No power increase, no fuel economy increase. We followed the instructions and drove at least 50+ miles as requested to give it the benefit of the doubt, and…… nothing. We connected each of the three modules as shown in the instructions to our 2012 BMW 530i 3.0L L6 and the three lights began to blink, eerily in the exact same sequence as the NitroOBD chip did. What can be stored in such a small sized space then? We have our own suspicions. So, if this is the case, there are no genuine vehicle maps onboard this module. Like with the NitroOBD scam chips, if one pulls the datasheet for the PIC16F59 IC, we can see from the manufacturer, Microchip, that this chip has a maximum program memory size of 3KB: PIC16F59 Datasheetįrom several searches, we verified that ECU maps for a vehicle will be at least 20KB in size or larger PER MAP! This is way too large for the PIC16F59 IC to contain. There is a cable connecting the reset button on the cover to the PCB, for easy use and to make it appear as a new design. The circuit board is built around, once again, the PIC16F59 IC, although the location of the reset button has been rearranged. Let’s see what it actually does.Īfter removing the cover of each of the three modules – big surprise – we were not really surprised to find the old familiar circuit board, just rearranged, for those of you who were with us for the NitroOBD scam: Internal PCB
Once again, this is the same install procedure that the NitroOBD scam provided, although the only claims to need 50 miles to adjust to the vehicle. (You do not need to drive all 50 miles consecutively.)”
Drive as usual a minimum of 50 total miles to complete the software download.
The Performance Chip stays plugged into the OBD2 port.ħ. Press and hold reset button located on the front of the performance chip face roughly 5 seconds to start programming the ECU. Once chip-to-ECU connection is successful lights on chip front will flash rapidly.Ħ. Wait roughly 5-10 seconds for the chip to communicate with your ECU. If vehicle is equipped with ignition button,press ignition button with foot off the brake to access the accessory position.Ĥ. Insert your key into the ignition and turn key to the accessory position to where your dash lights illuminate. Find your OBD2/ Diagnostic port typically under your dashboard and plug in the chip.ģ. Make sure your car key is pulled out of the ignitionĢ. The instructions claim basically the same thing that the NitroOBD scam did – to have vehicle programming onboard to allow the device to optimize the vehicle performance when connected to the OBD port. We did not want to take their word for it, so we purchased one of each for testing.Īs for the appearance, we are already smell a scam – just look at the similarities to this ECU Chiptuning Box which sells for $7 on Aliexpress: Aliexpress Nitro OBD Tuning Chip The OBD tuner module comes in the same color, yellow (pictured), but the website claims there are three different power stages. The cost is again a very suspicious factor to us, as we already suspect what is inside each of these modules. The cost on the website at the time of this review, was $64.99 USD for Stage 1, claiming 20+HP gains, $139.99 for Stage 2, claiming 40+HP gains, and $209.99 for Stage 3, claiming 60+HP gains. This is suspicious, as most performance chip scams claim to fit all vehicles. They have vehicle options that do not exist, like a 12-cylinder Acura vehicle for example. The website is suspicious also, in that it allows you to select the vehicle to find performance chips for. Their website,, offers these chips exclusively, three power stages: 1, 2, and 3, at ridiculous prices. The manufacturer is a company called ‘chipyourcar’, according to the packaging. If you are looking for a REAL Performance chip Review, then this is for you! Don’t believe the reviews on any manufacturer’s website without checking into the product first yourself. A direct link to the product page can be found here: The Performance Chip is available directly via the website,. This is a Performance Chip review / analysis and comparison to the many other chips we have reviewed so far.