Where can I find a replacement chip (ECU) for my car to improve its performance? Will it void my warranty?
Which chip you’re looking for depends on what kind of car you have. The best way to find information is probably to seek out an enthuiast forum on the net – one is pretty much guaranteed to exist for your car, whether it’s a old Firebird, Ford Probe, or Nissan Skyline. They’ll have the info on what chips, replacements, piggybacks, or reflashes exist (and how they respectively perform). Whether or not they’ll void your warranty is a tricky question. The phrase you’ll hear bandied about is the “Maggnuson-Moss Warranty Act,” which basically states that a manufacturer cannot void your warranty because of aftermarket parts unless they can prove the aftermarket parts caused the failure. Now, you’re probably wondering what is meant by “prove,” and therein lies the problem. Whether or not you can get warranty work done with an aftermarket ECU installed varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and even dealer to dealer.
Which chip you’re looking for depends on what kind of car you have. The best way to find information is probably to seek out an enthuiast forum on the net – one is pretty much guaranteed to exist for your car, whether it’s a old Firebird, Ford Probe, or Nissan Skyline. They’ll have the info on what chips, replacements, piggybacks, or reflashes exist (and how they respectively perform). Whether or not they’ll void your warranty is a tricky question. The phrase you’ll hear bandied about is the “Maggnuson-Moss Warranty Act,” which basically states that a manufacturer cannot void your warranty because of aftermarket parts unless they can prove the aftermarket parts caused the failure. Now, you’re probably wondering what is meant by “prove,” and therein lies the problem. Whether or not you can get warranty work done with an aftermarket ECU installed varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and even dealer to dealer. A lot of times, the manufacturer will simply deny you warranty service on t
