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hi all i was wondering what computer chips if any you have in your svt's? i have a 98 svt and cant decide on a diablo or a superchip, can anyone help?
thanks
tony

I have a 98 CSVT. I used to have a superchip, but at a recent dyno run I saw that I lost 5 hp in the top end. The guy running the dyno said this is common on mildly modified engines. All I have is a KKM intake and a Mass Air Meter. Maybe your setup is different enough to warrant a chip, I would spend the $250 on something else.

Judging by the gains folks have gotten on here, I would save your dough for a mod with documented gains, like an off road y pipe or the Apex'i S-AFC or possibly a new Pro-M MAF with calibrator. The reason I say this is that I put the correctly coded diablosport chip on my SVT that just had intake and exhaust and the chip was dyno proven to cost me 8 hp (173 witout, 165 with) and 6 ft lbs of torque (155 without, 149 with) with losses documented all along both power curves. Knowing what I know now, I do not think I will ever buy another off the shelf chip. I plan on eventually getting an autologic chip based on a professional dyno-tune for my new mustang way out in the future after all my mods are done.

Just my 2/100 of a dollar based on some hard learned lessons. Don't waste your $250 unless you have a stock car...but if you go with one the superchips seem to be better for the tours.

i am also using a superchip it aint bad but i am going to get a autologic chip as well a local shop is doing some great things with them

Once Autologic actually writes the program for the Contour/Focus PCM...

I too will be in that line whenever they do...

WOW! i didnt think it made a car slower, i guess that 20hp that they say you will get isnt for a car with only intake and exhaust. well thanks for the info and saving me money.

well i think they say 'up to 20' or whatever the figure may be depending on your car...

i've been wondering about something for a while and this post reminded me again....

taking into account that some of u are or have seen losses instead of gains on slightly modded cars...maybe it would be a good idea to get a chip first on stock car to get the gains it may give u....and thennnnnnnn....to add intake and exhaust on top of that instead of adding the chip to the intake/exh

any thoughts???

To be fair to diablo and superchips, significant mods to intakes or exhausts can cause horsepower loss. If you have no cat, gutted pre-cats, a y-pipe or true duals, you will probably see a loss since the stock program can not compensate for that.

On the other hand, if you are like me with just mild exhaust, electrical and intake mods it can make a big difference on an ATX.

like i said my superchip isnt bad on the dyno i gain hp and tq esp in higher rpm above 5600 and that is without a custom burn just a standard burn