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Old May 6, 2014 | 06:34 PM
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well my new chip arrived today and when i fit it the ecu cover wont fit back on heres a few pics so show what i mean.
ecu with standard chip
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ecu with chip removed
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ecu with new chip
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here you can see how much its sticking out
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Old May 6, 2014 | 06:50 PM
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wth o.O
This can't be common with the evolution chips, quite a dealbreaker for me.
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Old May 6, 2014 | 07:12 PM
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wth o.O
This can't be common with the evolution chips, quite a dealbreaker for me.
im sure theres a simple fix, I just cant figure it out lol
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Old May 6, 2014 | 07:17 PM
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More to the point why are you trying to fit an Msd board into a pectel board.

This won't work and likely to damage some thing.
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Old May 6, 2014 | 07:19 PM
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Lol that's a new record.

pectel board
coilpack driver
and Msd board.
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Old May 6, 2014 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Versus_Creations
More to the point why are you trying to fit an Msd board into a pectel board.

This won't work and likely to damage some thing.
i just bought the ecu on here was told it was standard board, what does the pectel board do?
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Old May 6, 2014 | 07:26 PM
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Looks like a std board to me as I'm sure they have pectal on them

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Old May 6, 2014 | 07:39 PM
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mine plugs into a pectel board,
if i remember,you have to tuck one side of the board under where the screw threads are,if that makes sense.
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Old May 6, 2014 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mattman1234
mine plugs into a pectel board,
if i remember,you have to tuck one side of the board under where the screw threads are,if that makes sense.
tryed that and it now fits thanks
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