I have been chipped but used chipped. I picked one up for $100. I am excited - I want the snow to go away so I can use the extra horses.

With the installation I have a 1998 reg cab v6 4x4 and had to remove the battery to get at the bolt holding the computer cable to the board. Also, when removing the aluminum cover on the back/front of the computer box I only had lithium grease on the contacts I wiped this off with swabs and I was ready to go. I did not have the lacquer coating on the contacts. Total time of installation <1 hour. Hopefully gas doesn't keep going up or I'm pulling the chip for the rest of the winter.



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1998 F150 Silver 4WD Styleside V6 Reg Cab 3.55 RE - Extang soft cover, Rhino step bars, K&N air filter, Steel Horse Brushguard with 2-100W KC Daylighters

 

Silver, You do know you only get half the power with a used one don't you?

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97 F-150 SC Lariat, Styleside, White over Gold, 4.6L (Windsor), Automatic, 3.55 rear end, electronic 4X4, w/ every option of Lariat and ORP packages except the 17" wheels (I even got the OR decals now!) MOD's so far: K&N air box mod, Gibson Super Truck, clear Bugflector II, Leer TSC 600 hard cover, Bridgestone Dueler OWL ATP 265/75 R-16's, TrailMaster Invader N7 shocks, Smittybilt step bars, Ford moulded mud guards, "White-white" head lamps, Cloud Rider Design's SS Grill and bumper opening, Bosch Platinum + 4's, Hayden 30K+ Tranny Cooler,Class III Reece load distributing hitch system and wiring, Electronic Brake controller, Superchip

 

Dear Silver Bullet,

You *DO* have the conformal coating after the grease, *every* Ford EEC-IV & EEC-V computer ever made does, and so does yours. The conformal coating covers the entire circuit board. It can fool you, because it is clear, and you can't see it easily until you actually start scraping it off. Most vehicles won't even start if you do not remove that coating, but even the ones that do will eventually go into limp-home mode or stall altogether if you don't go back and remove it. I did an experiment on two vehicles, a 94 Explorer and a 91 Mustang GT 5.0, and I did the same thing, just removed the grease, and did not scrape the contacts. Both vehicles ran fine for almost a year, and then within a week of each other, *both* vehicles went into limp-home mode, so I had to go back and of course scrape that coating off. The same thing will eventually happen to yours.

Please feel free to give me a call and I'll be happy to go over this with you, I don't want to see your vehicle stall on you when you're on the road, that could be very inconvenient!

Congratulations on being able to pick up on a bargain!

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Online Superchip ordering system:https://www.f150online.com/scpp/index.html

 

"limp-home mode"
Mike, I bet you got his attention!

Silver DO what he says!

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Andthensometoo ®
"Moonlight Blue" 98 F150 SC XLT 2WD 4.6, 3.55 LS Tow Pkg. SUPERCHIP, K&N Airbox mod. w/ "Cool" intake, Mobil One Oil, Bosch +4's, Throttle Body Spacer Plate. Lund Fastback, Lighted visor, Runninng Boards, Crome Taillight covers, Polished Steel Fenderwell Moldings, Smoked Bug and Rain guards, Shelf-it, Carpet dash cover, "Andthensometoo" in silver Letters 3" tall on tail gate. Red Wings license plate in front, Red Wings license plate frame in back, Little Detroit Viper hanging from mirror, Oh yeah, and one "Blacked-out" grill.
Gonna get my Bed rails back on, Finally!
Couldn't find the right Polished steel design, so once I modify the powercoated ones I just bought, I will paint them.

Q: who wants my "Pocket Mount" chrome ones? Price:cost of shipping, or gas and maybe lunch if you live in S/E MI.

"Rocks don't move unless pushed, and neither do chevys!"

http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/daytona/843/

 

Yes... anyone mentions "Limp" and I would take notice.

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97 F-150 SC Lariat, Styleside, White over Gold, 4.6L (Windsor), Automatic, 3.55 rear end, electronic 4X4, w/ every option of Lariat and ORP packages except the 17" wheels (I even got the OR decals now!) MOD's so far: K&N air box mod, Gibson Super Truck, clear Bugflector II, Leer TSC 600 hard cover, Bridgestone Dueler OWL ATP 265/75 R-16's, TrailMaster Invader N7 shocks, Smittybilt step bars, Ford moulded mud guards, "White-white" head lamps, Cloud Rider Design's SS Grill and bumper opening, Bosch Platinum + 4's, Hayden 30K+ Tranny Cooler,Class III Reece load distributing hitch system and wiring, Electronic Brake controller, Superchip

 

Deat ATST,

We can count on you to pick up on that! Hey, I swear I was talking about the computer.

Let's hope my wife doesn't see this, or I'll *never* hear the end of it!

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Online Superchip ordering system:https://www.f150online.com/scpp/index.html