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Old 07-01-2025, 05:27 PM   #1
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Thornton Plug in Chips

Anyone had any experience with these things? They claim that their stage 3 chip that plugs in like a Range Device will add 65hp and improve gas mileage?
Sounds a little far fetched.
EDIT: The brand is THORTON without the “n” but my auto correct is hell bent on adding it.
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Old 07-01-2025, 05:41 PM   #2
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Anyone had any experience with these things? They claim that their stage 3 chip that plugs in like a Range Device will add 65hp and improve gas mileage?
Sounds a little far fetched.
EDIT: The brand is THORTON without the “n” but my auto correct is hell bent on adding it.
A quick Google search turned up this: https://www.performancechipguide.com...view-teardown/
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Old 07-01-2025, 05:48 PM   #3
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Looks and sounds pretty scammy
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Old 07-01-2025, 06:14 PM   #4
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Looks and sounds pretty scammy
Read the article in the link I posted...
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Old 07-01-2025, 06:17 PM   #5
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I did.
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Old 07-01-2025, 06:23 PM   #6
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People with 16-18 cant share tunes with 19-25 right?
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Old 07-01-2025, 06:47 PM   #7
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Yeah the article outright proves it’s a Chinese toy that does nothing but take your money and provide some blinky lights to make you think it’s doing something.
They must be making money off these things because they are selling them from new and different areas all the time, usually with a name change.
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Old 07-01-2025, 07:18 PM   #8
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People with 16-18 cant share tunes with 19-25 right?
Not the TCM as it has different hardware (8L90 vs 10L80) and control module (T87A vs T92), but the ECM tune should be similar.

I still wouldn't flash a 2019+ tune into my 2018 unchanged, but one can easily get the diffs from stock in VCM Editor, which can then be applied piecemeal to an existing ECM tune from the "other side" of the refresh.
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Old 07-03-2025, 05:31 AM   #9
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Old 07-03-2025, 08:19 PM   #10
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Rather silly to even simultaneously promise both those benefits, even in a scam ad. If there was a magic tune profile that could noticeably increase HP and at that same time decrease fuel consumption, wouldn't the OEM vehicle manufacturer have done that already?

Maybe it's worth me reconsidering selling magic beans.
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