MMMMMM chips!

[trplblacksnake]

My buddy just got a flip chip in his 03 Cobra with a program for 93 and a program for 101 octain. I want to know how easy it is to install and uninstall a chip for waranty reasons. Can they detect that a chip was plugged in? I really want to know. Any advice would be helpfull.

 

[hj16]

Originally posted by trplblacksnake
Can they detect that a chip was plugged in?

Yup, its extremely obvious.

 

[ZincDude]

Yep Big Brother will know!!

 

[no_slow_svt]

I didnt know the dealer can see that you have a chip.
So ive taken my out for nothing the 2 times its been in. damn
oh well its not like i have bumper to bumper anymore anyways.
good info though. thanks

 

[trplblacksnake]

how do they know it was in there?

 

[99cobrablack]

yeah, I thought that if it was pulled, along with disconnecting the battery for a bit it was undetecable.

 

[FordSVTFan]

There is a sealant over the contacts on the PCM that is removed to put a chip in. There is no other reason to remove the sealant, so they know it has been chipped.

They do sell a replacement sealant that you can use to reseal the contacts!

 

[hj16]

Originally posted by 99cobrablack
yeah, I thought that if it was pulled, along with disconnecting the battery for a bit it was undetecable.

Because to "plug in" a chip you have to scrape away a protective coating over where you connect the chip. The only way they wouldn't you know you had a chip is to have a spare PCM.

 

[TruckerPhoenix]

Originally posted by hj16
The only way they wouldn't you know you had a chip is to have a spare PCM.

That's what I was thinking. I'd be willing to bet that an 03 cobra PCM is gonna cost a grip tho.

 

[trplblacksnake]

Originally posted by FordSVTFan
There is a sealant over the contacts on the PCM that is removed to put a chip in. There is no other reason to remove the sealant, so they know it has been chipped.

They do sell a replacement sealant that you can use to reseal the contacts!

Where how and how can I buy them in bulk?