Anybody have experience with Autothority chips?

[LINUS]

As a bonus, I got a Autothority chip in my 413 ecu, so now I might be like Matt looking for a stock chip, or leave well enough alone and get a proper chip when the car is up & running.

Anybody have one of these? How do they stack up against Conforti / Active / ???

It's got a handwritten number on the sticker under the Autothority logo -- 3146 -- does that number mean anything to you guys? I emailed the company a couple days ago, but nothing back yet.

[matt]

I pulled one out of my ECU. Not sure about the number or the quality.

[equate975]

From what I have heard Autothority is complete crap, at least thats the consensus on s14.net

[LINUS]

From what I have heard Autothority is complete crap, at least thats the consensus on s14.net

Yeah, I know it's most def not getting left in for any length of time, in fact I think I might hunt for a OEM chip, or a burned chip like a OEM one. There's no way what I have it is meant to work in my setup (I think) since it came from a 3.0, 19# inj., stock dia. HFM, etc.

Once I figure out what it is, I'll probably post it FS on BF.c --maybe trade +$50, or something like that.

Anybody know what's a fair price for a perf chip? I'm more than likely going to do the trade + cash idea.

[dredder]

Yeah, I know it's most def not getting left in for any length of time, in fact I think I might hunt for a OEM chip, or a burned chip like a OEM one. There's no way what I have it is meant to work in my setup (I think) since it came from a 3.0, 19# inj., stock dia. HFM, etc.

Once I figure out what it is, I'll probably post it FS on BF.c --maybe trade +$50, or something like that.

Anybody know what's a fair price for a perf chip? I'm more than likely going to do the trade + cash idea.

You're in washington, Im in oregon. Try my chip out for free, If you dont like it remove it and return it to me. If you like it, you pay me and post a complete write up on here and BFC. I can drop it off to you if you are not that far.


If anyone want to know how my chip compares, Ask Dem3n how i pulled on him with the same mod on my 318ti/s50 3.5hfm vs. his E30m3 S50 with JC chip/3.5hfm (dyno 200rwhp mustang)

[Stu]

I ran one with my 3.0L for about 4 months, designed for the '95 M3 control unit. It worked well, no problems to speak of. The redline was set at 7000. However, with Jim Blair's chip and tweaking of fuel pressure, I picked up about 8whp and fattened up the curve from 4000 to redline

[ed94r]

If anyone want to know how my chip compares, Ask Dem3n how i pulled on him with the same mod on my 318ti/s50 3.5hfm vs. his E30m3 S50 with JC chip/3.5hfm (dyno 200rwhp mustang)

I'll bite.

I was looking for a Stickley tune but I'd like to see what you can do. I can send you dynojet rwhp graphs+AFR's. I will try your tune and I am willing to pay your fee IF your chip makes power AND doesn't ping/lean out/pig rich and generally abstains from blowing my shit up. Using AA software, in between 4600-5200 rpm I have a significant dip in the power/torque curve and a falling off of power after 5500. 222/223 SAE using AA software but falls hard after 5500. These motors should pull relatively flat to 68-6900rpm and mine doesn't. I'd love to see if you can address these issues with software.

I am articulate enough and can accurately describe AND objectively test (on a friends new Dynojet) your tune. I am also a BFc forum member and can help you market a good S50 chip alternative, or at least give you positive (with graphs) feedback. Can you do a tune for the following?

-S50 413 red label. .040 over bore pistons. Stock S50 cams.
-CNC head (intake only). Head shaved to just about the max. Compression unknown but 10.5 *at least*.
-3.5HFM, 21.5#, Cone, Samco boot, AFPR set to your specs(?),VPD pulley's.
-Supersprint SS long tube replicas, no cat, 2.5 single straight-thru resonator and muffler. 100% mandrel tip2tip.
-M20 flywheel machined to work with the S50. I guess 11-13lbs.
-93 octane in Virginia. 93 used 100%

PM me if you are interested. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Ed

[LINUS]

You're in washington, Im in oregon. Try my chip out for free, If you dont like it remove it and return it to me. If you like it, you pay me and post a complete write up on here and BFC. I can drop it off to you if you are not that far.


If anyone want to know how my chip compares, Ask Dem3n how i pulled on him with the same mod on my 318ti/s50 3.5hfm vs. his E30m3 S50 with JC chip/3.5hfm (dyno 200rwhp mustang)

I'de take you up on this, but I already have this:



As I posted in my other thread, the whole EWS thing is now a dead issue for all us E30 folks, and I really was only looking for a stocker chip to start with all known good parts, then add my AA chip.

Thanks for the offer though - I appreciate it. I was planning on just starting the car with a factory chip so I knew it was going to idle smooth, my emissions would be reasonably close, and it would generally behave like expected. After that then I planned to plug in the AA chip, and if anything changed for the worse, I would know it was in the chip, not anything I had wrenched on.

[matt]

I'de take you up on this, but I already have this:



As I posted in my other thread, the whole EWS thing is now a dead issue for all us E30 folks, and I really was only looking for a stocker chip to start with all known good parts, then add my AA chip.

Thanks for the offer though - I appreciate it. I was planning on just starting the car with a factory chip so I knew it was going to idle smooth, my emissions would be reasonably close, and it would generally behave like expected. After that then I planned to plug in the AA chip, and if anything changed for the worse, I would know it was in the chip, not anything I had wrenched on.

EWS is not a dead issue to the people whos cars it keeps from starting!

[LINUS]

Ok, I understand that this seems like odd information, and I am by no means an expert - I'm merely passing along what I was told today by AA. If my car doesn't start when it's finished, then yeah, Barry was wrong - but they aren't known for being inept, right? I know this flies in the face of what we all have been saying, but I really made sure he understood what components I was using, and he stuck to the fact that I didn't need the EWS defeat. I'll be the 1st one to raise my hand if I'm wrong here, but Barry really stuck to his guns when he said my chip will work with the box I posted. I'm just repeating what he said.

[Lobstrosity]

Ok, I understand that this seems like odd information, and I am by no means an expert - I'm merely passing along what I was told today by AA. If my car doesn't start when it's finished, then yeah, Barry was wrong - but they aren't known for being inept, right? I know this flies in the face of what we all have been saying, but I really made sure he understood what components I was using, and he stuck to the fact that I didn't need the EWS defeat. I'll be the 1st one to raise my hand if I'm wrong here, but Barry really stuck to his guns when he said my chip will work with the box I posted. I'm just repeating what he said.

But that photo you just posted of your chip clearly says on the box "no ews", thus meaning that EWS has been defeated, so if that's true, then why would he say you don't need it if he sold it to you. Or am I missing something?

[LINUS]

But that photo you just posted of your chip clearly says on the box "no ews", thus meaning that EWS has been defeated, so if that's true, then why would he say you don't need it if he sold it to you. Or am I missing something?

According to Barry @ AA, 'no EWS' on the box meant it was burned as a chip not identified as needing the EWS defeated, like if I had a red label or a 1/95 & previous 413. But it's kinda proving out in another thread that Barry may not be as credible as he wanted me to believe he is. If my car doesn't start when it's finished, the chip is the first thing I'm going to blame at this point, let's put it that way.

[matt]

According to Barry @ AA, 'no EWS' on the box meant it was burned as a chip not identified as needing the EWS defeated, like if I had a red label or a 1/95 & previous 413. But it's kinda proving out in another thread that Barry may not be as credible as he wanted me to believe he is. If my car doesn't start when it's finished, the chip is the first thing I'm going to blame at this point, let's put it that way.

That AA chip will start your car for sure. If you had a stock ECU with EWS, that stock chip might not. Don't worry about the quality of AA's chips... they are great.

[dougsic]

My experience with Autothority was good, though it was a few years ago.

I took my M5 there and they burned a custom chip for it. It took a few tries to get the A/F ratio where they should be but overall, I was pleased with their work.