[V8] new ecu w/out chip

[Coleman, David]

The ECU that got ruined by salted water (now believed to have come in through the air duct via the center wiper grommet) had an IA chip in it.   I went as far as to disassemble the old salt-infested unit and remove the chip, but wasn't comfortable installing it into the new ECU (5-speed ECU's aren't easy to come by).

So I'm running with a stock ECU now, and I gotta say I've noticed zero difference, power-wise.  A semi-serious 0-60 run showed 6.9 seconds (snow tires, 1500 rpm easy launch, hand timed), and it didn't feel ANY slower than the chipped version did 2 weeks ago.

That said, it's not impossible that the old ECU had been flawed anyway, and the chip in the replacement unit might have been noticeable.  Also, I haven't taken or timed the non-chipped version to 100 mph, and I wonder if that is its realm of competence.  Perhaps it was the chip that helped the car achieve 152+ last year..

Lastly, IA printed "90-91 V8" on the chip.   I should be asking Ned this question, but is there more than one version of this chip (3.6/4.2,  manual/automatic)?

-DaveC.