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Old 12-03-2008, 02:00 PM   #376
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I've just been informed by my mapper that ECUTek cannot return my ECU(Flash 2002) JDM STI SPec C to a pre-ecutek state, this has locked me out of my ECU. Rediculous!!
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Old 12-03-2008, 02:23 PM   #377
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ghey

but you can try the easyEcu trick:

All you need a someone with a easyECU and a stock rom file. Flash it over and your done.

Use Cobb or open soruce.

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Old 12-03-2008, 03:35 PM   #378
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What's easyECU? I'm in the UK btw. I'm fuming, just contacted ECUTek directly.
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Old 12-03-2008, 03:42 PM   #379
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EasyECU allows you to switch maps. I have it myself.
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Old 12-03-2008, 05:39 PM   #380
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woww guys, im like freakin worried as hell now.......my tuner at the dealership just did stage II on my car and guess what, he used ecutek for the tuning (both my stage I & II). so should I be having heart attacks just about now. one thing i know for sure, if anything happens and i need to go bak to stock, he'll do watever that needs to be done. thats the reason im going thru a dealership to begin with instead of a private shop.
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:16 PM   #381
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I was also told from my tuner that it is not 100% that you can flash your car to stock and be unlocked. There has to be some legal way to deal with this! No notice to the customer or tuners.
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Old 12-04-2008, 10:49 PM   #382
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I read somewhere that Cobb AP can now clear ECUTEK licence (lock) codes from the ecu. All you need is the latest AP software, marry the AP to your ECUTEK'd car, flash a stock rom with the AP, then unmarry the AP.

Once the AP is unmarried, you can then proceed to flash your own tunes using ECUFlash.

This is what I read on the openecu forums.
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Old 12-05-2008, 01:40 PM   #383
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How would that work if ECUTek alters the handshake protocol? I hooked my car up the ecuflash and it isnt even able to connect to the ecu.
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Old 12-05-2008, 02:39 PM   #384
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FYI Cobb does the same thing though. However you can revert it.
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Old 12-05-2008, 02:43 PM   #385
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I'm getting no where with ECUTek, looks like I'm having to shell out for a new ECU. You think I'd get anywhere if I sent them an invoice for the new ECU??
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Old 12-05-2008, 02:45 PM   #386
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Not at all.
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Old 12-05-2008, 02:59 PM   #387
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Yip.

On a side issue, I didn't realise that ECUFlash/Romraider were hacked versions of the ECUTek software.
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Old 12-05-2008, 04:17 PM   #388
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On a side issue, I didn't realise that ECUFlash/Romraider were hacked versions of the ECUTek software.
They are not.
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Old 12-05-2008, 04:27 PM   #389
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They are not.
Originally they were. Now they aren't.
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Old 12-05-2008, 05:22 PM   #390
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Originally they were. Now they aren't.
The XMLWrite application was based off(contained) of hacked EcuTek information, but EcuFlash only used those files.
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Old 01-02-2009, 07:25 PM   #391
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Has anyone gotten a solution to get the ecutek ecu opened or flashed back to stock and it worked?
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Old 01-03-2009, 03:01 AM   #392
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Find someone local with ecutek deltadash. Get your old tuner to gve you your stock rom file back. Then take the Delta Dash and flash your ecu back to stock. Done Deal.....

Hell. I have unflashed ecutek, tuned my car with rom raider, Then just flashed ecutek back for another shop to retune my car on the dyno.

You can flash ecutek off. My car didnt have any problems once I flashed it off with the stock rom file.
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Old 01-03-2009, 10:44 AM   #393
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what if it gets flashed to stock via ecutek tuner? I was told it may be a 50/50 chance
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Old 01-03-2009, 11:17 AM   #394
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Which dealership? North Coast? Metric?

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woww guys, im like freakin worried as hell now.......my tuner at the dealership just did stage II on my car and guess what, he used ecutek for the tuning (both my stage I & II). so should I be having heart attacks just about now. one thing i know for sure, if anything happens and i need to go bak to stock, he'll do watever that needs to be done. thats the reason im going thru a dealership to begin with instead of a private shop.
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:29 PM   #395
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Its simple. Go to the Ecutek dealer demand its removed. They can remove it. They drag it out and play games with you just to keep you as a customer.

It can be removed.. I have removed and reinstalled mine a few times. Using differant tuning software between. If they "cant" removed it. And you signed nothing before installing or tuning stating that ecutek has ownership over your ecu. Take them to court. They will lose. Everytime.
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Old 01-05-2009, 05:58 PM   #396
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any updates on a ecutek crack?
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Old 01-06-2009, 08:06 AM   #397
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Just buy another ECU. Used they are cheap.
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Old 01-07-2009, 12:25 PM   #398
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any updates on a ecutek crack?
any EcuTek dealers should unlock it for you no problem. I know al (DynoFlash) does it if you send him the ECU, there are other places as well that tune them that shouldn't have any problem unlocking the ECU for you
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Old 01-07-2009, 02:02 PM   #399
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Contact [email protected] and state your year and make and let him know exactly what you are wanting. If he can do it he will let you know.
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Old 01-23-2009, 08:49 AM   #400
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I realize that people are upset about not being able to reflash their ECU's with another source after its been Ecutek flashed... but you must understand Ecutek is protecting their intelectual property in a sense (although I feel there should be a work around for a dealer to take an ECU back to stock).

I've spoken to Ecutek several times about Open Source tuning. I am personally torn both ways. Their arguement are as follows:

(1) Ecutek spends significant time development the maps and software.

(2) Open Source is flat out ripping and stealing their maps and software. They are not doing the work themselves.

I also see comments on this and other forums blatantly discussing ripping of Ecutek software, which quite frankly are quite troubling that people quite openly, see absolutely nothing wrong with doing that.

On the other hand, I must say that I do not have a whole lot of experience with these ROM editors to say if they are simply editors that allow you to do what you want, or they really are blatant rips of Ecutek software/maps.

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