Ok, this maybe a dumb question, but im gonna ask it any way!

just bought 08Z on friday, been noticing a rattle under hood during braking or over speedbumps. upon investigation i find this little gray box hanging by wires from pass. side MAFs on my K&N dual air intake, wired in with clips. It says nothing but "GForce" performance chips. further google search reveals ....wait for it...60HP gains and 4-7mpg better!!!! for only 69$ So my questions is..."is this a DumbAss chip? if not, (pretty sure it is 60hp for69$ is far fetched) ...should it be hanging from/ wired into my MAF port?

My instant idea is to remove it and go for a drive!

Other question is: Could this have anything to do with my code for coolant temp too low/ temp stuck on open loop it seems?

 

Remove it immediately!

 

heres a look at it

 

its a gimmick. remove that **** off immediately and burn it with a propane torch.

 

350z's don't use chips. Yank that sucker and go punch the previous owner for being a douche LOL. Not a dumb question since you're smart enough it seems not to fall for that crap.

 

i kinda want to break it open to see if it even has a circuitboard in it!!!

I am headed to carport with pliers in hand.....will report back regarding destruction of one "GFarce chip"

 

So....two snips and a spin around the block reveals.......nothing....car runs exactly as it did prior, i didnt lose 60 hp, crazy i know....one thing that did change however is i no longer have an annoying little rattle in my engine bay


I took it apart to see how high tec this thing is...wow...60hp pic included

GFarce!!

 

LMAO great first couple posts brother :thumb up: Sorry about your 60HP loss.

 

Good work, the previous owner was obviously very gullible.

You might want to inspect the rest of the car throughly just to make sure he didn't buy any other worthless items from Ebay

 

GForce performance chips is a secret that few know about. Why don't we keep it that way.

 

I have removed the dummy as seen on TV chip, and reset my codes, manualy, so far test ride proves good.
ill give it a day and let ya know.

 

Any chance we could trouble you for close ups of the circuit board?

 

Its a simple resistor that does absolutely nothing. Might want to check in the bay for an electric supercharger or a turbo fan.