Performance Chip from ebay? good or bad? - Honda Pilot

0804 · 03-20-2006, 01:59 AM

eBay Link

Anyone tried this or willing to try?

whizmo · 03-20-2006, 02:11 AM

The Ebay ad is heavy on promotion (including a really annoying pop up), light on specifics, and has a ton of factual errors (such as saying the chip will work on all 1989-2006 Pilots). There were also some warning signs, like saying that it can be installed on any vehicle with nothing more than a pair of pliers. I don't think there are any computer chips in the Pilot that are accessable with a pair of pliers. I doubt this thing is a chip in the computer sense - I'm guessing some kind of inline gizmo.

I'd be VERY skeptical.

- Mark

humanoid · 03-20-2006, 02:11 AM

It's a good waste of your hard earned money. It's basically a resistor fooling your computer/MAF sensor telling it that the air coming in is acutally cooler than it really is thereby making your car run richer and using more fuel. Don't do it unless you have extra $$$ to burn. If that's the case, I can forward you my address if you have some extra Benjamins just burning a hole in your wallet!

osteome · 03-20-2006, 02:45 AM

But what happens if you use it with the "Turbinator"?

smurray · 03-20-2006, 08:01 PM

Your car will go so fast the hundles will fly right off.

osteome · 03-21-2006, 03:43 AM

I almost forgot about the hundles!

2muchfun · 03-21-2006, 08:23 AM

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Originally posted by 0804
eBay Link

Anyone tried this or willing to try?

BAD. But I would try it on Your Pilot to see...

CNYGuy · 03-21-2006, 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by 0804
eBay Link

Anyone tried this or willing to try?

That's a rhetorical question right? I had a bad experience with performance chip + high octane gas+ turbinator= Lost Hundles...

jl_ss · 03-21-2006, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by CNYGuy

That's a rhetorical question right? I had a bad experience with performance chip + high octane gas+ turbinator= Lost Hundles...

But were you using top-tier gas and synthetic oil?

Tim · 03-21-2006, 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by 0804
eBay Link

Anyone tried this or willing to try?

iss wat make BARAKO so especial............yes?

0804 · 03-21-2006, 01:33 PM

Confused... what is hundles?

Titans Fan · 03-21-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by 0804
Confused... what is hundles?

hundles ('hun-del) n A unique car part on an "especial" car, as first discussed in this thread, and making a guest appearance whenever a recurring inside joke is called for.

camowen · 04-17-2006, 01:09 PM

The Hundles are the mounting hardware for the Bindle Rotors. With the excessive speed of the Pilot while under the influence some flaky turbo wind intake spinner or a close cousin of a $25.00 computer chip that installs with a pair of pliers and promises some ridiculous amount of HP increase with equal or more ridiculous amount of fuel savings.

2muchfun · 04-17-2006, 01:18 PM

EXACTLY! Well said :thumbsup:

prijo · 04-17-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by smurray
Your car will go so fast the hundles will fly right off.

LOL

Now THAT was FUNNY!

03-20-2006, 01:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
0804 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 21 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Performance Chip from ebay? good or bad? eBay Link Anyone tried this or willing to try?

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humanoid Super Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny SoCal Posts: 2,971 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's a good waste of your hard earned money. It's basically a resistor fooling your computer/MAF sensor telling it that the air coming in is acutally cooler than it really is thereby making your car run richer and using more fuel. Don't do it unless you have extra $$$ to burn. If that's the case, I can forward you my address if you have some extra Benjamins just burning a hole in your wallet! __________________ 2005 EX-L Sage Brush Pearl -->OEM Running Boards, OEM rear mud guards, OEM crossbars, AVS bug deflector, 5000K HIDs, OEM Accord EX emblem, full sized spare, Hella FF 75 driving lamps, Nifty CatchAll Mats <------------ click here first, n0oB!!!

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osteome Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Formerly of New Hampshire / Now in Germany Posts: 1,071 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	But what happens if you use it with the "Turbinator"? __________________ Hers: 2004 Stratosphere Mica / Stone Toyota Sienna XLE Limited with Navigation and Rear Seat Entertainment acquired when we traded our.... 2003 Sagebrush EX-L with lower trim, foglamps, all weather mats, cargo tray, separation net, rear flaps, XM Skyfi / Ipod via a Blitzsafe adaptor, HondaPilot.org sticker, wwong's dead pedal cover, console pads, and fog light lens tape His: 2002 Honda CRV EX in Mojave Mist over tan, 5 speed manual, OEM all weather mats and rear mud guards with Ipod via factory radio Soon to be ours: 2009 BMW M3 Convertible; Silverstone Metallic II / Bamboo leather, 6 speed manual, Premium, Cold Weather, Technology, and Premium Sound Packages, 19" Wheels, Ipod adaptor

03-21-2006, 03:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
osteome Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Formerly of New Hampshire / Now in Germany Posts: 1,071 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I almost forgot about the hundles! __________________ Hers: 2004 Stratosphere Mica / Stone Toyota Sienna XLE Limited with Navigation and Rear Seat Entertainment acquired when we traded our.... 2003 Sagebrush EX-L with lower trim, foglamps, all weather mats, cargo tray, separation net, rear flaps, XM Skyfi / Ipod via a Blitzsafe adaptor, HondaPilot.org sticker, wwong's dead pedal cover, console pads, and fog light lens tape His: 2002 Honda CRV EX in Mojave Mist over tan, 5 speed manual, OEM all weather mats and rear mud guards with Ipod via factory radio Soon to be ours: 2009 BMW M3 Convertible; Silverstone Metallic II / Bamboo leather, 6 speed manual, Premium, Cold Weather, Technology, and Premium Sound Packages, 19" Wheels, Ipod adaptor

04-17-2006, 01:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
camowen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hundles The Hundles are the mounting hardware for the Bindle Rotors. With the excessive speed of the Pilot while under the influence some flaky turbo wind intake spinner or a close cousin of a $25.00 computer chip that installs with a pair of pliers and promises some ridiculous amount of HP increase with equal or more ridiculous amount of fuel savings. __________________ 2003 Honda Pilot EX-L 1987 Mercedes 560 SEL 1997 GMC Safrai Beach Ball

03-20-2006, 02:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
whizmo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,817 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The Ebay ad is heavy on promotion (including a really annoying pop up), light on specifics, and has a ton of factual errors (such as saying the chip will work on all 1989-2006 Pilots). There were also some warning signs, like saying that it can be installed on any vehicle with nothing more than a pair of pliers. I don't think there are any computer chips in the Pilot that are accessable with a pair of pliers. I doubt this thing is a chip in the computer sense - I'm guessing some kind of inline gizmo. I'd be VERY skeptical. - Mark

03-20-2006, 08:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
smurray Super Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 964 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Your car will go so fast the hundles will fly right off.

03-21-2006, 01:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
0804 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 21 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Confused... what is hundles?

04-17-2006, 01:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
2muchfun HondAficionado Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: O.C. CA. Posts: 469 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	EXACTLY! Well said :thumbsup: __________________ NEW: 2011 Pilot Touring in Bali Blue. No goodies yet! OLD: 06' EXLNR 4WD Pilot in Metallic Blue Add-ons: ~Panasonic 9" overhead DVD~Ipod port~Honda cargo tray~Full size spare~Cargo area net divider for pooch~Xtreme catch all mats~sunroof visor~Exhaust finishers~rear spash guards~3M lens protector on headlights & fogs~Wwongs pad set!~"STILES" Rear Subframe Brace Retrofit Kit~Kicker replacement speakers throughout ~ and A Double coat of Meguires best!

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