I think Skunk2 will chip the ecu without using a ZIF socket, so essentially, it is just soldered straight to the board and you cannot remove it unless you desolder it and add a ZIF socket. I am unsure if they use a reburnable chip or just some non-rewritable chip, so you may want to think about just picking up the uberdata chipping kit and having someone else rechipping it. (Like me) h: