Hi All, Chipped?

[victim7]

Hi everyone. My name is victim7. I own a 1995 Series 1.5 R33 GTS-T 5 sp manual. I bought it back in December 2005 in Sydney and then had it shipped over to me in Perth. I then drove it home. (I live in Albany, 400km sth of Perth). It has a 3" exhaust from the turbo back, High flow (racing) cat, twin plate HD clutch, HKS blow off valve, Apexi turbo timer, and it's chipped (or so I've been told, I dont really know for sure but I've hit top speed of 240 Kmh and apparently from the factory they have a 180 Kmh speed limitation). Anyone know how I can tell if its been chipped other than that? I've also fitted a pod filter since I got it. Stock engine and turbo. 1st thing will be a Trust front mounted intercooler and a boost controller. Any advice on this would be much appreciated. Anyway, thats me. Once again, Hi to everyone out there in Skylines Australia.

[AzzurrA]

you can tell if its been chipped if you take the cover off the ECU... if its been chipped, the standard solder-in ROM chip will have been removed, and a socket soldered in, in its place, with the new chip inside that...

or if its a MINES ecu or something like that they usually have the sticker on the outside of it.

but if you've hit 240, there's 2 things i can deduce from that... a) you're an idiot and b) the standard 180kph speed limiter has been removed, which is either done by running a speed cut defender or a modified/aftermarket ECU

[HR32_GTS-T]

... a) you're an idiot

good call.

[Abo Bob]

Also wire 53 could be cut which removes the speed limiter.

If it was chipped in Japan then it may be tuned to Japanese fuel and is therefore a time bomb. You need to get it to a dyno to check the air fuel ratios.

[mad082]

is your rev limit still 7000rpm, or is it higher? if it is higher then it has been chipped. but the only way to tell for sure is to open it up.

[R34GTX]

A little harsh don't you think?? For all we know he may have achieved this speed on a track somewhere!!

but if you've hit 240, there's 2 things i can deduce from that... a) you're an idiot and b) the standard 180kph speed limiter has been removed, which is either done by running a speed cut defender or a modified/aftermarket ECU

[AzzurrA]

the car has an exhaust and a pod... which means it is going to be not much quicker than standard (i.e. wet wig)... there is not a track in Australia short of Bathurst (conrod straight) that i can think of that a near-standard R33 would be able to wind out to anywhere near 240kph

[Darkboy]

the car has an exhaust and a pod... which means it is going to be not much quicker than standard (i.e. wet wig)... there is not a track in Australia short of Bathurst (conrod straight) that i can think of that a near-standard R33 would be able to wind out to anywhere near 240kph

you know...there are actually places in this country where there are no speed limits...and I'm sure WA may just fall into this category...(frowning)

[AzzurrA]

you know...there are actually places in this country where there are no speed limits...and I'm sure WA may just fall into this category...(frowning)

are you sure about that?

i thought it was only NT?

[mad082]

i thought it was only in NT, and its only certain roads.

[AzzurrA]

and also, they say 'no speed limits' yet funnily enough i've heard that you can still get fined for excessive speed... its up to the officers discretion as to what is acceptable or not... whatever the case, 240kph is f**king rediculous to be doing on public roads

[GTAAAH]

eh yeh fair harsh, theres quite a few long roads in AUS that are unlimited speed, people always jumping to conclusions.. Mentioning anything over 100 KPH, mentioning drifting, burnouts or standstills and youll get flamed instantly, its quite sad really. Seems people think theres no places in australia you can enter into these activities legally

[Tangles]

Put it this way - why does the Aussie Joe-Public simply LOVE their hi-po motorbikes??

I'll tell ya - speed, speed, and more speed... thats straightline speed and cornering speed. Thats how bikes are judged here, how quick they are in all-round conditions. Im finaly using my smarts, and walking away from riding tho.

To see if its chipped, open up the kick panel on the pasenger side (under golvebox), check over the front and rear of the ECU for stickes, stamps, tampering etc.

[Abo Bob]

I have been on a road in WA with no speed limit. They do exist.

[GTAAAH]

yaa i got 190 in a landcruiser prado in one, was called stuart highway, north of alice springs

[Savage Bliss]

Well apparently victim7 doesn't like replying to his own topics. Sooo... gooly-goo-goo!