One for the Wortec people
One for the Wortec people
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gsd2000

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11,515 posts

214 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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I currently have a wortec tune on my cv8, and i plan to tune my car myself using efi live. I have heard that my ecu maybe locked, due to the Wortec tune.

Is this true?

If so how do i unlock the ecu?

Do i have to pay someone like monkfish to unlock it?

Thankyou

ringram

14,702 posts

279 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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I think the guys have done it for others before. But you might find its unlocked anyway.
Either way Im sure they will sort you out. Its your ECU afterall smile

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

223 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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I'm not sure about this but i think it may be locked. I don't however see why you would need to pay anyone to unlock it as you own the tune. You paid for it. As i say i may very well be wrong
























But not normally hehe

gsd2000

Original Poster:

11,515 posts

214 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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ringram said:
I think the guys have done it for others before. But you might find its unlocked anyway.
Either way Im sure they will sort you out. Its your ECU afterall smile
How would i know if its unlocked?

Do i need to plug the EFI live scantool in to find out or is there another way?

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

223 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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gsd2000 said:
ringram said:
I think the guys have done it for others before. But you might find its unlocked anyway.
Either way Im sure they will sort you out. Its your ECU afterall


How would i know if its unlocked?

Do i need to plug the EFI live scantool in to find out or is there another way?
Plug up your EFI and it will attempt to access your tune. If it rejects you its locked.

ferb

3,112 posts

241 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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Bonnie and Clyde said:
gsd2000 said:
ringram said:
I think the guys have done it for others before. But you might find its unlocked anyway.
Either way Im sure they will sort you out. Its your ECU afterall


How would i know if its unlocked?

Do i need to plug the EFI live scantool in to find out or is there another way?
Plug up your EFI and it will attempt to access your tune. If it rejects you its locked.

You know your stuff Mel hehe

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

223 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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ferb said:
Bonnie and Clyde said:
gsd2000 said:
ringram said:
I think the guys have done it for others before. But you might find its unlocked anyway.
Either way Im sure they will sort you out. Its your ECU afterall


How would i know if its unlocked?

Do i need to plug the EFI live scantool in to find out or is there another way?
Plug up your EFI and it will attempt to access your tune. If it rejects you its locked.

You know your stuff Mel hehe
Not bad for a girl hey hehe

gsd2000

Original Poster:

11,515 posts

214 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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it just that i havent got efi live yet. i was planning on buying it in march before thunder road, so i could do some high speed data logging. I just wanted to find out if i was going to have problems if the ecu was locked, and how to unlock it, and unlocking timescale, thats all

gsd2000

Original Poster:

11,515 posts

214 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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Bonnie and Clyde said:
ferb said:
Bonnie and Clyde said:
gsd2000 said:
ringram said:
I think the guys have done it for others before. But you might find its unlocked anyway.
Either way Im sure they will sort you out. Its your ECU afterall smile
How would i know if its unlocked?

Do i need to plug the EFI live scantool in to find out or is there another way?
Plug up your EFI and it will attempt to access your tune. If it rejects you its locked.
You know your stuff Mel winkhehe
Not bad for a girl hey hehe
I would agree though you do seem to know your stuff

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

223 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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gsd2000 said:
Bonnie and Clyde said:
ferb said:
Bonnie and Clyde said:
gsd2000 said:
ringram said:
I think the guys have done it for others before. But you might find its unlocked anyway.
Either way Im sure they will sort you out. Its your ECU afterall


How would i know if its unlocked?

Do i need to plug the EFI live scantool in to find out or is there another way?
Plug up your EFI and it will attempt to access your tune. If it rejects you its locked.

You know your stuff Mel hehe
Not bad for a girl hey hehe


I would agree though you do seem to know your stuff
bowtie

Edited by Bonnie and Clyde on Tuesday 12th January 22:20

ringram

14,702 posts

279 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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Yep correct. Just ask anyone with efi around you to see if they can read out the tune. If so you are good to go. The process doesnt take a license. You can flash it back to stock and start over which is usually best.
If you are at the Ace I can read it for you... though Ive just remembered Im going Hiking in Surrey that weekend!

gsd2000

Original Poster:

11,515 posts

214 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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ringram said:
Yep correct. Just ask anyone with efi around you to see if they can read out the tune. If so you are good to go. The process doesnt take a license. You can flash it back to stock and start over which is usually best.
If you are at the Ace I can read it for you... though Ive just remembered Im going Hiking in Surrey that weekend!
I may have a word with gareth then, as his unit is only 20 odd minutes away

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

223 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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ringram said:
Yep correct. Just ask anyone with efi around you to see if they can read out the tune. If so you are good to go. The process doesnt take a license. You can flash it back to stock and start over which is usually best.
If you are at the Ace I can read it for you... though Ive just remembered Im going Hiking in Surrey that weekend!
Hiking verses the Ace yikes Richard Ingram will you have a word with yourself

ARAF

20,759 posts

254 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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Bonnie and Clyde said:
.......As i say i may very well be wrong

But then. I am a woman. hehe
Amended for accuracy. wink

ferb

3,112 posts

241 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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ARAF said:
Bonnie and Clyde said:
.......As i say i may very well be wrong

But then. I am a woman. hehe


Amended for accuracy.

Thats more like it hehe

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

223 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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ferb said:
ARAF said:
Bonnie and Clyde said:
.......As i say i may very well be wrong

But then. I am a woman. hehe


Amended for accuracy.

Thats more like it hehe
Ferb and ARAF i really look forward to seeing you both real soon punch hehe

ARAF

20,759 posts

254 months

Tuesday 12th January 2010
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laugh

You stand 'em up, we'll knock 'em down. wink


MyM8V8

9,468 posts

226 months

Wednesday 13th January 2010
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GSD. Give me a call and I'll hook up the efilive for you to check. If Wortec, it will be HPT and may well be locked.

If it is HPT they may unlock it for you on request, so that you can develop your tune???

You need a copy of it anyway so that if you have a problem you can go back to it at any time.

Not this weekend though, as I'm busy.


ecuboss

45 posts

204 months

Wednesday 13th January 2010
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I've got HPT and will be at autosport on Sunday if that helps.

gsd2000

Original Poster:

11,515 posts

214 months

Wednesday 13th January 2010
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MyM8V8 said:
GSD. Give me a call and I'll hook up the efilive for you to check. If Wortec, it will be HPT and may well be locked.

If it is HPT they may unlock it for you on request, so that you can develop your tune???

You need a copy of it anyway so that if you have a problem you can go back to it at any time.

Not this weekend though, as I'm busy.
i've sent you an email