Why No Chip for the TL?

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Old 03-26-2002, 07:15 AM
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Why No Chip for the TL?

Hi,

I was wondering why there is no chip for the TL? I see A4's, and Jetta, Passat's have them. As well as other vehicles' Is there a technical reason whhy we can not use chip or on has not been produced? I have read about the MMII mod that will be out soon, that sounds like an ECU add on.

Is the TL not made for a chip?

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Old 03-26-2002, 08:32 AM
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Just an assumption but......I think that the TL-S already has a chip in it. It is the same engine as the TL-P but more horse power. Also most of those other cars might have a turbo or something of the sort. Don't flame me if I'm wrong....just an assumptions
Old 03-26-2002, 08:36 AM
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Well I can tell you for sure that there is no chip in the TL-S, it's engine is just tuned differently like bigger throttle body and whatnot....I wish they had a chip out for the TL and TL-S!
Old 03-26-2002, 08:37 AM
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I think Honda/Acura has made it much more difficult to modify the ECU mapping on their chips. Automakers too used to use discrete Flash/EEPROM memory to store their mappings, but these days custom ASICs are used more and more. These are nonstandard parts and can't easily be snooped.
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