However, the same could be said for all the chips I asked about when they were fitted with no consideration taken to the exhaust. When you look at it that way, it is a cheap investment as you can keep it for as long as you wish.When deciding whether to have a chip fitted I did a lot of research and I must admit everyone I spoke to who had a Steinbaur fitted reckoned that the economy claims were false. I believe a chip is worth it and further more, you can remove it when you sell the vehicle and have it installed in your next one. We have had ours installed since the vehicle was new. This has a function whereby based on a preset temperature, the gauge will turn the chip off (lower tune) if the exhaust gases get to that figure or beyond and turn it back on when things have cooled down again.Īnother benefit of the chip is because it is tuned to give me more torque, the car will hold a higher gear for longer.Ī lot of people on this forum will also advise you against it, claiming all sorts of reasons why not to install one. Also as a safety device, I have an Exhaust Gas Temperature gauge installed. The chip you want will allow a number of parameters to be changed, not just more fuel. A lot of people have fitted a DP Chip which is manufactured and distributed by Berrima Diesel in Berrima NSW. I heard on the grapevine that Chip It had become insolvent. Wind and outside temperature will impact negatively. If we slow down to 85 or 90kph, fuel is between 12 and 13L/100. We tow a 2.5t full van and cruise on a true 95 kph and fuel consumption is around 14L/100km. It has increased the torque by about 25% and as a result gives us better fuel consumption. I have a 'Chip It' chip on our Landcruiser.

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