To chip, or not to chip???

The handhelds program the existing chip. No new hardware required.

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no chip needed "plug and play"

Mindstatic Pro said:

no chip needed "plug and play"

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Well put. That is all the answer to that Q.

Chip = overrides the inputs and outputs to the computer; old school; needs services of a professional tuner to make changes, which will cost you each time you need a retune

Tuner = overwrites data tables in the computer; lets you make changes all day if you want, at no cost; initially more expensive than a chip (sometimes) but cheaper in the long run

The only advantage chips have now are the multi-position chips with nitrous cars. If you run a pretty decent nitrous kit, a flip chip will let you switch from your street tune to your track tune in half a second. Tuners take about a minute to re-flash. All other applications favor a handheld tuner.