signifigance of running premium fuel w/ chip
signifigance of running premium fuel w/ chip
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01-07-2000, 07:30 PM
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#3
01-07-2000, 11:58 PM
If you want to run regular or midgrade then you need to remain stock with your computer. Don't chip it. You'll beat your valves to death. Get a K&N filter and maybe an exhaust upgrade.
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98 SC/XL/4.2/5 speed/3.08/MoonLight Blue Metalic/Mobil One Synthetic/235.70S.16 Michelin XC LT4/AR-136 Wheels/Chrome Nerf Bars/Bug Shield/Aluminum Tool Box/K&N/Superchip/NOS maybe.
DAMN FLEXING DOOR CRACK!
Ford Engineering, reinforce the curve in the door! The cracks will stop.
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98 SC/XL/4.2/5 speed/3.08/MoonLight Blue Metalic/Mobil One Synthetic/235.70S.16 Michelin XC LT4/AR-136 Wheels/Chrome Nerf Bars/Bug Shield/Aluminum Tool Box/K&N/Superchip/NOS maybe.
DAMN FLEXING DOOR CRACK!
Ford Engineering, reinforce the curve in the door! The cracks will stop.
#4
01-08-2000, 02:28 PM
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Dear Rockcrawl,
Performance chips require the use of premium gasoline, that is how most of the raw power gains are achieved. You see, these trucks come from the factory programmed to be able to run on fuel as poor as 85-87 octane, as Ford tunes them for maximum gasoline compatibility across this entire continent. What the Superchip does is to reprogram the engine specifically to run on premium gasoline, and more power is made in the process.
About half of these late-model F150's can be run on regular with the Superchip without pinging, but you won't see much of a power gain, and that's not the way to use it. The other half of these vehicles seem to have much less adjustment range in their knock sensor systems, and will ping on anything less than premium gas. So what happens when you use regular gas with a Superchip can vary, but it's not a good idea to do for a prolonged period.
The bottom line is, if you want to use a Superchip, or any performance chip that actually adds power, you have to use premium gasoline. One of the by-products with the Superchip is a little bit better gas mileage for most people, when cruising on the highway without using a lot of heavy throttle. For us with our gas prices where we are, it's enough to offeset the additional cost of premium, but it's not for most people. We only have to pay about 12 cetns more per gallon, so our Superchips are actually paying us to use them, but that is very rare, and very lucky, I'd say. Figure you're going to spend probably $150-$200 a year more on gas, if you don't see *any* gas mileage improvement with the Superchip.
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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 01-10-2000).]
Performance chips require the use of premium gasoline, that is how most of the raw power gains are achieved. You see, these trucks come from the factory programmed to be able to run on fuel as poor as 85-87 octane, as Ford tunes them for maximum gasoline compatibility across this entire continent. What the Superchip does is to reprogram the engine specifically to run on premium gasoline, and more power is made in the process.
About half of these late-model F150's can be run on regular with the Superchip without pinging, but you won't see much of a power gain, and that's not the way to use it. The other half of these vehicles seem to have much less adjustment range in their knock sensor systems, and will ping on anything less than premium gas. So what happens when you use regular gas with a Superchip can vary, but it's not a good idea to do for a prolonged period.
The bottom line is, if you want to use a Superchip, or any performance chip that actually adds power, you have to use premium gasoline. One of the by-products with the Superchip is a little bit better gas mileage for most people, when cruising on the highway without using a lot of heavy throttle. For us with our gas prices where we are, it's enough to offeset the additional cost of premium, but it's not for most people. We only have to pay about 12 cetns more per gallon, so our Superchips are actually paying us to use them, but that is very rare, and very lucky, I'd say. Figure you're going to spend probably $150-$200 a year more on gas, if you don't see *any* gas mileage improvement with the Superchip.
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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 01-10-2000).]