Does anybody know where I can find some pictures of the inside of an ECU? I need to show them to the shop that will be doing the soldering for my new MTM chip, so I can get an estimate. I've seen one somewhere...but of course can't remember where.

Thanks gents...

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Its not a solder for 00+
If you bought a chip that is supposed to get soldered, I think you got ripped off. ECU's get flashed through the OBD port on 01+ vehicles, bench flashed for 00, and soldered for 97-99. I might be wrong, but I havent heard of any newer cars needing the chip soldered to the ecu, its usually just a flash.

 

The MTM chips require that the ECU be sent in to Joe Hoppen Motorsports for the install. I can't be without my car for two days, so I'm going to have someone here solder it in place for me. They want to see the ECU in order to give me an estimate, and I really don't feel like extracting it from my car if I can find a picture on the Web.

I'd solder it myself but my wife would kill me if I f'd it up.

I tried the Revo flash a few weeks ago. It was great software, but I didn't like the shop that did the install. The MTM stuff is solid, and something a little different from all the other B6 guys running GIAC, Revo, or APR. And you get a deckid badge...

;o)

boy412

 

Where did you get the chip from?

 

There's really only one place to get MTM products over here. I got mine from Joe Hoppen Motorsports, down in Florida.

http://www.hoppenmotorsport.com/Audi.htm

If I could I'd drive the car down there for the install...but its a little far.Probably add a few hundred $'s to the price of the ship just in gas! I should have it installed in a few weeks, and I'll be happy to post dyno results.

boy412

 

Im confused, I didnt think chips could be soldered onto 00+ ECU's.... I was thinking you bought it used from someone who had it on an older model or something... HMMMM.

 

well here is a small one

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1174076423


Thats a pic of my mystery chip - and this is an ECU off a 98.5 - no idea if its the same looking or different