Chip info from newsgroup

[HMercerCo@aol.com]

I found the following interesting comment posted as a newsgroup reply to
someone who had put in an Autotech chip and had problems.  First the
oringinal post:

<Subject: VR6 Computer Chip
<From: vr6rage@aol.com (VR6RAGE)
<Date: Fri, Oct 24, 1997 01:10 EDT
<Message-id: <19971024051001.BAA03042@ladder01.news.aol.com
<
<I have a 96 GTI and i put in the Autotech Q-CHIP (which i like MUCH better
than
< the Neuspeed Pchip) anyways, i keep getting the check engine light and
< evertime i get it checked out it says that there was Excessive Knocking on
all
< SIX cylinders. Does anyone else have this problem with the Autotech Chip?
<VR6RAGE@aol.com
<thanks, 
<Mike

Now.. the response:

<Subject: Re: VR6 Computer Chip
<From: clanbree@aol.com (CLANBREE)
<Date: Fri, Oct 24, 1997 13:38 EDT
<Message-id: <19971024173801.NAA05549@ladder01.news.aol.com
<
<as a dealer technician i have encountered the problem numerous times. the
< problem is that your chip changes your entire advance curve and as a
result,
< nulifies the entire knock retard ignition map.   the only way to correct
the
< problem is to return the car to factory spec.s. incidentally.... don't
bring
< your car to the dealer in this condition. we have a new directive from our
< O.T.S.'s to input the V.I.N. of any vehicle with a "chip" into the V.I.N.I.
< system to void the emissions warranty.