Chips and Rust

I had aimed to install the chip and the exhaust. The chip was straight forward. I removed the seat to ease ECU removal. Four allen bolts secured the driver's side seat. They were torqued much less than I had thought they would be. The seat was light and lifted right out. The underside of the ECU box had 12 tabs that had to be pried up to access its contents. Pry pry pry. Easy.

Opening the box reveals twenty year old electronics. The scale is large. This eases the jumper soldering (necessary to use the newer version chip, the instructions informed me). This is the outer limits of my soldering skill. Holle's Dad pops into the garage to say hi. Simultaneously scaring the hell out of me right as I'm about to secure one end of the jumper to the PCB with hot metal. I'm just thankful the chip isn't soldered to the board. Pop out the old with my chip pullers. The new one fits right into the socket. Reassembled, the car starts right up. Though it does "hunt" at idle. I adjust the idle as suggested in the instructions. Done.

There is a noticeable "seat of the pants" increase in pull throughout the powerband. :)

The exhaust doesn't go so well. The bolts have been transformed into a rusty mass. Argh much too much for the Dremel. The Pelican folks suggest just taking it to a shop to get them removed. But I want it now!

Completed:
-Steve Wong chip installed
-K&N air filter installed

Now the pictures:


Driver's side seat is out


The big square box holds the ECU. It's quite large. Aren't we so modern and advanced now which is always better (sarcasm sarcasm).


The underside of the ECU with the bendy tabs.


Welcome to the world of tomorrow!


Before


After (can you see anything different other than the chip?)


Put away the wrench