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Dec 6, 2005 | 10:01 AM

#16

Ruiner

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Joined: Dec 2005

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From: Atlanta, GA

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Originally posted by NC Bob
Soldering is the only issue I had with the Upsolute. I watched Rene remove the chip, flash it and re-install. He uses some sort of hot air heating devise to heat up the solder and remove the chip. The hot air is directed only at the solder joints on the chip, not other soldered joints in the ECU. He then downloads the chip info and sends it to HQ in Europe. They develop a program based on your particular chip and email it back to Rene. He then loads that info into the chip. He hand solders the chip back into the ECU. Takes about two hours total. I am concerned that the re-install solder job could be half-assed resulting in a non-start issue with the car. I've not had that problem with mine, but others have.

When you got your chip, did you have the after market exhaust on or off at the time? If you had it on, how did they account for the exhaust mod (dyno results aside)?

Dec 6, 2005 | 10:17 AM

#17

NC Bob

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From: Charlotte, NC

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Aftermarket exhaust was on. I asked Rene if that made a difference and he said that the OEM computer had already adjusted to the new exhaust and they took those readings into account when they re-flashed the chip. Could be BS but it sounded plausable to me. I have not had a CEL since installing the Upsolute.