[Niceboxer]

Delayed update: Turns out it was the Motronic unit that was fried. Who knows if it was the aftermarket FIM chip that fried, or the Motronic board itself. Either way, it was probably a 1/8" phono plugs on my Auto-comm unit that jiggled around and found a way to ground and short on the exhaust.

I picked up a used stock Motronic unit with the exact same part number (presumably from another Boxer Cup Prep) and it plugged and plays just fine. Not even sure if it runs any differently with the stock ship than it did with the aftermarket chip. No real difference in backfiring or performance that I can tell, but admittedly I'm not doing track time.

Lesson learned: stick with OEM (unless your N8).

TG