Does Anyone Know If Ed Wright Locks His Computers When He Tunes Them?
10-20-2007, 09:50 PM
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Does Anyone Know If Ed Wright Locks His Computers When He Tunes Them? I am buying a 98 ls1 six speed computer, and it has a mild tune on it from ed wright the seller says, so i wanted to buy the ecu and transfer my tune onto the computer and use it but i wanna know if he locks his computers when he tunes them if not i will just erase the tune and use my tune. thanks
10-20-2007, 09:53 PM
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Why not contact ed directly at fastchips? He would really be the one to speak to in this case. I know he used to lock his tunes but I believe he changed recently so it might depend on when the pcm was tuned. But like I said he would be your best resource in this case, not anyone else.
10-23-2007, 05:08 PM
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Why not contact ed directly at fastchips? He would really be the one to speak to in this case. I know he used to lock his tunes but I believe he changed recently so it might depend on when the pcm was tuned. But like I said he would be your best resource in this case, not anyone else.
Recently, like five years ago.
10-24-2007, 05:25 PM
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Even if it was old enough to be "locked", anybody could reflash it with any program they wanted to. Unlike several I have had come in lately, second ownner of the vehicle doesn't know who tried to tune it and left it locked, so can't have it unlocked. Makes a door stop of the ECM/PCM. I never left one like that.
10-24-2007, 05:34 PM
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A techII can reflash any pcm that has a good memory.I have had sevral unlocked that way.
Even if it was old enough to be "locked", anybody could reflash it with any program they wanted to. Unlike several I have had come in lately, second ownner of the vehicle doesn't know who tried to tune it and left it locked, so can't have it unlocked. Makes a door stop of the ECM/PCM. I never left one like that.
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10-24-2007, 06:12 PM
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I dont kow how much tuning you actually do, or many you have tried to reflash that was locked with hptuners, but nobody but (ask hptuners if you think I don't know what I'm talking about) or LS2 boxes locked with LS2edit, (ask them if you don't think I know what I'm talking about) and you will learn ONLY the person that locked them can unlock them.
10-24-2007, 08:30 PM
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I dont kow how much tuning you actually do, or many you have tried to reflash that was locked with hptuners, but nobody but (ask hptuners if you think I don't know what I'm talking about) or LS2 boxes locked with LS2edit, (ask them if you don't think I know what I'm talking about) and you will learn ONLY the person that locked them can unlock them.
10-25-2007, 09:07 AM
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That's not what I was told by hptuners or ls2edit. Keith also told me they knew of no way to save an LS2 box locked with ls2edit. I can get those unlocked with a stock cal, but it costs money and have to ship it elsewhere for that. I have an '04 LS6 box laying here right now that I can't flash with my Tech2 & TIS2000. They change the security seed/key routine. In those cases the Tech2 gives up and gives you several programming error codes. The only way around it, (if you have the time) with LS1-style boxes (not LS2) is to desolder the chip and flash it with a good rom image, and solder it back in. Good luck saving an LS2 box that way.
10-25-2007, 11:45 PM
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That's not what I was told by hptuners or ls2edit. Keith also told me they knew of no way to save an LS2 box locked with ls2edit. I can get those unlocked with a stock cal, but it costs money and have to ship it elsewhere for that. I have an '04 LS6 box laying here right now that I can't flash with my Tech2 & TIS2000. They change the security seed/key routine. In those cases the Tech2 gives up and gives you several programming error codes. The only way around it, (if you have the time) with LS1-style boxes (not LS2) is to desolder the chip and flash it with a good rom image, and solder it back in. Good luck saving an LS2 box that way.
No I hack in to change the seed key algorithm through a back door crack , yes I have unlocked E40's and E38's as well as LS1 PCM's , can take a while to brute force my way in though.
Tech2 requires a valid seed key repsonce so it wont unlock them.
Removing the flash was one way on a LS1 but my soldering skills are crap so electronically is a better way
and as you say impossible on a E38 or E40.Send it down my way and I can guarrantee they can be unlocked
