Re: ECU Core replacement

[Eugene Oh <eugeneoh@post1.com>]

At 01:45 PM 1/19/98 -0400, Ron Magers wrote:
>I'm working on getting a Garrett chip for my '95 VR6. Since most of the 95
>chips are soldered, my car would be down for 3 days(shipping the ecu back
>and forth). Autotech has an ecu exchange program. They ship you an ecu with
>the new chip socketed in, and you send them back your old ecu. They charge
>you for a core then refund it when they receive yours. This may be cheaper
>than renting a car for 3 days plus you get to play with the q-chip until
>the g-chip arrives. :-)
>
>Anyone done this? Anything to look out for?
>
>Ron
>'95 GLX VR6

Why bother going through all that hassle? I went down to the local
electronics store that repairs TVs and VCRs, and the guy did it for me for
$20, in about half an hour. Very nice-looking, clean job as well. I'm
waiting for my G-chip to arrive anytime now.

Eugene Oh