Edit/HP tunner/mail program???
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Edit/HP tunner/mail program??? Guy i have a question.Let say that i send my PCM for a mail order program and they program it with the ls1 edit but i going buy the HPtuner can i reprogram the PCM with the HpT ever if the program was done with the edit?
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Originally Posted by wait4me
yes you can as long as the ls1edit tuner never locked the pcm, then you would just have to reflash the pcm to a different program and start fresh..
Ok ...when i reflash the PCM i loose the old program?I have to start from the scratch all over again or i can save the mail order pragram and modify it?
I don't now if they are stupid question but i not have tech. knowlage.
Thanks
The simple answer is to inquire beforehand about the
PCM locking, and refuse to give your money to anyone
who locks you out of your own computer.
Some locking methods are more resistant than others
but none deserve your business.
PCM locking, and refuse to give your money to anyone
who locks you out of your own computer.
Some locking methods are more resistant than others
but none deserve your business.
Chris at HP Tuners helped me 'unlock' my Ed Wright PCM,
after I sent it into 'distress' mode.
Chris & Keith at HP Tuners are the best in customer suport.
You won't find better service at brand X.
Dave
after I sent it into 'distress' mode.
Chris & Keith at HP Tuners are the best in customer suport.
You won't find better service at brand X.
Dave
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FormerVendor
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Originally Posted by 2000Firehawk
Chris at HP Tuners helped me 'unlock' my Ed Wright PCM,
after I sent it into 'distress' mode.
Chris & Keith at HP Tuners are the best in customer suport.
You won't find better service at brand X.
Dave
after I sent it into 'distress' mode.
Chris & Keith at HP Tuners are the best in customer suport.
You won't find better service at brand X.
Dave
). We didn't help you unlock the PCM, since it wasn't locked in the first place. And as you discovered, our editor will not let you open the file you read from the PCM due to it failing the various file consistency checks we make. Also, your intention was to actually overwrite it with a stock image, which is what you did using our "Rewrite Entire VCM" feature Cheers,
Chris...
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Originally Posted by jmac_98ls1
Is there a contact number for HP Tuners? i was wanting to ask them some questions prior to buying it.
thanks
jmac
thanks
jmac
Chris, you're killing me... 
In my dictionary, locked = inaccessible
The 'tune' in my 4 year old Ed Wright VCM was no longer useable
by me, as my car has changed so much, [gearing,tire diameter,ect.].
I couldn't look at, or change the Ed Wright 'tune' with my LS1Edit or
my HHP3.
I had me an electronic paper-weight.
HPTuner made my spare VCM 'accessible' to me.
Hmmm,
HPTuner DID 'unlock' my VCM.
HPTuner DIDN"T 'unlock' my Ed Wright 'tune'.
I WIN...
I now have a spare VCM to work with...
Soft-lock ?? = Ed Wright 'tuner-locked' VCM
Hard-lock ?? = LS1Edit 'tuner-locked' VCM
Dave
In my dictionary, locked = inaccessible
The 'tune' in my 4 year old Ed Wright VCM was no longer useable
by me, as my car has changed so much, [gearing,tire diameter,ect.].
I couldn't look at, or change the Ed Wright 'tune' with my LS1Edit or
my HHP3.
I had me an electronic paper-weight.
HPTuner made my spare VCM 'accessible' to me.
Hmmm,
HPTuner DID 'unlock' my VCM.
HPTuner DIDN"T 'unlock' my Ed Wright 'tune'.
I WIN...
I now have a spare VCM to work with...
Soft-lock ?? = Ed Wright 'tuner-locked' VCM
Hard-lock ?? = LS1Edit 'tuner-locked' VCM
Dave
FormerVendor
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 525
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Originally Posted by 2000Firehawk
Chris, you're killing me...
In my dictionary, locked = inaccessible
The 'tune' in my 4 year old Ed Wright VCM was no longer useable
by me, as my car has changed so much, [gearing,tire diameter,ect.].
I couldn't look at, or change the Ed Wright 'tune' with my LS1Edit or
my HHP3.
I had me an electronic paper-weight.
HPTuner made my spare VCM 'accessible' to me.
Hmmm,
HPTuner DID 'unlock' my VCM.
HPTuner DIDN"T 'unlock' my Ed Wright 'tune'.
I WIN...
I now have a spare VCM to work with...
Soft-lock ?? = Ed Wright 'tuner-locked' VCM
Hard-lock ?? = LS1Edit 'tuner-locked' VCM
Dave
In my dictionary, locked = inaccessible
The 'tune' in my 4 year old Ed Wright VCM was no longer useable
by me, as my car has changed so much, [gearing,tire diameter,ect.].
I couldn't look at, or change the Ed Wright 'tune' with my LS1Edit or
my HHP3.
I had me an electronic paper-weight.
HPTuner made my spare VCM 'accessible' to me.
Hmmm,
HPTuner DID 'unlock' my VCM.
HPTuner DIDN"T 'unlock' my Ed Wright 'tune'.
I WIN...
I now have a spare VCM to work with...
Soft-lock ?? = Ed Wright 'tuner-locked' VCM
Hard-lock ?? = LS1Edit 'tuner-locked' VCM
Dave
Unlocked + invalid checksums = Ed Wright 'tuner-locked' VCM
Unlocked + LS1edit only relevant file changes = LS1Edit 'tuner-locked' VCM
We don't automatically correct checksums or load binaries with incorrect checksums. They are there for a reason. We figure if your smart enought to make hex changes to a binary, then you're smart enough to correct the checksums yourself.
The LS1edit lock only stops other LS1edit users, we've had tuners who switched from LS1edit to our s/w test this and can read/write "locked" PCM's no probs.
HTH.
