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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:31 AM
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its just gonna have to be done my mail
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:37 AM
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where did u giac owners purchase yours? any1 of yall have multi programs? im wanting stock and chipped.
I got flashed/chipped at a euro shop about 3 miles down the road $500+$15labor+$60 tax.. So plan on about $575 or so out the door.... There are free updates with giac as well.. Does anyone know how we find out when an update is released for giac? I dont even know what version software i have.. Would it be on the invoice/receipt?
It maybe on the receipt, if not it should be on the eprom, the actaul chip. But that means you have to open the inside of the ecu box to find out. Much easier to ask the installer.
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:40 AM
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well what exactly do the updates do. so u have one program right? if so ill be paying for than that. and there are no shops here that sell them.
Yeah i just have one program.. The updates include debuggers, and its just like updating your computer programs because they find out ways to make it better or more reliable. Some of the older chips werent very reliable from what ive read and the engineers/programers just keep getting smarter which is why there are updates and very reliable chips such as giac and apr.
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:42 AM
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where did u giac owners purchase yours? any1 of yall have multi programs? im wanting stock and chipped.
I got flashed/chipped at a euro shop about 3 miles down the road $500+$15labor+$60 tax.. So plan on about $575 or so out the door.... There are free updates with giac as well.. Does anyone know how we find out when an update is released for giac? I dont even know what version software i have.. Would it be on the invoice/receipt?
It maybe on the receipt, if not it should be on the eprom, the actaul chip. But that means you have to open the inside of the ecu box to find out. Much easier to ask the installer.
Well i got flashed so there wouldnt be an acutal chip soldered on the ecu to read i dont think. You think the installer keeps those records huh?
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:45 AM
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another noob question, what is flashing compared to soldering?
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:45 AM
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Holy crap ive had 42 posts today.. what a ****.
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:46 AM
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They should, if you call and ask them what version they gave you they may have it or ask what version would you give for example on a 99 ndbw frontrak 557p ecu box, but in you car specifics.
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:49 AM
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another noob question, what is flashing compared to soldering?
flash means the just load a new progam on to the ecu and nothing is physically add like peices. soldering is when the physicall add a new chip and sodder it in
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:50 AM
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yeah
 
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:50 AM
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another noob question, what is flashing compared to soldering?
flashing is where they either hook up a laptop to your OBD port and do the programing that way, or they take the ecu out of the car for a bench flash which is pretty much the same thing, but they hook up directly to the ecu, bench flash costs more labor$.. For my 2000 i got bench flashed , pre 2000 i think you have to get it soldered on.. Later than 2000 i think they can just hook up through your obd port under the dash. Something like that.
 



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