Volo VP15 Performance Chip
From our Analysis:
From our research and review, it is our opinion that the Volo VP15 Performance Chip may work only on some vehicles from 1996 to 2004 due the Lack of CANbus support.
Today almost every new European car comes with a CAN bus system.
Passed
Company Profile
The manufacturer is a company called Volo Performance, according to the packaging.
Their websites,
www.volochip.tw / www.voloperformance.com
offers these and earlier versions of their chips. They are based in Taiwan and have been in the tuning market for several years, giving them more weight than previously reviewed products
Cost
The cost on the website at the time of this review was $129.95 USD for the Volo VP15 module, which claims to provide enhanced pickup, power, and engine performance enhancements.
The cost is an average price point. We purchased one from the website for testing.
Product Appearance
The OBD performance module comes in the clear case shown above, with a flexible OBD cable for fitment to the OBD port.
The install steps are fairly straightforward:
“1) Install software to your PC laptop or computer and run setup.exe ( Will does not work on Mac’s, PC Only)
2) Program your chip. Start V-link and insert the provided cable in the Volo and your USB port. Follow instructions to fine tune your chip, to your specific car, year make, model.
3) Start your car and warm up your engine, before plugging in the OBD 2 port connector.
4) Plug the Volo VP15 into your car’s under dash 16 pin OBD2 port. Press the RESET button, once the car is hot and idling. Wait till the calibration light show calms down, before driving. (about a minute or 2)
5) DRIVE Your Volo chip is self-learning and will continue to adjust itself to your driving style over time.
ENJOY the gas savings and more pick up than before.”
Sounds different than previous modules we tested – Let’s see if it works.
Internal Analysis
After removing the cover of the module, we see a much more complex circuit board than the previous chips – a newer PIC chip by Microchip with an onboard USB driver, dual voltage regulators, and a 20MHz crystal, as opposed to the 4MHz ones in all the previous light blinker scams. So far, this board appears to have the capability to do what they say it does: 
We examined the OBD connections from the connector to the circuit board and the following nine pins are connected: 2,4,5,6,7,10,14,15,16.
Let’s check the OBD protocols and which pins they require:
From this chart, we can see the following protocols and which pins must be present for them to be used:
CAN – 4, 6, 14, 16
PWM -2, 4, 5, 10, 16
VPW – 2, 4, 5, 16
ISO – 4, 5, 7, 16
So we can conclude from this that the Volo VP15 module:
Is MISSING PIN 14 – IS NOT CAN CAPABLE
HAS all OBD connections for the PWM protocol
HAS all OBD connections for the ISO protocol
HAS all OBD connections for the VPW protocol
The vast majority use CAN or ISO protocol.
– even if the chip were somehow able to produce some magic, the pins needed for most vehicles they claim it works with are not even connected to the circuit board! However, the two most important pins, 4 and 16, which supply GND and +12V to power the light blinker ARE there 😉
Operation
We connected the Volo VP15 Performance Chip Module to our BMW 3 Series 2003 3.0L as instructed and the lights came on as expected:
We followed the instructions, connected it to the software and programmed it for the vehicle year, make, model and mode desired. We drove 200 miles and we noticed a small improvement in throttle response and pick up power. After a few tanks, we also noticed an improvement of almost 1MPG on our BMW 3 Series 2003 3.0L. Definitely some improvement! The VP15 allows three modes of tuning, Max power gain, Mix of Power gain and Fuel economy, and Gas saver mode. We chose the middle mode, and so far, it has made few changes to both.
Analysis
It is clear from our analysis so far, that the Volo VP15 Performance Chip is a good choice for vehicles models from 1996 to 2007
Company Response
We sent the following message to the company before completing this review and received this response.
Our message to the company:
Hello,
We are an automotive performance chip review group and saw your performance chip. We have a few questions about your product:
1) Can you assure us this is not a NitroOBD light blinker scam?
2) Do you have any real-world proof of your performance?
Thanks for helping us to gather more information about your product for buyers on the net!
Company’s response:
10-16-2018 UPDATE: Finally they answered
Conclusion
From our research and review, it is our opinion that the Volo VP15 Performance Chip may work only on some vehicles from 1996 to 2004 due the Lack of CANbus support.
Today almost every new European car comes with a CAN bus system.
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