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I have owned a 1997 Ford F 350 for almost a year. The previous owner told me the truck had been "chipped". Where is the chip located? How does the chip differ from the power programers I hear about? Also what is better to have the chip or the programmer? Sorry for all the questions, I am new to all of this.
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Originally Posted by Scott KY
I have owned a 1997 Ford F 350 for almost a year. The previous owner told me the truck had been "chipped". Where is the chip located? How does the chip differ from the power programers I hear about? Also what is better to have the chip or the programmer? Sorry for all the questions, I am new to all of this.
Which is better is a matter of taste and or opinion. I prefer a flip chip so that I can switch programs on the fly. Others prefer the programmer for the relative invisibility to their dealer, and the built in DTC reader.
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From what I understand, I've never "chipped" or had a programer on my truck, a "chip" would be located between the the PCM and the stock wiring harness. Look on your drivers side, black box and lots of wires, slightly behind the fender well in the engine compartment. A chip is hard wired to plug in and provide adjustments to fuel delivery, and shift points. A programer (most of them) plug into the OBDII port (in the cab) and (may) offer different programs to offer different power settings and diagnostics. Like I said, never had either on my truck, but seems like the programer is the way to go simply because of the flexabilty it can offer. I hope some of the "guru's" chime in on the post to correct my ignorance. BTW, welcome to the site!!! This place is a library of knowledge.
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