hey guys I installed a zchip and an intake last week. everything else is stock. Today my service required light started blinking. the two codes have to do with the intake temp and the maf i think. Is this with the intake or the zchip? Also, my boost gauge says that it is running 23lbs...spiking up to like 26lbs sometimes. I thought that zchip left the stock boost, unless you are using an mbc. Any ideas here? i dont want my engine and/or turbo to explode lol.

 

buummp

 

Lose the z-chip and look over and tighten all hoses and clamps on the intake--thats your boost spike.. and the car and turbo only explode after the second post like this one.

 

GEt rid of the Zchip and get yourself a real tune.. Thats a bandaid solution that was used when there wasnt great tuning solutions like there is today..

Mike

 

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THAT. There are far too many advanvements / knowledge to run the zchip. I seriously hope you reconsider using it.

 

What the hells a Zchip

 

I can't believe someone is installing a fresh ZChip after all the drama in the last 2 years.

 

What's a z chip?

 

It's a piece of crap TTP tried to pawn on everyone before ecuflash was out. It worked, sorta.

 

What intake are you using? I know that all the zchips were custom developed for each original buyer so if you bought one from another member than it is probably not tuned for your car. It does not control your boost or have anything to do with your maf sensor so I would look at your intake as the culprit.

 

thanks for the input everyone. I still have a long warrrenty on my car any anything like a tune or flash would void it. Thats why i use the zchip....no traces. I will check all the pieces of the intake today. Also, i am reading 0 on air intake temperature on my obd gauge.....what could this have to do with??

 

An improper connection between the MAF and the ECU. Guess whats in the middle?

EDIT: False, see below

 

yeah really whats up whith a Z-chip ?/ LOL
i didnt heard about it since months, but remember the big fuss and fights about it before. I was one of them who didnt bealive the hype... LOL

 

get a cobb if you want to get to that route. There us no comparision between them and not just in reputation...

 

Cobb AP flashes the ECU just like a custom flash would.

- Bryan