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Old May 19, 2014 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Y2KW57
I apologize in advance if this is an obvious question, but does it do the bad behavior without the chip? You said your friend had you remove the chip prior to his testing, which implies that you had kept the chip in during all of your previous testing up until that point. He said your trans is great. Have you reinstalled your chip since his tests? In between time, did you experience the behavior you are trying to address without the chip installed?
Originally I had tested it both ways. He said he would never test a unit with a chip because of too many variables that could skew the results and yes it did do it one time.
 
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I totally agree with him. It sounds like your friend is very sharp. Listen to his advice!
 
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