Lookin into buying a performance chip for my 96 xj 4.0 L inline. Any recommendations or ones to stay away from? Tryin not to break the bank as well. Thanks.

 

None of them are really worth it for the 4.0 waste of cash. use that money and upgrade the injectors,cold air system,bored intake,manifold,exhaust.

 

Have you actually tried them at all or?? Not being a dick but just curious

 

From what i heard many people tried them with little results

 

Little as in little to no hp gain?

 

I've tired 4 brands years ago (got them off eBay) I didn't notice any diffidence at all I even got a $40 one that required me to run 93 octane. It ran smoother and had little more get up but I unplug the chip and noticed no change in performance.

 

Which brands? The one I'm looking at is a g force chip.

 

It is off of a website. Guarantees 60 more hp

 

the one i am interested in is the bullydog since it can tune, change shift points, and has a scanguage-esque monitoring system i have seen em for 250ish. the other stuff seems like junk to me plus the ability to monitor trans temp etc is big for me

 

http://qcwo.com/technicaldomain/iat-...-vs-real-chips

 

They are a waste. The ebay ones are just a box with some wires hanging out of it, and the Jet performance one that I have is garbage too. I have the stage 2 and I have seen no gains what so ever.

And with the bullydog one you can expect to see nowhere near 60+ hp. Maybe 1-2. Tunning a diesel with a bullydog product is the only way you can see those types of numbers.

 

60 more HP?!?!

NO WAY!!!



Seriously, they are all garbage. ALL.

 

No tuner or chip will do anything for a XJ.

 

So if I'm trying to get more hp without dropping a v8 or a huge sum of money ?? Recommendations??

 

what the first guy said. air intake, injectors and such