Thrasher / Direct Scan Conflict?

[Buick Beginner]

Gentlemen,
I've got DS and am considering picking up a Thrasher Chip, I've been told though that there's a compatibility problem there, is that true? - BB

 

[1badTTA]

It is true that there are some compatibility problems with the thrasher chips and DirectScan. There is no way of knowing which ones either, it is truly a hit and miss game. Your best bet if you really want a thrasher is to buy one off of someone that has already tried it with DS and it worked for them. Otherwise you should just order several (defeats the purpose of getting a thrasher) and try them all till you find one that works. There haven't been any updates to the thrashers in several years so the new ones aren't any different than older ones. HTH

 

[J Banning]

I'm bringing this one back from the dead...

Can someone describe this in more detail? Why does this happen??

One of our club members has a Trasher chip for 36's and is having problems with Directscan.

-Banning.

 

[JRNYMNDAVID]

Direct Scan + Thrasher = This!!

I'm bringing this one back from the dead...

Can someone describe this in more detail? Why does this happen??

One of our club members has a Trasher chip for 36's and is having problems with Directscan.

-Banning.

http://www.chuengineering.com/sb_main.htm


"Thrasher" brand chips

* On some vehicles, there appears to be an incompatability between the "Thrasher" brand ECM chips and DirectScan. Some vehicles exhibit strange behaviors ranging from switching to "limp home" mode after running for 10+ minutes to causing the car to stutter to simply displaying erratic data on DirectScan during DFCO mode.
* Unfortunately, the company which developed the "Thrasher" brand ECM chips is no longer doing development on this chip.
* Remedies to avoid this problem have ranged from switching to other brand ECM chips to finding a version of the "Thrasher" brand ECM chips which do not exhibit these problems.

 

[J Banning]

Thanks.

The street chip which worked fine in my car back in the day, but is now causing issues like you mentioned in another car.

-Banning.