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Thread: Better fuel economy when chipped (Myth or Fact)
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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 08:28 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Richard22b

You will notice that you reach certain speeds at a lot less revs as you used to.

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here. Are you suggesting that after chipping, a car will drive at a given speed at lower rpms?

That would require a lot more than a chip, more like new gears in the transmission...

-Eric
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