20v motors and TAP chips. Part II

[Beatty, Robert]

Depends on the ECU mod, Ned uses a voltage divider network instead of a
zener/resistor, however this is on the 10v, not sure about the 20v.  His mod
does however allow the dash boost gauge to work correctly thou.

Rob


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Tony Lum [SMTP:tlum at flash.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, October 12, 2000 1:46 PM
> To:	quk at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk
> Cc:	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject:	Re: 20v motors and TAP chips. Part II
> 
> At 08:22 AM 10/12/00 +0000, you wrote:
> 
> > > Ned does in fact make the chips.
> >
> >I thought he used a diode/resistor mod - no chip involved?
> >
> >Was I wrong?
> >
> >--
> >  Phil Payne
> >  UK Audi quattro Owners Club
> >  Phone +44 7785 302803   Fax: +44 7785 309674
> 
> Hi Phil,
> 
> Wrong.  I opened and examined an IA chipped ECU and it did have a chip in 
> it.  A prom vs. the usual eprom.  No socket, the install was very 
> clean.  The numbers were sanded off the chip and a sticker attesting to
> the 
> California certification (Executive Order) was pasted on top of the 
> chip.  That EO means the ecu is legally 50 state certified.  Probably why 
> it costs what it does.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> - Tony
> lots of I-5 Audis