Has anyone been to jetchip dot com? I was looking at their perfomance products and saw that they can do a new chip for the acura. I cant really find much more information on it, but I have heard that chip upgrades are a pretty low cost way to add horsepower. Like I have said in the past I am pretty psyched about the horsepower I get now with everything virtually stock, but if this is as simple as it sounds it might be worth it. I think it is only like $300 bucks. I know that you have to send the module out where they desolder and resolder a new chip in there, and then you re-install it. You lose your car for a couple days, but I was thinkin it might be worth it. But before I invest anything I want to see if anyone has tried it before. Thanks Donovan

I've seen previous discussions about them. Think the bottom line was it just changes shift points and maybe the amount of time the fuel injectors are open. what you get: it FEELS more powerful, is more likely to break stuff, and lousy mileage. if you'd measure 0-60 or 1/4 mile times you might see the tiniest of differences. if it's worth $300 for .02 of a second... go for it. the info on the page is probably generalizations for "all" vehicles just like on the boxes the air intakes come in "up to 10 hp" up to includes zero. If you have money to burn and aren't really concerned with running your car a little harder... go for it. If you want your car to last... spend the $300 on those cool JDM headlights or some nice tires. or a ho. ok the ho wouldn't make your car any faster, but it might make it look good. If you are going to get the chip, have it dyno'd before and after. or at least have a buddy with a stopwatch help you take some measurements. we'll see if it is what it sez! -Sealover

Donovan, Here's one experience worth of "info" on these chips. My bro had a '92 Legend Coupe. He put a high flow intake on it, no real noticeable difference. He put a high flow exhaust on it, no real noticeable difference. He then had his chip reprogrammed - noticeable difference. It was after all three of these had been done that at a stop light, on a straight line, he beat a mustang GT, both cars with auto trannies. He didn't kill the stang - but he did clearly beat it, at least up to 65ish mph when the mustang backed down. I don't think a stock Legend type I motor would beat a GT from the factory. There isn't a lot left to interpretation in this situation, cuz my brother talked to the guy before the light turned green - they were both racing. The stang was a newer body style (not an '84 or something.) He said that he noticed no significant change in gas mileage after the chip. He said the chip company claimed an increase in mileage - but he did not see an increase - but he said he also drove the car harder, and didn't really notice a decrease either. He doesn't keep impeccable mileage records like i do, so I have to say that mileage shouldn't be your major motivation behind getting a chip. I also don't know that the chip CAN do anything if other aspects of the breathing are left optimized for the old "chip." I can't say for sure though, cuz his is the only experience i've had with an acura and a computer chip. I'm not dying to get a chip, but if i was going to go for actual power increases, i would probably do a combination of more air in, more air out, and more fuel. leaving any of those out of the equation just doesn't add up in my mind - but i'm also no automotive engineer. Even with that equation, i don't really see mileage getting better like they claim - but again, i have nothing to base this off of - just my mind working this simulation in my head! The chip my brother used was programmed by Dinan, which now only does BMW performance products. Dinan claimed they sold all of their Acura chip info/products to "bayou performance," who supposedly would have the same upgrade my brother got. They will need to know if you have modified the "engine breathing" in order to know what the chip should tell the engine. (at least they claim that they change the program based on what you tell them...) His intake and exhaust came from "RM Racing," who started their focus with the NSX, then broadened to other Acura's, and he thinks they now also sell for Honda's too. I did like his exhaust setup though - and i'm not a huge fan of 95% of aftermarket exhaust systems. His was not loud - but had a pretty decent tune to it. The tips were not Folgers cans, but instead a very tasteful, understated look. I would not have pioneered these changes he made - but after they were done, I can say that I wouldn't have regretted it if it was my car. (unless it did negatively affect mileage - he says "nothing noticeable," which could be very different from what I "notice.") All this said - his was a Legend, a 3.2L v6. Our cars are different, and it's still tough to say how any of this would or wouldn't act on a 2.5/5cyl. just "an experience." food for thought. diesel