RE: Alfa chips

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

> In the latest issue of Auto Italia, received today (Oct. 01),
> there is an ad
> from Autodelta in the U.K. for performance chips for many Alfa's.
>  It lists
> chips for , among others the 75 3.0 QV and the 164 3.0 12v.  It
> states that
> chips for pre-,98 models can be mailed out and claims an 8-10HP
> gain and a
> highter rev limit.
>
> I always though the computer in my '89 Milano Verde could not be modified
> with a chip change abd would have to be modified by Alfa Heaven,
> Fred D or
> Jonathan Kirstein and sent back.  So what's the story?  If the
> chip's can be
> swapped in the field, that sure would make it easier and would end any
> worries about passing emissions inspection as I could always swap the
> original chip back in for inspection purposes.

There are no chips (ecu type) in the L-Jet equipped Alfas sold in the USA.
I'm guessing that later Euro 75's and the 164 use the Motronic system, which
can be chipped.

bs

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