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Has anyone installed the GF Performance Chip kit? It claims to add 60 horsepower add 4-7mpg and lower co emissions by 25-40%. I'm afraid of it and that it might mess up the other emissions and fuel and well, just mess up my engine. I have a 1988. Can anyone advise me?
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Unless it comes with a nitrous bottle, I'd be skeptical of the 60 HP gain. MPG claim maybe. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
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I'd do some heavy research before spending any money on the chip set.
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I read about it and wondered the very same , But I have yet to run across anyone that has installed one of these Chips on a C4, I've so far picked up mpg's just by adding a K&N factory replacement air filter , one of those power couplers, And Cutting out the middle of the Air Filter Cover ......... I'd say I picked up about 4-6 mpg HWY. I'm going to cut out those screens off of the MAF next and then add a Hypertech Chip last .
Big Mike, I get 17.5mpg in the city and 21mpg hyway, so I'm ok with that. I was wanting to affordablely boost my HP and the 60 the GF chip advertises adds would put me well over 300 horses. I will check out the K&N filters.
I called their information line, which must be used for orders too, and the guy did not have time to talk to me which to me is a red flag!
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Donald said: and the guy did not have time to talk to me which to me is a red flag!
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My '85 gets 25mpg on the road....it has a Hypertech chip in it. I gotta agree with the others here....that much of a HP increase claim is gunna be bogus...unless they specify you must do other stuff, also, like a cold air intake, headers/mufflers, etc.

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I hear You Donald , I Guess what I was really trying to say is ....... Reading this article C4 Corvette Performance Enhancement - www.c4vettes.com I myself have a lil better understanding on how to get what You & I are looking for . I've talked to a few C4 guys here in Nor-Cal and They pretty much say do you Mods 1st and then add the Chip so it then can Adapt ( Calibrate ) to what you've added . They all told me the Hypertech chip was the one to go with ,If you have a LT4 or LT1 JET performance also offers something for them , Jet does make a Chip for the L-98 But it's only for the 1987 Model & Neither of them knew why . I've also talked to a couple of guys whom had their ECU's re-mapped but this was in the early going of the C4 & now I can find anyone who has the software, I went to our local Chevy Dealer ( Biggest Corvette Dealer ) here in Silicon Valley and these guys couldn't even tell me were to find the Emergency Flasher Relay .... They have nothing that goes back that far & These are the guys that have been there for over 20 + yrs , I did find out it's somewhere in the dash that's the answer I got . I then knew that they really don't think much of the C4, I want More Horse power & Torque but don't want to tear the engine apart to do it ,I'm considering one of those rear mounted Turbo Kits I hear 400 Horses @ the rear are not far fetched .
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Hey Guys. If you'd read closely the ad on the CF Chip, you'll see it says ''gains 'up to' 60 more HP''. So, if it increases even 1 HP it's done it's job. I'd think you may get 3 to 5 HP out of it because most of the chip is probably for the gas mileage part due to a little more timing.
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IF I remember cerektly, on my Hypertech, it really only makes a difference at WOT(wide open throttle). I do know I get really good mileage, and it runs really well at all speeds....
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