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Old 09-22-2011, 10:58 PM
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anyone out there here of or using a gforce chip?isaw an ad for them and they're claiming better milage and more power and offer money back if not happy.just wandering if it's true or total bs like these thing usually are.
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yeah this isnt ricer world, youll want to get a REAL DYNO TUNE instead of wasting money on handheld programmers and chips...
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makes sense,just curious if anyone ever tried one.
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You can not "chip" these cars
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id never bother with anything but a dyno tune by a reputable tuner.
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Cant chip these cars... Getting a dyno tune is your best bet.
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I have a GS430 2004 and made the mistake of hooking up this GFORCE performance chip I got for christmas.

I asked them to send me a wire digram to make sure I connected the wire clips to the right two wires. They did so I did what they instructed. The moment I started the car I could tell it was running rough... I got the check engine light and VSC lights on also so I turned off the car and disconnected the chip.

I took the car into the shop and it ended up being the mother board after all. The G-Force chip fried it and it cost $1000 to get repaired... I did everything as they told me and my mechanic verified that I did tap into the two wires they tell you to... so just a warning this could happen to you also.

Another heads up to anyone considering that piece of junk GFORCE CHIP. They promise a full 100% refund if your not satisfied, but what you don't know is that buried in the small fine print in the long terms and conditions ( if you were to bother reading them) They let you know that they charge a 25% restocking fee! So you pay 69.00 + shipping = $74.95. Then you have to pay to ship it back ($5.95 ) so your $80+ into this mess. This is after the damage to my car so add $990.00 to fix it. So now I'm at $1,070.90 and all they refunded me was $51.75 when I was expecting the $69.00 back. They just keep bending you over and filling their pockets at every turn. No wonder they offer 100% money back guarantee. They make $17.25 off every return as well.

WARNING, WARNING, WARNING --- DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
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I'm with everyone else.
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Originally Posted by Z28/2002
You can not "chip" these cars
this. OBDII vehicles (any, 1996 & ^) cannot be "chipped." it kills me when people say they have a "chip" in their 07 mustang lol.

they must be reflashed/reprogramed.

& remember if its too good to be true, it isn't.



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