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    Default Ebay Chip for 530ia

    What do you guys think? Has anyone tried this?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Perfo...01249489QQrdZ1
    94' AlpineWhite 530i, 5 spd Auto, 112K miles, Mfg in 4/93

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    for that price i would just get an EAT chip and be done, worry free...

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    Default EAT chip for 530i "auto"?

    I don't think there is a EAT chip available for 530i "auto". Is it still true?

    Quote Originally Posted by Boone.Msi
    for that price i would just get an EAT chip and be done, worry free...
    94' AlpineWhite 530i, 5 spd Auto, 112K miles, Mfg in 4/93

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    im not 100% sure, but there was a couple group buys going on a couple months ago from Dsylvia himself and there was a 530i auto chip available in the list with specs. Il look it up and post tomorrow, i think it was on a different forum.

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    He was testing a 530i chip awhile back. Had to get the conforti chip from turner motor sports instead. Very happy with the conforti one, if that's any consolation.

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    this guy has been burning knock-off chips for years, I guess as long as it was burned off a real working 530 upgrade chip it would be okay but for that price I would question the risk.
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    try it out and let us know the outcome

    If only there was a knock off transmission chip

    1995 BMW 530ia/3.15lsd/M Parallels/Eibach/Bilstien/Magnaflow

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    Sounds like a massive power increase to me? on a 540i from 286 to 326bhp? I know chips are the easiest way to get a good power boost ( got a superchip in my 535i) but that sounds like too much? Anyone else agree / disagree?
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    naw thats possible, just that the same chip works in all these different cars is wrong. There is NO WAY an auto chip for a 540 will work in the 530, especially after I tested the EAT chips, the 530 auto has an extra layer burned in there to cut the engine for a moment as it changes gears (wimp trans).
    Quote Originally Posted by leicesterboy15
    Sounds like a massive power increase to me? on a 540i from 286 to 326bhp? I know chips are the easiest way to get a good power boost ( got a superchip in my 535i) but that sounds like too much? Anyone else agree / disagree?
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