Is the computer under the dash supposed to get hot?

Probably a dumb ? but I'd noticed the Tour wasn't accelerating all that great. I went to pull the chip and both it and the computer were hot to the touch. After pulling the chip, the car performed exactly the same. Compared to before, when I pulled the chip, there was a serious degradation in performance.

What gives?

-R-


I'm a Karate Man. Karate men..bruise on the inside. "The difference between oversteer and understeer: oversteer is when the passengers are scared, understeer is when the driver is scared." -Driver Unknown