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Skyllz · 09-23-2013, 01:47 PM

I'm sitting back and enjoying the show for now, users are going to be the winners here with more solutions out there

Sportsguy83 · 09-23-2013, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by King Tut

Saw it as well. I am very interested in ECUFlash working on the BRZ, and I am willing to do anything to help.

anything.... ANYTHING???

King Tut · 09-23-2013, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

anything.... ANYTHING???

I knew that was coming.

EAGLE5 · 09-23-2013, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

anything.... ANYTHING???

Yeah, Meatloaf.

King Tut · 09-23-2013, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Yeah, Meatloaf.

But I won't do that.

EAGLE5 · 09-23-2013, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by King Tut

But I won't do that.

Except for in a public restroom?

wparsons · 09-23-2013, 02:59 PM

Is there any options for people already tuned by EcuTek to use ECUFlash (short of getting a new ECU)? From what I know, EcuTek locks it so nothing else can flash to it?

xjohnx · 09-23-2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wparsons

Is there any options for people already tuned by EcuTek to use ECUFlash (short of getting a new ECU)? From what I know, EcuTek locks it so nothing else can flash to it?

Pretty sure there are ecutek users with the OFT, no? And i'm almost positive i've seen ECUtek and BRZEdit users. If so, i don't see why this wouldn't work. @mad_sb may be able to chime in.

mad_sb · 09-23-2013, 03:10 PM

I believe the Ecutek'd ecu is write locked. You could read out the file then follow whatever the process is to go back to stock with ecutek. If you have an ecutek cable i assume they can give you directions, if not I assume your tuner should be able to do it. After that you should be able to flash the ecu.

If not, there are going to a shit load of people pissed off at EcuTek.

xjohnx · 09-23-2013, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wparsons

Is there any options for people already tuned by EcuTek to use ECUFlash (short of getting a new ECU)? From what I know, EcuTek locks it so nothing else can flash to it?

just found this post from delicious that states it's not locked:

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Originally Posted by DeliciousTuning

When the BRZ/FRS ECU is reflashed it is NOT locked as you have shown us with OpenFlash Tablet. In fact you can pull the map right off and review it, with no problem. The ONLY systems that are truly locked with EcuTeK are the 02-05 Subaru WRX.

When the BRZ/FRS ECU is reflashed back to stock. It is as stock as it is going to be with the EcuTeK License built into the ECU ROM. You can even reflash it with other systems and this goes for all makes and models EcuTeK offers their tuning system for.

Shiv@Openflash · 09-23-2013, 03:56 PM

I wrote my ecu with an ecutek rom I pulled off a customer car. After writing it to my ecu, I could not write over it using the OFT. I couldn't even write over it using some of Rombinhood's development tools I had access to. This is due to their write protection. The only way to recover my ecu was to borrow the ecutek cable that belonged to the customer who orginally had that ecutek flash license and flash it back to stock using ecutek's stock rom file. After that I was able to do restore my flash back to stock or OFT tune status.

This is why we recommend that all ecutek users flash their ecu back to stock (with ecutek cable) before installing the OFT. Not doing so can introduce an ecutek-induced nightmare. I ended up purchasing another ecu mistakenly as I thought that the ecutek cable wouldn't work in my car due to VIN mismatch. Luckily this was not the case and I now have an extra ecu

vgi · 09-23-2013, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shiv@vishnu

I wrote my ecu with an ecutek rom I pulled off a customer car. After writing it to my ecu, I could not write over it using the OFT. I couldn't even write over it using some of Rombinhood's development tools I had access to. This is due to their write protection. The only way to recover my ecu was to borrow the ecutek cable that belonged to the customer who orginally had that ecutek flash license and flash it back to stock using ecutek's stock rom file. After what I was able to do restore my flash back to stock or OFT tune status.

This is why we recommend that all ecutek users flash their ecu back to stock (with ecutek cable) before installing the OFT. Not doing so can introduce an ecutek-induced nightmare. I ended up purchasing another ecu mistakenly as I thought that the ecutek cable wouldn't work in my car due to VIN mismatch. Luckily this was not the case and I now have an extra ecu

interesting. so EcuTech users can make a full image of their ECU using OFT and then clone it to other cars. I recon they would need to watch out for any ECU hardware differences though. Curious if we may see soon EcuTech license key generators

Shiv@Openflash · 09-23-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by vgi

interesting. so EcuTech users can make a full image of their ECU using OFT and then clone it to other cars. I recon they would need to watch out for any ECU hardware differences though. Curious if we may see soon EcuTech license key generators

I don't know how much value there is in ecutek licenses at this point but I suppose anything is possible. That said, I was only able to read out a few ecutek roms with the OFT. Some of them were locked from being read. Or perhaps it required different reading protocol. I did not care enough to look any further.

vgi · 09-23-2013, 05:41 PM

I don't know. Why do people crack photoshop when there is a gimp

09-23-2013, 03:10 PM	#23
mad_sb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Orange County Posts: 1,639 Thanks: 632 Thanked 982 Times in 537 Posts Mentioned: 100 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I believe the Ecutek'd ecu is write locked. You could read out the file then follow whatever the process is to go back to stock with ecutek. If you have an ecutek cable i assume they can give you directions, if not I assume your tuner should be able to do it. After that you should be able to flash the ecu. If not, there are going to a shit load of people pissed off at EcuTek. __________________ ~Namaste~ 2013 Asphalt FRS

09-23-2013, 03:56 PM	#25
Shiv@Openflash Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS Location: SF, CA Posts: 2,629 Thanks: 1,055 Thanked 5,470 Times in 1,494 Posts Mentioned: 605 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	I wrote my ecu with an ecutek rom I pulled off a customer car. After writing it to my ecu, I could not write over it using the OFT. I couldn't even write over it using some of Rombinhood's development tools I had access to. This is due to their write protection. The only way to recover my ecu was to borrow the ecutek cable that belonged to the customer who orginally had that ecutek flash license and flash it back to stock using ecutek's stock rom file. After that I was able to do restore my flash back to stock or OFT tune status. This is why we recommend that all ecutek users flash their ecu back to stock (with ecutek cable) before installing the OFT. Not doing so can introduce an ecutek-induced nightmare. I ended up purchasing another ecu mistakenly as I thought that the ecutek cable wouldn't work in my car due to VIN mismatch. Luckily this was not the case and I now have an extra ecu Last edited by Shiv@Openflash; 09-23-2013 at 05:10 PM.

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