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i hear people talking about chips all the time, i have an 89 GT and i was wondering if there is a chip that will work in my car? how much? and wether or not its worth it to put it in? does anyone know if they increase performance much?? and if so what kind did you get?
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the best thing to do is get all the mods you want done to your car, then get a custom chip burnt. It is kind of useless to get one now, and then you are going to change parts later.

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the only mods i have done are headers pulleys and cold air. should i wait to get the intake heads and cam?
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yes, and don't get caught up on those jet chips.

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whats a jet chip? who should i buy the chip from when i do? and about how much will i be paying??
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Get one from Apex or Mustang Ranch. They are kinda pricey, $200 for the chip, and $175/hr for the tuning.

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Even if heads/intake/cam are your only mods, chances are good that with "basic" 5.O tuning skills, you can get up to 90% of what a custom chip has to offer. Start looking into custom chips when you're supercharged.
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quote:
Originally posted by st5150:
Even if heads/intake/cam are your only mods, chances are good that with "basic" 5.O tuning skills, you can get up to 90% of what a custom chip has to offer. Start looking into custom chips when you're supercharged.

but if you have a crappy 94/95 computer like I do, you will need a chip.

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exactly what I was going to say Glenn [Razz]

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Originally posted by PseudoCobra:
exactly what I was going to say Glenn [Razz]

i bought an autologic chip used for $75, [Big Grin]

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When I owned my 95GT I bought a performance improvement harness and used a A9L computer from the FOX Body cars. Gave my car a real boost!!!I sold the car because the wife wanted to go back to a fox body!!! As far as the 89GT, you would be wasting money on a chip at this point. Learn to tune your car first. You get a chip when your modifications exceed the the factory computer specifications.... Try a set of gears if you have not done tis swap already... best bang for the buck..

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