Re: mad dogs (and EPROM mods)

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> With my kit you know what your getting..... But not what's inside them or 
> what they are made from, Tha's on the "Need To Know" basis, and I'm the 
> only one that needs that info.....  I will agree with Glen though. If you 
> say your doing a "Chip" Mod then it has to be a modified chip, and not a 
> resistor........
> 
... and some of that is the testing that went into making sure it works ...

I can read in the chip, change one strategically located bit or two and 
put it back together so that a comparison would show that there is a 
difference and call it a chip mod.  From what I've heard others say it
sounds as though scaling the boost input to the ECU does cause a shift 
in timing ... given that to be the case then it sounds pretty much as 
advertised.

I wish we could get off this INANE symantical argument!  I could as easily
argue that there is a "chip" of silicon in the zener diode ... Sumbitch,
we got us a chip mod!  Perhaps it is because I'm and EE, but I don't see 
much of an argument here ... the ECU is a SYSTEM ... that precious EPROM 
is useless in and of itself (especially without resistors :), as long as 
the vendor has done enough homework to provide a product that produces the 
claimed benefit and has been tested well enough so that I can be assured 
that I am not assuming undue risk by installing it and supports his custo-
mers why would I be anything but happy?

Perhaps we should all go out for a Quattro Drive (tm) this weekend!  :-)

And a good weekend is wished to all!

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)