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- $2 for 5 PCBs Any Color jlcpcb.com In this video we will take a look at the OBD2 Nitro Performance Chip Tuning Box. Unfortunately a lot of people are naive enough to think a $3 gadget could improve the performance of their vehicle or save them fuel. The reality is the gadget is a scam and won’t change the way your car runs.
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Big Clive did this, then EEVblog Dave did it too. But Florin, you are the only one who actually explained decently how re-mapping or "tricking" the ECU for performance actually works, and how both just simply CAN NOT BE done by plugging a dongle into the ODB2 port . Proving that one particular brand of "performance dongle" is a scam IS NOT enough. Stressing that this simply can not be done with a dongle in any way from the ODB2 port is the way to go. Well done my friend!
thank you!
I tried the yellow one, it adjusts how fast you engine shift gears, very noticeable, but doesn't really improve Horsepower or torque. and your pedal is all messed up, a half way pedal push is a full redline rev... it does shift faster tho, it doesn't have the old half-second delay before it does anything at all before tuning
If people still insists these work theres no point arguing with them 😆
IGNORANCE IS DEFINITELY BLISSFULL. Enjoy your purchase, it is afterall your hard earned money 👍
money making scheme using ignorance as a tool......real talk.....ill rather have a bot of cold beer than buying this crap😊
Its seems that 8 pins controller on board was a tiny arduino and program only to blink all those LED to make look doing something in your ecu.
There must some sort of memory to store map program. But its none... and no wire connection to obd2 pins that might disturb ecu or make it worst.
Wow
A very comprehensive explantion foe a novice like me.
Im strugling as my car battery is draining on a regular basis.
Iv removed this chip today and hope this chip maybe the problem?
Thanks for checking it, I was always courius - what is inside in it ?
Just a minor point concerning termination: the resistor couldn't possibly be on the PCB, because then you would have an un-terminated bus any time this device _wasn't_ plugged in; at any rate, it would only be needed if the OBD plug would sit at one _end_ of the CAN network (which is not necessarily true), and in that case, it would have to be permanently mounted into the dash socket - the loose end of the bus wiring would need it whether or not something is actually plugged in there... and yes, of course these are snake oil... :)
On some cars, very few though, the OBD2 connector has a protective cover with built-in 120 Ohm resistors. But in general you're correct. No termination resistors are needed in devices to be plugged in the OBD2 port.
thank you for the clarification!
What do i think?🤔 ... ha ha got it🤯:... you are a genius😄😎. Thank you for the time you took to teach us about this scams 👍
i dont know what you're talking about but im sure you know what you're doing
keep busting man!
i guess it is kind of randomly asking but do anybody know of a good place to watch new series online ?
Oh it works..right on 150klm it sent my car haywire..now I keep getting service error..reset many times to get back..$20 eBay crap,now I'm up for 220 tune up..abs-trac control- airbags light are always lighting up now randomly..fuk I'm spuing. .vx commodore
I heard that those chips destroy engine and other parts is that true?
At first I thought this wouldn't be interesting as I had already watched BigClive's video on these. But I decided to watch it anyway as I've got my car tuned few years ago in a small shop dedicated to my car brand for decades. At that time I had not yet started with my electronics hobby so I wasn't that interested in the what and how. Now I know much more and surely it was interesting. Thank you!
And in case someone is curious, yes it did have a significant improvement on the car's performance. The tuning kit was BSR Stage 1 to a Saab 9-3 2.0t. According to their specs it should be a change from 175HP to 220HP. I am not the right person to evaluate if the improvement was that big but it didn't require imagination to spot the difference. :)
No doubt professional tuners know what they're doing and will deliver the results. But one shouldn't expect to replace hundreds of euros paid to a professional tuner with a $3 gadget. I'm amazed how many of these get sold on aliexpress and ebay.
Yes it will effect your vehicle performance with the amazing "placebo" effect :)
I also never heard tuning to save fuel. It should cause you to use more fuel and often cause damage to engine in the long run.
It’s a well known fact that ecu tuning can increase fuel economy as well as power.
It’s the efficiency of the tune that gives you the ‘fuel saving’ because technically you should be using less throttle now it’s more powerful but you are right really. No one is saving fuel, every one is stamping on the gas and wearing out their engines
@@austinsharpley1733 Tuning for power will not increase efficiency. There is a sweet spot for efficiency like everything in life :)
The car makers already tune your engine for most efficient / safe operation. If tuning made the engine better, the people who made the engine would already sell it tuned. It is not a conspiracy :)
@@jackl8915 hi yy2
@@johneric6149 Yy2?
Yeah I bought one but thanks for info I throw mine away glad never used
I had to subscribe to your channel as soon as I saw you using a Fluke DMM. That in itself tells me you know what you're doing!
is it the same with all of those chips
Your right, they are all a scam and need a real tuner to work. It's why a got a diablosport for my Challenger, and actually do work
@@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374 i have the same programer thanks for the info
CAN bus termination resistor is not allowed in anything that plugs into the obd port. The system has to have two under almost all circumstances, and they're found at opposite ends of the bus; usually one in the ECM and one in the antilock brake controller. Adding a third is a violation of the spec and would likely cause sporadic communication problems.
Thanks for the clarification, it makes sense, I was wrong to say that.
Thanks for this video review makes help me to decide about that items
Could it be harm for a car f I will connect it
It seems the one you have is fake. There should be 1 big IC at the center. The one that I saw is with M7 chip
What this does is to do the “Passive” ECU reset that is currently included in every modern car.
I’ll tell you why you don’t need this tool. It’s very simple.
It works like this:
You simply turn the ignition ON (without starting the engine).
Hold the gas pedal all the way in for more than 5 seconds. Preferably 30 seconds.
Without depressing the gas pedal, turn the ignition Off.
Let the gas pedal go.
Wait about 1 min.
Start the engine.
This will reset the user learning habits of the ECU.
In conclusion, yes this device is a scam, what this device does is just to activate a simple code via OBD which is “Holding the Gas pedal sensor all the way in”.
So that when you turn the car on you Kinda feel a difference. Yes it is noticeable for those that owned a car for at least few years and have never perform an ECU learning habit reset.
And that’s why the PCB in this device is so simple and useless.
interesting, so what you’re saying is the device simply keeps the ecu in hard reset mode? If I do the Ecu reset procedure you mentioned every morning before starting my car, I’m basically imitating what this device does? I have been doing the ecu reset every morning and still want a bit more power / better throttle response, but I couldn’t see the point of spending hundreds on a tune when I could buy a chip like this.
@@e92e36 first you must understand how ECU works.
If your vehicle is not a performance or sports car you won’t gain that extra push you’re looking for easily.
City vehicles are meant for Gas Savings and low emission regulations stabilized by your region, so ECUs are programmed with a calendar code that learns your habits from Monday to Sunday. As well learns the car’s health, airflow, gas injection and other mayor sensors around the car to keep the car constantly running without performance lost or gains. It communicates directly with the vehicle motherboard.
The trick as follows:
Perform the gas pedal reset from Monday to Sunday, while performing the gas pedal reset you must drive the car for 10 minutes and threat it like a race car; drive it hard for 10 min.
Remember the gas pedal is a sensor as well and has its relative memory in the ECU.
The car will think you’re an insane bastard with a heavy wallet therefor will pre-inject more gasoline, air, etc etc.
for this to work efficiently you must already ran out of warranty with your manufacturer. Manufacturers sometimes locks this reset during warranty periods to avoid fixes in your vehicle. Remember, the manufacturer hates and only wants your money. They lock it deeply that only the manufacturer can perform a reset, and automatically unlocks after warranty ends therefor you have issues you must pay for them to the manufacturer.
If your car still under warranty get an old used ECU and get it in. Some specialist will help you unlock it and edit it as well.
Making changes to your car like a new exotic exhaust without reprogramming the ECU will cause weird issues to your car at a point of causing RodKnock.
@@exklimexklim Not many people are aware of what you've described. Even aftermarket tuners sometimes do this with their tuning software. UpRev (or perhaps my shop's tuning guy) did this to me on my 06 Infiniti M45. My car ran like a demon until their tune expired. It took me years to figure it out. It's horrible what people and companies are capable of doing to your car for repeat business. 😕
Thank you for your knowledge, you save me $
I think the placebo effect helps... through this device only if you believe. "Let the force be with you."😜
how much power and Nm made in my 150hp and 205nm this Chip ? gazoline engine
These may suck. But I have yet to try a Bluetooth obd scanner that didn't work. Never paid over$4 either.
Well, I got one of those ELM327 bluetooth adapters that doesn't work. "Communication error: ECU responds to OBD2 requests but not to CAN ISO-15765 requests." Possible causes: engine not supported or ELM327 faulty or bad quality. If it's a software or hardware issue I have no idea.
@@voltlog try different software. I'm driving my semi right now and can't see what I use now. But I did go through 5 or 6 apps before getting everything to work.
@@karlporath8904 Eventually I figured out that my problem is the app which doesn't support my engine code. Unfortunately there is no other app that can show the DPF filter status as nice (i'm talking about VAG DPF).
@@voltlog wish I could help. Here in Detroit we have no emissions laws. So as soon as the car is out of warranty all the emissions get disabled.
Another placebo gadget . better use for the enclosure and maybe is that the positive feedback source
I don't know, if you read the reviews, people genuinely believe this works 😂
Good info. Just what I wanted to know. I just saved a couple bucks not buying this junk.
Dave noticed that those scams had silkscreen bellow the IC pads, so it looks like it were doing something but weren't
In this case it was different, 8 pin micro and all pins were soldered down.
Just seen a ad for this on Facebook
I'm going to start working on one that will eliminate the need for fuel. Of course your car won't start after installation but that's the secret ;)
Keep me updated. I work on the same. Seems like it's not very safe for the car though.
maybe even start an indiegogo campaign 👍
TH-cam is running these scam commercials right now
we need people like you.the problem is,their prospective were peoples whom didn't knew anything in mechatronic,like me.the marketing trick were so brilliant in this.almost people doesn't mind to pay $2-3 for something like this and aren't felt too frustrated if it's doesn't functionally according to their claimed.
people need to know about this, it doesn't matter the cost, it is still a scam
@@voltlog yes, correct.you must've enlightenment people about this.
Good job bro you are amazing 👍
Thank you for the video. I was hoping for some dyno testing on the product, but it seems they are all snake oil.
Funny how it has in-video ad
Нямате ли Турбо Obd2, че искам колата да съска и да върви много за без пари!?
real obd2 readers can buy lot many have same than k tech 1500€ system have many many other 100-200€ same all can do.
As they say you get what you pay for. Spend pennies get junk.
So, who thinks he doubles as Casey Affleck?
Hello. This video is one year ago, let me know if this product is legit? Could it possible to improve the performance and fuel saves? Thanks
I had my pick up fitted with this ob2 just recently and it works, fuel effecient and no lagging with the accelaration, it may varies to some cars maybe
Lito Andrade the only variation is how much you paid, but it's still a scam.
If it's a scam, why is it allowed to circulate in the first place? Do authorities have some sort of ways on checking these items before they are out to be sold?
Could it work in Toyota Hilux 2015?
Many people said this is voltage stabilizer ? Its true ?
Biasa voltage stabilizer orang buat sendiri ja atau beli dah siap punya. Benda tu pakai capacitor je boss.. ni obd2 cip, nasib tak beli lagi. Haha
I already suspected it, I will return it. Thanks.
We did it on our Toyota Hiace Commuter D-4D 2.5 liter. Doesn't really add speed, but the fuel consumption reduced a bit and the throttle response is quicker. Oh, our van is also a Public Transport vehicle.
it lights up...what more do you want? 😆
So, in conclusion... This cheap thingy is dead except from draining car battery... Very well.
Holly crap, it's only a BLINKER piece of garbage...
People just luv being conned by these scams.
Thank you for this video...i cant put my hard earned bucks somewhere else....two bot of cold beer perhaps. nice video real talk baby!😊
The my question is the device OBD2 tools keep plug inside the socket as permanently ...? no need remove pull out... or if only we need checking scan..? please give me the answer solution right way.. thanks bro.. greetings from jakarta...
Supposedly the one I was looking at was $90 you plug it into the port and it remaps a stock engine and transmission to its peak performance, and when you take it out the car automatically remaps back to the original factory specs
The only explanation is Magic..
I have one installed in my car and I noticed less fuel consumption compare before., but I hesitated and thinking how can this device communicate ecu? If it is true, I appreciate programmer using PIC 16F59 microprocessor.
haha.. your mind is just justifying your purchasing thats all my man! you have been scammed.. how can you believe that something small like that just plug and play will make everything better in your car? thats total BS
Multumesc
Right I’ve been using the diesel one now for 2 weeks. What I will say is that I have noticed smoother acceleration in the 50 to 70 range and there does seem to be less fuel use. Does it work, hope so but for few quid there’s no harm done. I haven’t noticed any difference in acceleration as of yet but only done about 50 miles using it. I can only say why would something be sold they makes a claim and does not work? You could say it’s in my head but I would say I know my fucking car I’ve had it 4 years now. For 15 quid I’m happy. Does this guy know when he’s talking about, fuck knows I cannot appraise his work and can only go in experience. I will just add that in the 80's there existed the Sinclair zx81 that had 1KB of memory and people typed large amounts of code on this! He’s talking like we know what he’s talking about. 😀
You should buy another one, install two of them, that will double everything you speak about.
@@voltlog lmao
very stupid
haha
Very interesting just thrown one in the rubbish bin
busted...
Thanks for this video. SCAM.
Placebo OBD2
The original cost like $25
still is on ebay at 23.95 as of 07/16/2020 , wtf
26w
its not scam
like Trump said, Chinaaa, no more china crap
kill two birds with one stone huh. oh yeah i need the casing lets make a video. ja ja jajajajajj
👍👍👍
I've been using this tuning chips for a long time and made my car fuel efficient and performed better, improved power and torque and removed throttle delay.. experience is better than watching this video.. just make sure to use the original one because there are fake items out there
add that you sell these on Ebay
@@tonystone1387 I think the one you test is the fake version.. the original one is using microchip PIC16F59
Reviewed by the eevblog, too: th-cam.com/video/XgXwfBTKLGU/w-d-xo.html
(with the same verdict)
great test......oh, that's right, you tested nothing. great article about something you know nothing about. at least now i feel that i know nothing about it too. the real amazing part is that you never even put it in a vehicle.
It's almost like you didn't even bother to watch the video. smh
Version Fake
fake pcb
I don't know one of these that actually works. As far as I knew they're all scams except from the company. Good luck getting one.
The thing is it doesn't matter how it's called or what shape it takes, what they claim is not possible with such an OBD dongle.
@@voltlog The only thing I know is I have an OBD 1 and 2 error reader which is a diagnostic tool. This tool allows you to clear the errors to see if it was a fluke or not and so after you repair your vehicle you don't have to wait for the computer to do it...OBD 1 is good for cars up to 1995 and 2 is 96 to current. Also insurance companies have them if, if you install it will lesson the cost of your insurance, but it will report back if you were speeding, built in GPS so when you get around open WiFi it reports on you. I'm not sure if they carry a sim card yet. Certain cars have the capability to install a performance chip. I used to be a mechanic before all of this crap and made a good amount of money doing that, but I painted Italian sports cars and averaged 5k per job. I was able to spray with no orange peel effect, but like a glass finish. Back in the early 80's, that was a lot of money. anyone with a nice car came there to get a paint job. Some days I would get 2 to 3 jobs per day. Even though the owner received a good chunk of that money, he brought me the work and I was my own boss. Lunch was always the best and on the owner with a case of top beer. This was a huge company and I was the only person allowed to spray any vehicles, made me feel good about myself. That place was certified all the way, mechanics, body men which is how I started to detail. My son is a master mechanic at Toyota, but they work on anything. I had 2 Dodge Ramcharger's a 1981 which had no computer and a 1988 that did, but all you had to do with that was turn the key on and off 3 times and it would blink a code, just don't lose the cross reference book.
@@MrBrymstond Interesting insight, from what I hear these days Ferrari's have notoriously low quality paint jobs coming from the factory which you wouldn't expect for such an expensive car.
@@voltlog And they have robots doing the job in most cases. It is a shame because it doesn't have to be this way.
this one is fake.. original have chip in it..
Can you show where to find the real one?
dude i’ve been using one in my 98 jeep cherokee and it works fine. got my mpg from 13 cause my big ol tires to 17 mpg. also it actually holds a steady green and red light at the same time. you are not the smartest cookie. try it on a car before you TRY and get all smart 🤣🤣
Lady’s and gentleman this person is a dumb ass 😂 thank you good day
its true this works on my car , this guy. is idiot, he even read reviews and all poepole for him crazy and he knows better..
A bit late.
Hoax
Scam bullshit
haha, good video.
Double Decker
In other words its just a plecebo effect eifht? Jusr like what quack doctors do during medieval times. Rhey give patients meds made pf flour and na rurally those who take will rhink rhey fwel much better.
I had my doubts rhe very first time i saw the product and fortunately i did not place an order