Performance chip for 2004 mercury marauder

[marauder21]

So i came across this and well i was questioning if this thing actually works. So who better to ask than members on here:) i tried looking for a thread about this but couldnt so i wanna know what you guys think of this item. worth it, yay or nay? lol thanks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PERFORMANCE-CHIP-2004-MERCURY-MARAUDER-/260847641564?hash=item3cbbbb23 dc&item=260847641564&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Acce ssories&vxp=mtr#ht_8311wt_952

[guspech750]

Snake oil bubs.

[clmrt]

Why would you want to knock your MM *down* to 200hp?

It's a red wire in a red box.

NAY

DUH

[MOTOWN]

Just get an xcal3 from one of the vendors and call it a day bud!

[DOOM]

EPIC FAIL!!! :down:

[Vostok]

OBD II type tunes are the only thing you need. Forget about chips.

[marauder21]

I'm looking into the xcal tuner but not so sure just yet I mean I wanna get it but I got some other things to take care of financially lol what kinda got me interested in this was the price I mean when someone says "gain 40+HP and 1-3mpg" for like $25....you would question its existence haha but idk its too good to be true I guess but no doubt imma go for xcal3 or the Diablo tuner sooner or later haha

[MOTOWN]

I would question blowing up my motor with a chip from ernie and burt! YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

[blackwater1311]

If your going to buy a chip stay away from ebay junk !!

[marauder21]

If your going to buy a chip stay away from ebay junk !!

Yeah kinda figured it was too good to be true and not really a reliable supplier haha...just wanted to ask if anyone has actually tried this before that is all:)

[clmrt]

Have you read through any feedback to see...aw wait, they'd be shills. NM.

[marauder21]

Have you read through any feedback to see...aw wait, they'd be shills. NM.

Yeah^^ haha when it comes to my car I don't trust Anyone other than these great people here I mean who better than to trust. When It comes to the marauder:beer:

[fastblackmerc]

Buy it!

Let us know how it works out.... :banana2:

[FrankJAG]

Buy the cop chip, those are better!

[fastblackmerc]

Buy the cop chip, those are better!

:confused: I thought the Marauder came with a cop chip?????

[Local Boy]

I actually started off with a chip...It seemed to work pretty darn well, to be honest....

I think I still got it...

You want it?

Aloha

[marauder21]

If you just have it laying around why not? Lol never hurts to try right? PM me?


I actually started off with a chip...It seemed to work pretty darn well, to be honest....

I think I still got it...

You want it?

Aloha

[RF Overlord]

For the benefit of newer members, let's review the difference between a real chip and one of the fake e-bay ones:

Real chips were around $300 with a proper tune from vendors like Dennis Reinhart and Lidio. They were the cat's ass before hand-held flash tuners were readily available.

The fake e-bay "chips" (or "performance modules") that sell for anywhere from $25 to $80 are nothing more than a 15-cent resistor that installs in the MAF/IAT harness to fool the PCM into thinking the incoming air is cooler than it really is and enrich the fuel mixture. Needless to say, they are NOT the cat's ass. Caveat Emptor.

[Local Boy]

I certainly won't argue the point that there is no comparison between a custom tune (hand held or otherwise) and a chip...Thank you, for the public service...;)

I'm simply being honest in saying that I, before I found this site and became educated on more options, went with a chip...since that was all I knew of at the time...:dunno:

My impressions are still quite positive from what I remember...sheesh, I have a hard time remembering yesterday...:rock:

Anyways...It did firm up the shift points, and ran better than stock...I ran it for @ 4 months...than I found this site and went with SCT...:beer:

Besides...I don't like cats nor their asses...:shake:

If he wants it...He can have it, since he's from Chicago...:D

Shout out to Takedown and HeavyHitter:beer::beer::beer:

BTW: I'm digging the Hypnotoad...:cool3:

Aloha

[RF Overlord]

Actually, there's no performance difference between a quality tune on a chip and the same tune in a hand-held. The primary difference is that the hand-held will allow you to modify parameters without having to remove the chip and send it back for a re-burn.

The fake e-bay "chips" have no tune at all, they just change a sensor input.

[Local Boy]

Thanks for your input...I do understand that...

For whatever it's worth...its not off E-bay...

I got it from Summit...

It's the Jet Performance - Ford Powertech Module p/t# 70303...

It worked better than stock...Honestly...

Aloha

[Shaijack]

Go with the fuel line magnet

[Spectragod]

:confused: I thought the Marauder came with a cop chip?????

It does, I put 2 in mine, one for each side. I also installed some V Tec stickers on the mufflers. Of course, no performance package is complete without cross drilled brake lines, it is the ultimate performance upgrade.:D

[martyo]

http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29 881&stc=1&d=1267296419

[SC Cheesehead]

Go with the fuel line magnet

Fuel economy tip: Hook four fuel line magnets up in series and your car will not only save fuel, it will actually start generating it....

[RF Overlord]

I know a guy with a Chevy Volt. When he plugs it in to charge at night, if he starts the gas motor his electricity meter runs backward.

Oh wait, I lied. There's no such car as the Volt. :D

[martyo]

I know a guy with a Chevy Volt. When he plugs it in to charge at night, if he starts the gas motor his electricity meter runs backward.

That was chuck Norris's car and it's called re-volting.

[SC Cheesehead]

That was chuck Norris's car and it's called re-volting.

:rofl: JOCULARITY! :rofl:

[Spectragod]

Buy the cop chip, those are better!

Here are pictures of the legendary "cop chip". :D

You know it's real, because it say's it is a cop chip right on top.:lol:
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=1170
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=1171

[fastblackmerc]

Here are pictures of the legendary "cop chip". :D

You know it's real, because it say's it is a cop chip right on top.:lol:
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=1170
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=1171

Now I gotta make me one of them.

[martyo]

Now I gotta make me one of them.

Just remember it is for off road use only.

[fastblackmerc]

Just remember it is for off road use only.

Got it!............

[ctrlraven]

It's not even a chip. lol

[Odinson]

Does anyone know where to get a light bar and skid plate for my MM. I want to take it 'offroad' and use it.

[SC Cheesehead]

Now I gotta make me one of them.

Can you modify for S/C applications?

Very interested, money is no object.

[fastblackmerc]

Can you modify for S/C applications?

Very interested, money is no object.

Might have to add another switch.....

[kmastl]

Just took a look at the sellers feedback. 1700 in the last 12 months.. at 25 a pop that's around 40K. He has to be inflating his feedback.