Locked Tune?
Locked Tune? So my car is in need of tuning. I'm the third owner; I bought the car with a t-rex already installed, apparently by the first owner, and i'm guessing it was "tuned" to a degree. The guy i want to tune my car lives about 3 hours away... So i'd really hate to make what would be a 6 hour round trip just to find out that the current "tune" is locked.
Any ideas or suggestions of what i can do to find this out before hand?
Any ideas or suggestions of what i can do to find this out before hand?
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only way you'll be able to tell, is to get something to try and read/write the pcm... a code scanner, or someone close by that has tuning software or programmer, etc...
won't be able to find out unless you try to read from/write to the pcm...
won't be able to find out unless you try to read from/write to the pcm...
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Yeah,... no ****. I didn't ask anyone to tell me if i do have a locked tune. I only asked for input on what i could do to find out. Thankfully someone with some kind of experience was literate enough to read and understand what i asked for.
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A spare PCM can be had for around $100. If you are REALLY worried, you should make sure that your tuner has one on hand or take one with you.
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So my car is in need of tuning. I'm the third owner; I bought the car with a t-rex already installed, apparently by the first owner, and i'm guessing it was "tuned" to a degree. The guy i want to tune my car lives about 3 hours away... So i'd really hate to make what would be a 6 hour round trip just to find out that the current "tune" is locked.
Any ideas or suggestions of what i can do to find this out before hand?
Any ideas or suggestions of what i can do to find this out before hand?
Without a tuner you would have no idea if it was locked or not. Being snide about it doesn't really make people want to help you. Just because people looked at your thread doesn't mean they have the answer. Perhaps they were hoping to find a answer for there own questions?
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Without a tuner you would have no idea if it was locked or not. Being snide about it doesn't really make people want to help you. Just because people looked at your thread doesn't mean they have the answer. Perhaps they were hoping to find a answer for there own questions?
Last edited by 97 SS LT1; Dec 6, 2010 at 09:13 PM. Reason: added more info
Of course, the dealer is going to charge for the reflash. Ask first for the fee. It may be cheaper than make 2 trips tho
You can find PCMs for $100 buck on ebay, maybe less
