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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