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Old 09-09-2005, 01:20 PM
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it was in my car which was sold to me by a dealer and gave me a CPO on the car. I'm pretty sure the holder is GIAC but the chip its self i'm not to sure of.

this came out and i just got the Dahlback chip...all i have to say is WOW!
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Default When I converted my GIAC Stage 3 ECU back to stock they used a piggy back board with

stock chip instead of resoldering it back to the board.

Maybe that's what it is, otherwise your WOW factor just wouldn't make sense.

I could compare your PIC to mine when I get home.
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agreed, could easily be stock code there.
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Default GIAC. 07A is the file on the chip.

same file I have and I love it.
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07a is the encryption board, not the chip file.
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Default the warranty info from AWE says xxxxxxx8x.07a...

so .07A is the encryption board and 8x is the file?
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Default on another topic...

whats with the IP/OS/Browser "exposer" in your sig? I'm curious as to how it's linked into a forum and "reads" the user, etc.

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Default Re: When I converted my GIAC Stage 3 ECU back to stock they used a piggy back board with

I'm pretty sure that's actually a GIAC chip. A stock chip on a GIAC piggyback board doesn't have that small black chip on the underside, where the GIAC chip in a GIAC piggyback has it. I assume that extra chip handles the encryption.

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Default I believe your right, I'm too lazy to go out to the garage and verify :) Not

sure why he purchased a different chip then. Something doesn't add up with the WOW factor.


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