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Subject:Re: hot chip
From:Jeff Lincoln
Date:Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:03:43 -0400

I'm far from knowledgable about such things but with what I have recently
been experiencing I wouldn't recomend running without the O2 sensor - then
again I could have other issues yet to be diagnosed.

Just my 2 cents - for what that's worth.

On 9/20/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I wonder how much your mileage goes down, and your emissions up.
>
> Several Listees have recently reported power gains by disconnecting the O2
> Sensor and running rich all the time, but that's not a great solution
> either.
>
> Either way, I don't see a 10 % power increase from ignition timing and
> injection changes.
>
> Save that money and put it toward your TDI conversion.
>
> On 9/20/06, Helmut Blong <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I see from a browse of the archives that at least one list member tried
> a
> > performance chip (022D) in the Digifant ECU. Then there is this:
> >
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-VANAGON-1986-1992-PERFORMANCE-CHIP-2-1L-DIGIFANT-I_W0QQitemZ250030906381QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33597QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
> > Anyone have experience with this one?
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > mordo
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>

--
Thanks,

Jeff
86'
85' GL (sidelined and donating organs to the 86')