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Old Aug 26, 2020 | 08:15 PM
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Hi, I am a noob and I am trying to see how can I go about unlocking my '04 GTO PCM. I am swapping an LS1 off a GTO onto my Nissan S14. Is there a shop online you guys would recommend? Or does anyone know of a local shop in LA that can unlock the ECU? I guess my last option would be to buy the HPTuners software and module to unlock the PCM. Thanks in advance!
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If it is a simple VATS delete on a P01 or P59 PCM with the kill off of a few check engine lights and DTC codes, try LS Droid with Tuner Pro RT and / or PCM Hammer. Bench harness here is best but it is inexpensive and I use an OBDLink MX+ Bluetooth device to do the actual writing.

No "credits" or other expense required.

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Originally Posted by B52bombardier1
If it is a simple VATS delete on a P01 or P59 PCM with the kill off of a few check engine lights and DTC codes, try LS Droid with Tuner Pro RT and / or PCM Hammer. Bench harness here is best but it is inexpensive and I use an OBDLink MX+ Bluetooth device to do the actual writing.

No "credits" or other expense required.

Rick
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback! I’ll check it out.
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Originally Posted by 240ls6
Hi, I am a noob and I am trying to see how can I go about unlocking my '04 GTO PCM. I am swapping an LS1 off a GTO onto my Nissan S14. Is there a shop online you guys would recommend? Or does anyone know of a local shop in LA that can unlock the ECU? I guess my last option would be to buy the HPTuners software and module to unlock the PCM. Thanks in advance!
Are you by chance on the silviav8 forum, there is a guy on there that has done a lot of the 240SX swap pcm's for the guys on there. It's a pretty dead forum but if you message users on there, they normally respond. You can get a lot of info in doing your swap on there. The S13 / S14 swaps aren't nearly as popular as they were 10 years ago. I guess there isn't many around any more to swap. I don't think I've seen any in the local you pull it in several years
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