Miata Mailing List: February 1994, Message #23
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   From: a.mccombs3@genie.geis.com
Subject: RE: Performance Chips
   Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 06:10:00 -0500

Will Z. was asking about performance chips (and other things) for his MX-5.
A few weeks ago I called Autothority Performance Engineering (3769-B Pickett
Rd., Fairfax, VA 22031 - ph. 703-323-0919) for info on the Mazda chips they
advertise in AutoWeek.  I was told that they weren't out yet; it would be a
couple more months or so, maybe more.  I was also told that the cost would
be a few hundred bucks - not nailed down yet.  And finally, that the
horsepower gain would be on the order of 5 - 10 hp, as I recall.  (It's been
a while, and I pretty much wrote off the idea as not worth pursuing, so I
don't recall the exact numbers, which were pretty vague anyway.)  As I
recall, there was something about having to replace more than just the chip
itself, due to the way the chip was installed in the Miata, but I don't
really recall.  Anyway, give them a call if you want.  As for me, there must
be more financially efficient ways to get more power - $50 - $75 per horse
sounds kind of high to me.  Then again, speed costs money - how fast do you
want to go?
                                                --Jack M.