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Old 03-20-2002, 07:52 AM   #3
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I couldn't begin to explain every peice of electronic gadgetry that will enable you to fine tune specific functions of your car by overriding ECU or other operations.  

I'll give you a helpful shorthand though - there are no "chips" that do it all for us - and really, no chips at all.  (too complex here to explain why).  You CAN buy an entire aftermarket ECU that has been reprogrammed to maximize performance for the modifications you have done.  If you had and SR, you might find that there are a few companies that offer "daughter boards" that allow you to skip certain ECU areas and replace those codes with higher performance oriented settings. (a poor man's ECU upgrade).  Some people making these boards have ripped the source code and refined it for certain add ons.  In the US, good luck finding the boards or people who can make them!  (I know of one person who may be doing it)
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