performance chips

[bigboyblue327]

I've been hearing alot about theese preformance chips lately, and I've considered buying them- but one of my friends said that they are bad for the engine. I mean the engines are governed by the stock computers so that they wont reach as high of rpm's and thus last longer right? Will a chip significantly wear down my engine/transmission? Would it be a better idea just to buy a K&N air filter and some headers to unlock horsepower without hurting the engine?

[jeverett]

I've had a Hypertech in my truck since the day I bought it. It hasn't had any negative effects on it in any way (besides the mileage w/ my heavy right foot). I've had the rev limiter set up to 6000, the speed governor is at 128, etc...
I'm selling it and investing that money in a custom tune for even more power!

[bigboyblue327]

how many miles do you have on your truck?

[Pewter'01SS]

I've had the Hypertech Street Runner in my '92 for the past 80,000 miles. It's got 197,000 miles total, plus I raced it in mud drags for 5 years. It still runs fine but I am planning on rebuilding it soon, mainly because it's burning oil now, but with almost 200,000 mi., I'm not complaining. I think if the chip would have caused any problems, it would have happened about 3 years ago.

[bigboyblue327]

Thanks for the input guys...anyone else? Anybody have a bad experience with a preformance chip?