bmw 325i chip

i would like to chip my bmw. its a 1990 325i. does anyone know of any good chips to use?
i found this one online http://www.gfchips.com/bmw325i.aspx does anyone know anything about it?
it almost seems to good to be true.
any help would be much appreciated
thank you

You know what MPG is?

60HP .. looks legit.

is that serious or a joke?
it seems like thats a little excessive
thanks

That would be a joke. it would be a super chip if it could do +60hp

okay. do you guys know about any good chips?

Jim c. dinan? Not to sure

What about Bavarian auto sports has a chip also bavauto.com

so does ebay

I got a bavauto chip in my M50. It's....bleh. Going for turner soon

ebay.com

they are copys of the obnoxiously overpriced, mass produced chips the big name brands sell. they just dont have the obnoxious price tag on them.

does ebay actually have good chips? do you have any other suggestions to boost the power of my car and add performance?

Originally Posted by david3

does ebay actually have good chips? do you have any other suggestions to boost the power of my car and add performance?

Depends on your budget.
A turbo S52 would be nice

how much does that run you? it seems like a pretty big job. id like to do it myself if thats possible

You're talking 5 figures minimum for that.
If you don't know what it is, you cant afford it. What is your budget. If its $68 for a "chip" then eBay chips are fine.

well my budget is more then $68 it just seemed like a good deal. i just want to know whats a good chip. and i cant afford 5 figures for a turbo, i was just wondering about it
thanks for any help

I do not know much of the M20 aftermarket perfomance gain, i dont have one, I have an M50 Vanos, and i hvent gotten my E30 yet.

The S52 is the motor from 96-99 M3s. The motor alone is expensive $3,000 and up for a good running example, and then to make it all work in your car is all that much more expensive. and then a decent turbo build on top of that as if you were turboing an M3, which is what it is. If you got the scratch and the time go for it, if you dont have that much a simple 24V swap would be enough, you can find decent M50s for under $1,000 and they're already OBD1, just a 413 red label ecu and the harness...

Originally Posted by 95 E34

You're talking 5 figures minimum for that.
If you don't know what it is, you cant afford it. What is your budget. If its $68 for a "chip" then eBay chips are fine.

5 figures ... no. more like 6-9 grand depending on how far you go with it. thats with proper parts and proper tuning. you could cheap out and build a crappy setup for less.

there really isnt anything much you can do to an m20 to raise its performance that much. e34 boy would know that if he belonged in this section. they are good, reliable well performing cars, they are NOT race cars. unless of course you are racing in spec e30 or modding the car with lots of cash.

Originally Posted by fcsteve

ebay.com

they are copys of the obnoxiously overpriced, mass produced chips the big name brands sell. they just dont have the obnoxious price tag on them.

No, they are not, actually. I have read and saved the files off of all the major chips and have had customer's cars come in the shop with ebay chips and they are not like any of the others, nor as good - they only advance the timing a couple degrees and add a tiny bit of fuel.

Bets shelf-tunes I have seen (as close as we get with live tuning) is JimC and MarkD. The rest only change the WOT maps.

okay this is a lot to take in haha. gives me lots to think about. i am finishing a datsun 280z project currently so i am not planning on doing any major jobs until that is done. also i do not understand all the things you guys are saying. i dont know all the different engines. but that s50 swap seems like it might be good. but also the m3 swap seems awesome. i guess i will just have to wait and see
thanks for all the help and opinions

Originally Posted by ForcedFirebird

No, they are not, actually. I have read and saved the files off of all the major chips and have had customer's cars come in the shop with ebay chips and they are not like any of the others, nor as good - they only advance the timing a couple degrees and add a tiny bit of fuel.

Bets shelf-tunes I have seen (as close as we get with live tuning) is JimC and MarkD. The rest only change the WOT maps.

MarkD has been trying to take legal action against the ebay seller i buy my chips from for a long time .. because his chips are an exact copy of Mark's.

if Mark says they are an exact copy, i believe him.

Originally Posted by fcsteve

5 figures ... no. more like 6-9 grand depending on how far you go with it. thats with proper parts and proper tuning. you could cheap out and build a crappy setup for less.

there really isnt anything much you can do to an m20 to raise its performance that much. e34 boy would know that if he belonged in this section. they are good, reliable well performing cars, they are NOT race cars. unless of course you are racing in spec e30 or modding the car with lots of cash.

A turbo S52 E30 build would easily get over $10,000

And i'm in this section because im picking up my E30 this weekend.

Originally Posted by 95 E34

A turbo S52 E30 build would easily get over $10,000

if you're paying for an overpriced shop to do all of the work, sure .. but if you're paying a shop to do a swap, even just an m50 can run you over 5k.

for parts and you doing all the work yourself, no, an s52 turbo wont run you over 10k. not by a long shot.

Originally Posted by fcsteve

if you're paying for an overpriced shop to do all of the work, sure .. but if you're paying a shop to do a swap, even just an m50 can run you over 5k.

for parts and you doing all the work yourself, no, an s52 turbo wont run you over 10k. not by a long shot.

Thats good news. S52 E30 is a dream car of mine. right behind an M70 E34 touring lol.

i think either way that is out of my price range anyway. hopefully one day i can afford it tho. could someone just send me a link to a good chip. i really just dont know enough to make a good decision.
thank you guys for all of the help. it is much appreciated