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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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i bought my 94 formula a little while back and the guy said that it hat a JET chip, how do i know if it actually does, or if he is full or crap, where would it be located etc....
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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It would be under the hood inline with the computer and engine right near the computer. On the passenger side.
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Behind the passenger side wheel well there's a little space near the firewall and fender and hood hinge where the PCM lives, thats were you'd see it inline with the PCM as stated above me.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:06 PM
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okay thats what i thought, it would appear that i was lied to, mine has no "chip" or module in it at all, the guy ended up screwing me all around. he didnt have a title, which i was let know after i paid him, no more long distance car purchases, without cash, and title in hand. and now lied to about this
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Consider yourself lucky you don't have it.
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I didn't want to be rude with my first post...but I was going to say, a good first mod would have been to remove the POS anyways.

You sure the car isn't stolen? Sounds like a real sketchy seller, and someone else might be wondering where their car is
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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wow are they really that bad... jets, website said that it would work well with headers, free flow exhaust, and a cold air intake. do they actually not work that well
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You're better off tuning the stock PCM...plus software and a cable for 94-95 OBD1 LT1's is very very very inexpensive. It's a non-sponsor, so I can't post a link, but the best software for that PCM is called TunerCat (for tuning) and DataMaster (for datalogging), and there are a variety of cable sources.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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so are you saying that i can tune my pcm myself with my laptop? if you can email me some links of the sites to tune my car, and somewhere i can get a cable that would be great. also do i need datalogging?
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oh i guess this would help
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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can you help with where i can get the cables, and would i just buy a program and download it to my pcm??
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