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Old 09-11-2004, 07:37 PM
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rough pics, but show you

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is that the only way to tell if its chipped?
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what were u expecting
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by m3dia_lab &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what were u expecting</TD></TR></TABLE>

a scribble written with a permanent marker saying "chipped"
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If there is a 28 pin chip/soket soldered into that white rectangle area then somebody has been fooling around with the ECU - it's really that simple. as soon as you jumper J1 (purple) then your no longer using the stock maps and your engine is controlled by the 'chip' i the white area..

easy.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turbogixxer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">rough pics, but show you

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so all i have to do is open the ecu up and check to see if i see a chip that is filled in on the right hand bottom side?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by trooper0641 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so all i have to do is open the ecu up and check to see if i see a chip that is filled in on the right hand bottom side?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup, if there is no chip or socket then it has never been touched... you see a bunch of points filled in with solder if it is stock.
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great info
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