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[Glenn]

Hey guys,
Have any of you tried one of these performance chips which are available for the MV6 ? There appear to be some bargains from Germany on Ebay, might give one a go...... :-?

[Admin]

Personally I would not. Caveat Emptor and all that.

I (and others) can recommend Mtekperformance who supply performance chips for the Omega (pre-facelift). Cost around £150. Well worth it.

[Glenn]

Well, I've ordered one anyway, I'll let you know  
Only £32 delivered.

[theolodian]

Well, I've ordered one anyway, I'll let you know  

It has to be the right one for your ECU, or you could be in for a real adventure.  Bonafide sources will check the part number on your ecu AND a sticker on the original memory chip.

[tunnie]

Well, I've ordered one anyway, I'll let you know  
Only £32 delivered.

Wow £32 is cheap! Report back and let us know how it goes!  

[Omega-MV6]

OMG, it's not one of these "run rich" things is it...
If it is, leave it alone!
I did the same to mine.... I thought what the hell it's only 30 quid..... Plugged it in and the dash lite up like a crimble tree, and I hadn't even started the engine yet
I Unplugged it and bin'd it.

Be very carful.

Matt

[omegaV6CD]

Hey guys,
Have any of you tried one of these performance chips which are available for the MV6 ? There appear to be some bargains from Germany on Ebay, might give one a go...... :-?

Superchips from superchips are absolute rubish from what i have heard, i would suggest that you get an Mtek chip which has modified part throtle maps which help the economy and drivability of the engine, people on here have tried it and gave very good reviews so i would stick with the proven products. Bear in mind that on the V6 engines 2.5 and 3.0 there is not much improvement to be made through ignition mapping(High compression ratio) so if you want better performance you rely on extra fuelling and air.

[Phil]

Well, I've ordered one anyway, I'll let you know  
Only £32 delivered.

I bought the e-bay one for £35, used it for about 2 months and noticed better fuel consumption and slightly better performance.

Did worry me a bit being from unknown source so i bought the M-Tek chip and to be honest its no better than the e-bay one  just 3 times the price.

[Markie]

be wary of cheap ebay bargains  :-/

[Phil]

Well, I've ordered one anyway, I'll let you know  
Only £32 delivered.

I bought the e-bay one for £35, used it for about 2 months and noticed better fuel consumption and slightly better performance.

Did worry me a bit being from unknown source so i bought the M-Tek chip and to be honest its no better than the e-bay one  just 3 times the price.

Having said all the above, ive just had my car on the rollers and its knocking out 228 bhp and 265 ft/lb with the M-Tek chip

So it must be quite good  

The rolling road must be pretty accurate as 2 standard 2.2s produced bang on std figures, and a VXR Astra came in at +2 bhp over std

[Taxi_Driver]

Well, I've ordered one anyway, I'll let you know  
Only £32 delivered.

I bought the e-bay one for £35, used it for about 2 months and noticed better fuel consumption and slightly better performance.

Did worry me a bit being from unknown source so i bought the M-Tek chip and to be honest its no better than the e-bay one  just 3 times the price.

Having said all the above, ive just had my car on the rollers and its knocking out 228 bhp and 265 ft/lb with the M-Tek chip

So it must be quite good  

The rolling road must be pretty accurate as 2 standard 2.2s produced bang on std figures, and a VXR Astra came in at +2 bhp over std

Dont spose you tried the rollers with the ebay chip did you??? woulda been interesting to see a comparison.

[Admin]

Well, I've ordered one anyway, I'll let you know  
Only £32 delivered.

I bought the e-bay one for £35, used it for about 2 months and noticed better fuel consumption and slightly better performance.

Did worry me a bit being from unknown source so i bought the M-Tek chip and to be honest its no better than the e-bay one  just 3 times the price.

Having said all the above, ive just had my car on the rollers and its knocking out 228 bhp and 265 ft/lb with the M-Tek chip

So it must be quite good  

The rolling road must be pretty accurate as 2 standard 2.2s produced bang on std figures, and a VXR Astra came in at +2 bhp over std

265lb/ft of torque!!  
That is a massive jump over the standard 199lb/ft

Now the chip is good... but a 30% increase?
That's more than my Carlsson and that pulls like a  8-)

Would be very interested to see the graph...

[Markie]

Are there any negative side effects being shown though? mpg etc?

[Phil]

Would be very interested to see the graph...

Torque curve is fairly smooth, when i can get it scanned in i wll post it up.

To be fair the guy testing it knew what he was doing, the first figures came back at 231bhp so he did it again to double check  

[Phil]

Are there any negative side effects being shown though? mpg etc?

Nope MPG has got better if anything, considerably better at 'motorway' speeds

[Markie]

Are there any negative side effects being shown though? mpg etc?

Nope MPG has got better if anything, considerably better at 'motorway' speeds

hmmmmm so it all seems good   might look again at them  :-/

[M-Tek Performance]

Hi Phil,

I didnt realise it was your car on the rollers! sorry mate! I got a call from Marc telling me the results and it didnt click, even when i've pm'd yon on vxon

Im glad that you appear more pleased with it.

I would suggest that sure by all means buy a chip from some unknown party on Ebay, but dont expect any back up support should anything go wrong.  

Im available literally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

[Jimbob]

How much are your chips for a 98 3l mv6 these days?

[tunnie]

How much are your chips for a 98 3l mv6 these days?

I belive they are around £150  

[M-Tek Performance]

Thanks Tunnie  

Yes, they are £150

[Jimbob]

Cheers, may get one in the not to distant future....ie best get the car 1st

[M-Tek Performance]

Cheers, may get one in the not to distant future....ie best get the car 1st

Often helps LOL

let us know when you're interested, might have a sale on at the time

[Glenn]

Phil, thanks for your feedback on this, makes me feel a little more confident although the chip hasn't materialised yet, wouldn't be supprised if the guy just pockets the money....

By the way, I would guess the 265 torque figure is in Newton metres ?

Cheers

[M-Tek Performance]

Phil, thanks for your feedback on this, makes me feel a little more confident although the chip hasn't materialised yet, wouldn't be supprised if the guy just pockets the money....

By the way, I would guess the 265 torque figure is in Newton metres ?

Cheers

Nope, the torque is in lbs ft.

265nm would be less than standard!

[Glenn]

It does sound like a very decent hike in torque then, I assume that must be achieved by using the variable intake valves in a different way than standard as well as a touch more spark advance ?

[M-Tek Performance]

It does sound like a very decent hike in torque then, I assume that must be achieved by using the variable intake valves in a different way than standard as well as a touch more spark advance ?

Better use of the fuel, better ignition timing and general tweaking of the map.

[Phil]

It does sound like a very decent hike in torque then, I assume that must be achieved by using the variable intake valves in a different way than standard as well as a touch more spark advance ?

I havent a clue how it works, all i know is:-

Omega MV6 - 228bhp - 262 lb/ft (miss-typed earlier)

Astra VXR - 232bhp - 263 lb/ft

Not bad for a car thats done 123000 miles and needs a sevice  

[Glenn]

Recieved the chip at last, recorded delivery. Gonna stick it in tonight or tomorrow, got a reasonably long trip to do on Sunday so I'll report back on Monday.......

[Glenn]

Stuck the chip in last night, seems to work fine, definately more power from 3500rpm upwards, too early to comment on fuel consumption but certainly isn't worse................. I'm happy  

[Bo Bo]

Hhmmm interesting, wonder if these would work on any 3.0ltr........

[tunnie]

Hhmmm interesting, wonder if these would work on any 3.0ltr........

Yep i belive they do, gpb has a standard 3.0 MV6 engine... i belive MTek do chips for the 2.5 V6 and 2.5 TD

[rogerreno]

Hhmmm interesting, wonder if these would work on any 3.0ltr........

Yep i belive they do, gpb has a standard 3.0 MV6 engine... i belive MTek do chips for the 2.5 V6 and 2.5 TD

Any idea what i'd be looking at for a chip for my 1999 2.5TD Tractor Auto??

Are these a fit it yourself job or would it involve taking the car along to M-Tek and letting them fit it??

Also is it a piggy back type or is it a direct solder-in replacement of the original??

And finally....what sort of bhp/torque increases am I likely to see?? Very interested in doing it as i've heard it increases mpg...and may even keep the wife happy with a bit more power!!  

Cheers in advance...

Roj

[Bo Bo]

Don't know if M-Tek do a TD chip, I think the one that started this thread are from this guy........

[rogerreno]

I did see those on 'the bay a while back and wondered whether they'd be any good. The only thing is I don't really want to start taking my ECU apart and unsoldering chips in a hope that it may work, because from the look of his advert I take it all you get is the chip...

[Bo Bo]

I did see those on 'the bay a while back and wondered whether they'd be any good. The only thing is I don't really want to start taking my ECU apart and unsoldering chips in a hope that it may work, because from the look of his advert I take it all you get is the chip...

Yep, looks like the chip & a fitting guide (which I think is what you get from M-Tek). I believe the ECU chip unclips?.........

[rogerreno]

Perhaps one of the 'Tuning boxes' that are available may be a better idea then,at least that way I can wire it in through a plug of some description and unplug it if and when I want...would save a lot of hassle..

[Bo Bo]

Don't know about the TD but apparently the V6 only takes a couple of minutes to change.....

[rogerreno]

Don't know about the TD but apparently the V6 only takes a couple of minutes to change.....

Mmmmmm....decisions decisions!!!

[Bo Bo]

Don't know about the TD but apparently the V6 only takes a couple of minutes to change.....

Mmmmmm....decisions decisions!!!

Same as, think I'll wait til gbp has had his for a while & see what he says..........

[tunnie]

Hhmmm interesting, wonder if these would work on any 3.0ltr........

Yep i belive they do, gpb has a standard 3.0 MV6 engine... i belive MTek do chips for the 2.5 V6 and 2.5 TD

Any idea what i'd be looking at for a chip for my 1999 2.5TD Tractor Auto??

Are these a fit it yourself job or would it involve taking the car along to M-Tek and letting them fit it??

Also is it a piggy back type or is it a direct solder-in replacement of the original??

And finally....what sort of bhp/torque increases am I likely to see?? Very interested in doing it as i've heard it increases mpg...and may even keep the wife happy with a bit more power!!  

Cheers in advance...

Roj

The best person to speak to regarding chipping a TD is a user called "omegatoy" - Great guy, had the pleasure of driving his chipped TD estate manual... my god its fast for a derv!! - He also put a massive fan on front of the intercooler? - basically you press the aircon button in the car (its a GLS so does not have it) and you hear a fan noise. It's like a rocket out of the blocks, seriously fast!!

He has just returned from a huge trip around spain, and commented on how the chip helped his MPG a huge amount, around 10% better!

[TheBoy]

Most of these chips are socketed, so just lift the original chip from ECU, and plug in new one...

[Omegatoy]

Hhmmm interesting, wonder if these would work on any 3.0ltr........

Yep i belive they do, gpb has a standard 3.0 MV6 engine... i belive MTek do chips for the 2.5 V6 and 2.5 TD

Any idea what i'd be looking at for a chip for my 1999 2.5TD Tractor Auto??

Are these a fit it yourself job or would it involve taking the car along to M-Tek and letting them fit it??

Also is it a piggy back type or is it a direct solder-in replacement of the original??

And finally....what sort of bhp/torque increases am I likely to see?? Very interested in doing it as i've heard it increases mpg...and may even keep the wife happy with a bit more power!!  

Cheers in advance...

Roj

The best person to speak to regarding chipping a TD is a user called "omegatoy" - Great guy, had the pleasure of driving his chipped TD estate manual... my god its fast for a derv!! - He also put a massive fan on front of the intercooler? - basically you press the aircon button in the car (its a GLS so does not have it) and you hear a fan noise. It's like a rocket out of the blocks, seriously fast!!

He has just returned from a huge trip around spain, and commented on how the chip helped his MPG a huge amount, around 10% better!

Well I can help you either way!!!! have got a dragon tuning box for sale which is very good had it on mine till i had the ecu remapped,tuning box is only 2months use before i knew that the engine was capable of far more power so had the ecu remapped!! to the guys with 2.5TD,S can offer the following
! your welcome to try my car and see how slow your own are!!
2 if you want to try my ecu in your own car you can do no probs!!!
3 you can buy the dragon box off me and i will help with fitting takes about twenty mins but the advantage is its totally adjustable so you can set it where you want it to be!!! and you can unplug it with no problems in ten seconds to see just what a difference it makes!!
4 can get your Ecu remapped the same as mine
your choice guys
pm me but be warned have only dial up pay as you go at the mo while waiting for broadband to be connected!! so may be a little slow in answering you!!!
Omegatoy

[Chopsdad]

What a nice offer Omegatoy.  No good for my 2.2 petrol of course but otherwise I'd give it a go.  

[rogerreno]

[/quote]Well I can help you either way!!!! have got a dragon tuning box for sale which is very good had it on mine till i had the ecu remapped,tuning box is only 2months use before i knew that the engine was capable of far more power so had the ecu remapped!! to the guys with 2.5TD,S can offer the following
! your welcome to try my car and see how slow your own are!!
2 if you want to try my ecu in your own car you can do no probs!!!
3 you can buy the dragon box off me and i will help with fitting takes about twenty mins but the advantage is its totally adjustable so you can set it where you want it to be!!! and you can unplug it with no problems in ten seconds to see just what a difference it makes!!
4 can get your Ecu remapped the same as mine
your choice guys
pm me but be warned have only dial up pay as you go at the mo while waiting for broadband to be connected!! so may be a little slow in answering you!!!
Omegatoy
[/quote]

Can't say fairer that any of that!!!! I'd like to try one thats been 'played with' as a comparison to my own because although mine goes ok it could definately do with a bit more grunt  

Perhaps have to arrange a meet up some time soon to discuss my options (defo like the sound of the Dragon box,have to let me know what your after for it   )
Although after a blast in a 'proper' chipped one though I could be swayed...

Have you run it up on a rolling road and if so what sort of power and torque is yours running now?? And do I take it its more than the Tuning Box gave you??

Questions questions!!!

Oh yeah,how many miles has yours done?? Mines pushing 145k but the engine feels strong,my only concern is the auto box   don't want to kill it off!! How do they react to more power?? Are they upto the job??

Cheers
Roj

[tunnie]

Perhaps have to arrange a meet up some time soon to discuss my options (defo like the sound of the Dragon box,have to let me know what your after for it   )
Although after a blast in a 'proper' chipped one though I could be swayed...
[/quote]

I have a feeling its pushing out a hell of lot, he did tell me what i was... think he said 200 bhp   but not totally sure.

Omegatoy has a manual, and to be honest they are better for the 2.5 TD's much stronger, however i see you have a '99 model, so it should have the better box rather than the early models.

I wish you could chip the 2.2... i am sure there is more you can get from it, after all its in the VX220.

[Omegatoy]

[/quote]

Can't say fairer that any of that!!!! I'd like to try one thats been 'played with' as a comparison to my own because although mine goes ok it could definately do with a bit more grunt  

Perhaps have to arrange a meet up some time soon to discuss my options (defo like the sound of the Dragon box,have to let me know what your after for it   )
Although after a blast in a 'proper' chipped one though I could be swayed...

Have you run it up on a rolling road and if so what sort of power and torque is yours running now?? And do I take it its more than the Tuning Box gave you??

Questions questions!!!

Oh yeah,how many miles has yours done?? Mines pushing 145k but the engine feels strong,my only concern is the auto box   don't want to kill it off!! How do they react to more power?? Are they upto the job??

Cheers
Roj
[/quote]


Mine now has a whole 98000 on it, Dragon box really does do the job for not much money, with intercooler they reckon about 175bhp and stacks of torque!!!
autobox may be the weak point with an ecu remap tho!!! as its all or nothing, where as the dragon you can turn it up till your happy and leave it there,
mine has completre fiting instructions and is in the original packaging,
cost me over 200 will take 145
Omegatoy

[rogerreno]

Kinda makes you laff though don't it what with diesel tuning being the way to go these days,here we are with a 2.5L 6 pot pushing out a measly 130 bhp when the latest Toyota's and VW's are pushing 180bhp and 170bhp respectively and all from a 2.2 and 2.0 4 banger!!!!

Can you imagine what these are going to be pushing once the tuners get hold of them?  

Well if I can coax 160bhp outta mine then its gotta be worth it for the sheer increase in torque coz after all thats what its all about in a diesel engine  

[rogerreno]

Can't say fairer that any of that!!!! I'd like to try one thats been 'played with' as a comparison to my own because although mine goes ok it could definately do with a bit more grunt  

Perhaps have to arrange a meet up some time soon to discuss my options (defo like the sound of the Dragon box,have to let me know what your after for it   )
Although after a blast in a 'proper' chipped one though I could be swayed...

Have you run it up on a rolling road and if so what sort of power and torque is yours running now?? And do I take it its more than the Tuning Box gave you??

Questions questions!!!

Oh yeah,how many miles has yours done?? Mines pushing 145k but the engine feels strong,my only concern is the auto box   don't want to kill it off!! How do they react to more power?? Are they upto the job??

Cheers
Roj
[/quote]


Mine now has a whole 98000 on it, Dragon box really does do the job for not much money, with intercooler they reckon about 175bhp and stacks of torque!!!
autobox may be the weak point with an ecu remap tho!!! as its all or nothing, where as the dragon you can turn it up till your happy and leave it there,
mine has completre fiting instructions and is in the original packaging,
cost me over 200 will take 145
Omegatoy[/quote]

You beat me to it!!! Just posted.....
So you fancy a meet up?? I'll take the box off your hands,I got the cash waiting so not a problem  
As a matter of interest what sort of power/torque increases does it claim??

How you fixed for next weekend?? I see your down Oxford way?? Maybe I could take a run down and drop in on Jaime on the way back to get him to give me a plug in for my headlights (missed him last week!!)  

And i'd defo be interested in a run out in yours....with 200bhp its gotta be fun!!!

I'll PM you my number if you want to arrange times etc.

Cheers
Roj

[M-Tek Performance]

Just to clear up, yes we do TD chips.

These are £250.00.

We can also fit them as part of the cost too.

The chips we supply should increase power by around 40bhp.

HTH.

[tunnie]

Just to clear up, yes we do TD chips.

These are £250.00.

We can also fit them as part of the cost too.

The chips we supply should increase power by around 40bhp.

HTH.

Got a chip for the 2.2 petrol yet?

[Phil]

Got a chip for the 2.2 petrol yet?

The 2.2 is virtually impossible to tweak and give any real performance improvement ( in much the same way the 2.6 and 3.2 V6s are), many Vectra drivers have fiddled and farted about and in most cases ended up worse off than before.

Sports Cats just put the EM light on and no software has been written to stop this happening, but is about as good as it gets.

There is only one car i know of that has had a real improvement and he got it by bolting a supercharger on!!

Unless you go for a full rolling road re-map doubt youll get a chip anywhere

[Phil]

From Courtenay Sport website, i know its about the VX220 but you get the idea :-


We have taken the development of tuning packages for the 2.2 VX220 very seriously from the day it was launched. One of our own cars (sadly no longer with us as it had to make way for an Astra VXR for further development) is pictured below proudly wearing the registration number A11VXL. Our range of 2.2 Tuning Packages and products help to improve the cars performance and driveability, as we understand that alot of owners do not necessarily want, for one reason or another, to change to the turbo to get performance gains. This range of packages improves the 2.2's potential, and culminates with supercharger conversion that takes the car to over 240 BHP, whilst retaining all the standard drivabilty. This gives the 2.2 VX220 a huge torque increase and a power to weight ratio of around 275 bhp per ton!! Quite impressive when the standard VXT offers 211 bhp per ton.  

VX220 2.2 16v Tuning Packages
Our CS3, CS4 and CS5 Tuning packages now include a Rolling Road Tune.

CS1
Remap Increases to +8 bhp £295 Fitted

CS2
Remap, Airbox Mods, Sports Air Filter Increases to +10 bhp £350 Fitted

CS3
Remap, Airbox Mods, Sports Air Filter, Milltek Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust (Tailbox and Centre Section including Sports Cat and pre-cat removed), Rolling Road Tune Increases to +20 bhp £1,558 Fitted

CS4
Airbox Mods, Sports Air Filter, Milltek Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust (Tailbox and Centre Section including Sports Cat and pre-cat removed), Modified Cylinder Head and Remap, Rolling Road Tune
 Increases to +28 bhp £2,610 Fitted

CS5
Airbox Mods, Sports Air Filter, Milltek Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust (Tailbox and Centre Section including Sports Cat and pre-cat removed), Uprated Schrick Camshafts with double valve Springs and collets, Modified Cylinder Head, Remap, Rolling Road Tune Increases to +35 bhp £3,600 Fitted


Please Note:
The panel filter and airbox mods can be substituted on packages CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5 for a K&N induction kit or a Piper Viper. The price below includes the rebate on the panel filter and airbox mods and includes the extra fitting costs of the K&N or Piper Viper.

K&N Induction Kit in lieu of sports air filter and airbox mods is an additional £138.05 fitted.
Piper Viper in lieu of sports air filter and airbox mods is an additional £280.05 fitted.  
 

Super charger conversion
  Our new supercharger conversion for VX220 2.2 16v features many components from the 2.0 supercharged LM850 engine, which was developed by Lotus, and is used in the Saturn Ion Redline and the Chevy Cobolt SS. One benefit of this is that all components are OE fitment & durability tested, another being an inlet manifold featuring the laminova charge cooler fitted as standard.  
The Stage One conversion offers about 210/215 bhp, has passed TUV approval and is finalised.

The Stage Two conversion offers 240+ bhp.

The Stage One conversion is priced at £4750 fitted including VAT.

The Stage Two conversion is priced at £5175 fitted including VAT.

Please Note: The Stage Two conversion requires a full sports exhaust system. For any car not fitted with a full sports exhaust system, we offer a system at a reduced price when fitted at the time of the conversion.  
 
 Remap to standard ECU
The car is programmed via the on board diagnostic plug, situated under the dash board. We programme the remap directly into the ECU's flash eprom from our lap top, adjusting both the timing and the fuel curves for maximum efficiency and power. Once the map is installed you can expect to see gains to 8 BHP.Price installed £295

Modified cylinder head+10 bhp £560
Fitting incl new valve seats £871

Uprated Sports Camshafts
  Our sports camshafts are reprofiled to suit fast road use offering goods benefits in power and torque across the rev range. The power gain will be feet right across the rev range building strongly from 4000 rpm. With an ECU remap gains to 15bhp can be seen. Kit includes Uprated Schrick Camshafts with double valve Springs and collets. Note: These cams required some head maching work.

Sports Camshafts (outright) £990.00


No offence but to get any real increase youll prob end up paying more than the cars worth!!

[Phil]

And while we're on the subject of tuning prices, again from Courtenays website:-

V6 Remap

Remap (approx 7-12 bhp increase) Improvements in power and torque across the rev range with improved driveability. Works well with high flow filter and airbox modifications. £295.00 Fitted

CS 3
Lightweight Steel Billet Flywheel, Remap, Airbox Modifications and Performance Air Filter, 8.5mm Magnecor Competition Plug Leads, Uprated Sports Camshafts, 4 Bar Fuel Pressure Regulator.  Increases up to + 25bhp (+18 bhp GSi) £1,820 Fitted

Bearing in mind i bought a chip, powerflow exhaust, filter and modified the air box and i ended up with +21bhp for a total cost of just over £550  
 

[Chopsdad]

Looks like we're screwed Tunnie.  Better start saving for that V6  

[tunnie]

Looks like we're screwed Tunnie.  Better start saving for that V6  

Fook is all i can say to that!

Those prices are extreme, 5 grand for a supercharger fitted

Think i would rather pay a grand for a Monaro engine, dontate heavily to MarksDTM & Laidback's beer fund, get the 5.7 V8 fitted, and use the rest to pay for the insurance!

I have that guys number from the eBay auction on the trashed Monaro, think i might call him tommorow if i forget

[MikeDundee]

Looks like we're screwed Tunnie.  Better start saving for that V6  

Fook is all i can say to that!

Those prices are extreme, 5 grand for a supercharger fitted

Think i would rather pay a grand for a Monaro engine, dontate heavily to MarksDTM & Laidback's beer fund, get the 5.7 V8 fitted, and use the rest to pay for the insurance!

I have that guys number from the eBay auction on the trashed Monaro, think i might call him tommorow if i forget

Cant get a chip for 2.6 V6, Vauxbits aint come back to me yet, and been to busy the day to phone them, but I have just found a cheaper option at  www.fasterlegs.co.uk .    

[Martin_1962]

I want 200bhp from my 2.6 but noone is sure what can be done - what cams are in the 2.6?

[Glenn]

OK guys, to get back to the original subject (sorry), I've now had a few days experience with this "cheap" chip, as always with these things you soon get used to them and it all feels normal again. So to sum up, I would say there is a noticable improvement in the top end power but it's not stunning, and to be honest you really only notice it when you give it some stick, otherwise it drives pretty much as normal, fuel consumption is much the same, not helped by that nasty habit of checking if you can still feel the extra power !
Fitting the chip is easy, the hardest bit is bending the tabs up on the ECU so that you can get the lid off, the chip has a plastic clip over it which has to be removed first, it clips onto the socket at each side, the chip then just prises out (very gently) with a small screw driver, new chip pushes in (very carefully !)
The instructions which came with mine really just concentrate on how to disconnect the battery, and for some reason tells you to leave the car keys at least 3 metres away from the car ? Anyway, I decided that nothing was going to effect the ECU if it was disconnected, so I left the battery connected and just disconnected the ECU, changed the chip and put it back, worked for me.

Shockers next, maybe lowered springs.....

[paolo]

I like the sound of an mtek superchip.

My car is a 3.0 elite auto...

what power and torque does it have as standard, and what could i expect to gain?

Are the chips easy to fit?

What are the drawbacks...silly question, but would my engine wear out quicker?

what would the mpg differences be?

would i need to tell my insurance company...i guess the answer may be yes if i go down the route of honesty

would would the max speed be, with a chip added?

Mr Mtek charges more than the ebay guys, but the things sticking in my mind are the fact that he fully endorses customer support and that he is recommended...i'd rather pay a bit more for a product, but have the piece of mind and service that goes with it.

i would be chufed to get 230 bhp