RE: A Dumb Question

["Derek van Veen" <derek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In an overly-simplistic nutshell, a Dinan or Conforti 
(or SuperSprint or BA or whatever) chip is an EPROM that 
has had it's fuel and timing curves remapped for more 
horsepower (instead of emissions or fuel economy).  The
chip replaces the stock EPROM in the engine-management
system (Motronic in BMWs).  For most performance chips, 
you will need to use premium octane fuel instead of 87 
octane unleaded.  I just purchased a Conforti chip, and 
I'll let the group know the results.  (Primitive dyno-ing
with a friend's G-Meter will provide the quantitative
results).  I'm pretty optimistic.

- -Derek van Veen
 '86 325es

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> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:19:30 -0400
> From: "Michael Blair" <mjblair@domain.elided>
> Subject: A Dumb Question
> 

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> 
> Oh, yeah, the dumb question I mentioned ... what the hell's a 
> Dinan or a
> Conforti "chip". I mean, OK, I know it's a computer 
> thingimabob (I am not
> totally computer illiterate) that controls, I suppose, the fuel and
> ignition systems, but the implication seems to be that you 
> can boost the
> performance of your car simply by replacing the chip.
> 
> Or am I missing something? Can anyone point me at an FAQ that 
> will explain
> what the chip does in really simple, basic language.
> 
> - --
> Michael Blair
> 88 325e
> 

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