .

I don't know how they go on a smaller motor . What he did though .

Basic 14litre Cummins motor rated at 500hp .

Old mate put a brand new computer in & de-rated th fuel by 10% ,

then , put the chip in , I doubted it would make a difference , you could tell ,

it felt underpowered de-rated , but it did feel like 550+ with the chip ,

fuel results showed it was better . May make a difference when towing .

Richo.

ken thomas · Guru

hello Geoff & Kay
I have a DP chip in my 2006 prado and it has made a big difference to power and Torque but fuel savings vary depending on wind and conditions
Ken

mr glassies · Guru

ask me in 12 mths im doing a chip 3 inch exhaust and an intercooler iv already put a snorkel and i recon i can feel the difference am also going gas but only the cheeper one . theres a chip that comes with the exhaust so i think i will go with that but i dont really want to spend money on the navara till i sell the business incase the buyer wants it if so i will buy another hehehehe .

dibs

Zoomtopz · Guru

with the DP chip - it will Not void any warranty . As Ken says , seems thhey

go allright in 4X4s . All it says on website for DP chip is a a nsw number to

find out where distributers are , old mate got his done in BrisVegas .

The number is 02 4877 1022 ,, they will tell you where to go in Adel.

Richo.

BobnBev · Senior Member

Big differance, I had the disco chipped and its like a tail wind. Dont know about DP chip seems a little costly. had the disco done for $500.
And the fuel didnt change for the worst, as good if not better...

Bob...

Clyde Camel · Veteran Member

I have often pondered the questions; (a) Why doesn't the manufacturer of the vehicle, program the vehicle management computer to do what the chip does and; (b) is it possible that these chips will shorten the life of the motor?

Kiwi-as · Guru

That is a question i have also pondered. Aparently some chips can be removed and leave no trace.