From digest.v7.n936 Tue Jan 13 13:13:22 1998
From: "Alan Alfano"<Alan.Alfano_at_SNET.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:38:21 -0400
Subject: JimC chip: I have been to the mountain top

Dear Jim and fellow Digesters;

BD (Before Digest), I used a stock chip and eventually believed the Dinan marketing BS and got their chip.
For what their chip cost, I thought that there was an improvement. But I had severe pinging over 5500 rpm, ran out of wind over 6000 rpm; even thou I was using the best grade of Mobil/Sunoco/Texaco.

Just because all you Digesters were jumping off the cliff did not mean that I had to.
So I dragged my heals on this JimC chip thing that most Digester rave about.
I perceived that the JimC chip was more radical and assumed more pinging. After all, how could there be that much difference ? WRONG !

I've had a Jim C chip in my 1988 325iX for over a week now and have observed the following:

• - first time start was a little weird. I assumed that the JimC chip and Mr. Motronics were getting acquainted. (all subsequent starts have been normal)
• - unbelievable smoothness and seamless power delivery throughout the entire rpm range (almost electric motor / Wankel like)
• - not one ping anywhere in the rpm range
• - a feeling of being on-the-cam anywhere in the rpm range
• - to put it another way: the car has the tiger pacing in a cage and I want to get out feeling
• - better midrange and top end performance
• - fuel economy would probably be better, but it is too must fun exercising the rpm range
• - with restraint, I could use less throttle and get more go
• - can physically see less throttle in the E30 instantaneous mpg gauge; usually this would be between 20-25 mpg at 70 mph on a smooth interstate, now it is between 25-40 mpg.
• - I almost want to hunt down and kill me one of those M3 things (slap), sorry, I got carried away..
• - did I say it has smooth and seemless power ?

Not that it has not already been said: This modification is recommended for one and all.
Next Thursday, I am getting out patient surgery to remove the smile from my face ;-))

Thank You Jim and Thank You fellow Digesters.

Sorry to babble,
Alan Alfano
alan.alfano_at_snet.com

BMW CCA #30492

1988 BMW 325iX
1956 Austin-Healey 100M (2)