ebay chip, you've all seen it Options

[nicksceli]

i know that everyone has seen this so called "performance chip" for sale on ebay. it promises to add 10 to 20 hp. well i always thought it was crap and would never consider buying it but i have a friend who spends all his spare time online and bought this thing off ebay for me. its just a wire looking thing that is supposed to plug into the intake temp sensor and from what i got out of reading the instructions it just tricks the ecu by sending a signal saying the air is actually colder than it is thus adding more fuel. i was gonna put it in and give it a try but i don't know if its a good idea. from reading it i think i would be running rich. but i don't know that much. would that really be bad for the engine? is this thing worth a try? i don't really care either way since it was free and all but if it would make any difference i figure its worth a try if it wont be disasterous to my engine. give me some input what do you guys think

[prepcelica]

Tried it, thinking its only $6 shipped already so what the heck. You wont notice the difference on regular driving only. But when I went to the track( I got there late though )and had the chance for 1 run and that time not knowing they were using Pro tree lights did not anticipate it. Reaction was 1.06 and still manage to run 17.3 @ 79mph. With out that chip with reaction 0.6--- I used to ran 17.2 at 73 mph. Im concluding If my reaction time was thesame as I used to I could have hit probably high 16s. Although my best time on my car is 16.9 on a cold weather. So you do the Math. Im planning on running again just to check if it made a difference. I'll let you know guys.