Diablosport Deltachip anyone have it installed?

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AbrahamLincoln

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I got mine in right now, seems to be working OK... Want to know what kind of results have been seen. I am a little iffy because of the connection between the j3 and the chip. it is kind of unclear how *clean* it has to be to work. I used to have a car where the chip replaced the actually "chip". so I got a little frustrated with this one.

all i can say is that if it is working, it hauls ass from 3500 - to 6200 (where it shifts)

I havnt been brave enough to test the governor, so what else can i tell about the chip to know if its working
 
The easiest way to tell is the tranny should be a lot firmer shifting than stock. It should be a night and day difference.
 
46callaway said:
The easiest way to tell is the tranny should be a lot firmer shifting than stock. It should be a night and day difference.
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That would be true unless his car has the original 1-2 accumulator which binds up and causes a hard/firm/solid shift.

If his 1-2 spring and accumulator is "goofy" then it would be hard to judge the chips performance by "shift feel" alone.

But what you said should indeed be true.

As I said before, if you have to question if your chip is working.. then you probably are having a problem with the chip.

I never was much of a fan of the diablo stuff, some swear by it.. others swear AT it.
 
AbrahamLincoln said:
I got mine in right now, seems to be working OK... Want to know what kind of results have been seen.
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If I remember correctly about Genos programming he has a different idle speed than stock.

That is one of the way's he confirms the chip is installed and working is by checking the idle speed WITH the chip compared to the idle speed WITHOUT the chip.

Pull the chip, start the car and take careful note of the idle speed.
Then re-install the chip, start the car and compare.

You should be able to see the difference, that is.. IF I remember Geno's programming correctly (haven't ran that chip since 2001)

The difference between stock tuning and custom tuning should be CRYSTAL CLEAR/NIGHT & Day
 
Another way to test it.. and it's my FAVORITE method of evaluating modifications..

Take the car to the dragstrip..
Make 3 passes without the chip, then install the chip and make 3 passes WITH the chip.

Then check the MPH listed at the bottom of the timeslip.
You should have a 1-2 MPH increase in MPH atLEAST.

If the timeslips from stock to "chipped" show "no improvement" then you know you have a problem with the programming.

you cant really rely on "seat of the pants" as more times than not the good ole "butt-0-meter" will lie to you.

Where are you located ABE?
your profile doesnt list your location.
fill out that information, so maybe a local person to you can assist you further.
If you were/are close to me, I'd gladly take a look at it for you...
 
XLRVIII said:
Another way to test it.. and it's my FAVORITE method of evaluating modifications..

Take the car to the dragstrip..
Make 3 passes without the chip, then install the chip and make 3 passes WITH the chip.

Then check the MPH listed at the bottom of the timeslip.
You should have a 1-2 MPH increase in MPH atLEAST.

If the timeslips from stock to "chipped" show "no improvement" then you know you have a problem with the programming.

you cant really rely on "seat of the pants" as more times than not the good ole "butt-0-meter" will lie to you.
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Bingo, timeslips won't lie.

I've had a couple times I've forgotten to switch from the stock tune upon arriving at the track. While I may or may not have 'felt it', the timeslips definitely showed the disparity. ;)
 
ok, some facts I can tell you. If i put the trans in gear 1, itll rev to 7K. I dont know if it will do that normally. It doesnt seem to idle any higher. In 2nd gear in drive with o/d off it shifts at 5900, and i think in third it shifts at 6100 ish. what should the idle be with this chip? The car seems to shift stock. the car seems to feel stock. The only thing i have done is a conical filter, capped the resonator, and removed mufflers.
 
stock rev limiter is 6000 so if you are revving to 7000 than the chip is working. However, be careful if you have a 93-95 Mark VIII as you don't have the Beehive valvesprings. I wouldn't shift higher than 6600rpm on a 93-95.
 
it doesn shift as high in drive - it seems to shift the same. Only in nuetral or in gears 1 or 2 it will do that.
Chip i got is DZA1MSCL
 
AbrahamLincoln said:
Chip i got is DZA1
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I really wish you were closer to Houston, Texas.

I could poke a chip in your processor that would leave "no doubt" in your mind that is was working, properly.

you really shouldn't have to post questions on the internet to see "IF" your chip is working.

I will say that when I had Geno's chip there wasn't any doubt that I "HAD" a chip installed, the car was definatley "different".
 
i have read that other people have had similar problems with there chip. Most say its due to connection problem. Well i can tell you for sure that its connected properly.
 
99.9% of the problems come down to a connection problem..
I have only heard of a very small handful of people that actually had a "REAL" problem with one of geno's chips.

I "was" one of those people.

Geno did the best he could trying to help me correct it, and I spent more than I could afford on additional parts to put on my car to rule out any fuel or spark issues.

In the end, I went with a different chip.. but I have to give Geno credit for his efforts.. and as I have said before, I still think Geno is good people.
 
i dunno, in neutral it only wants to rev to 6200 ish or around there, but if im in gear 2 - did a highway pull it went all the way to 7k?? will the car do that normally stock. I bet you if i pulled the chip and did th same stuff it would act the same way, i just don't feel like taking that damn computer out one more time.
 
Are you really revving in neutral up to 6200rpm? That's not good for your motor! Never rev above 4000rpm with no load on the engine!!
 
AbrahamLincoln said:
i just don't feel like taking that damn computer out one more time.
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taking the pcm out is easy, while we were posting back and forth yesterday I pulled mine down twice and put two different files on my chip.

I dont even have to crawl in teh floorboard anymore, I just reach under the dash and pull it down
 
If the EEC has already been prepared for the chip, J port cleaned then you don't need a socket to remove or install a chip. There's enough play in the harness to allow it to swing down.

Also, I've seen you post several times that you've reved the engine to 6000 plus rpms in park or nuetral. You won't have an engine if you keep that up. Besides wiping the bearings you can cause the timing chain to jump. Once that happens you have piston to valve contact and goodby engine.
 
people were telling me to see where the stock rev was at? i dont like reving my engine... i probably wiped out my bearings? i did it maybe 3-4 times to see what was going on. wtf i hate this.
 
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