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What are the goods of installing a diablosport chip on a cobra? and the bads? What difference does it makes.?

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If your car is stock I would imagine that it would not be worth it. However, if you car is modified and you get a custom chip (I wouldn't even consider off the shelf chips) tuned on a dyno here are some pros and cons

Cons
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- $$$$
- Everytime you do a perf mod then you have to re-tune

Pros
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- Safe A/F ratio and timing
- more HP
- fix drivability issues
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Con:
Installling a chip voids the warranty.

Using a flasher will not void any warranty. A flasher is typically $100 more than a chip.

FYI, The stock tune on an 03/04 Cobra richens up the A/F after a few seconds of WOT to keep the cats cool. Typically the A/F goes deep into the 10's. This kills power.

[ December 22, 2006, 06:35 PM: Message edited by: 93PONY ]

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