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TIMELESS · 10-10-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BHRSTI

Okay, I have an 05 with an Ecutek Flash, I wanted to ditch it and go with a cobb, what the hell do I need to do?

So I've heard mixed responses in regard to EcuTek's issue with locking the ECU after using their reflash. BUT after bringing my car to my tuner, my AP still refuses to marry my Ecutek'd ECU. So is there any development with this problem.

My tuner talked to both Cobb and Ecutek concerning my situation. Cobb states that it might still be the Ecutek lock and EcuTek states they have revised that issue with thier software already. Is anyone else's ECU locked out because of their EcuTek. I want to hear some responses before I give them a call.

I want to ideally go with the AP but I'm literally stuck with the Ecutek at this point. Any suggestions with what I should do?

WRBSTI · 10-10-2006, 02:54 PM

OH ****!! SO are you telling me, that if I had an ecutek tune, my car wont marry to an accessport. I got my car reflashed back to stock and am now doing an AP. I have yet to marry it, but should I be worried that it wont work. Also my car is an 05 STi. Thanks.

TIMELESS · 10-10-2006, 08:48 PM

That's the thing, I'm asking if anyone else is experiencing the same issues as I am.

Just wondering whether EcuTek resolved this issue yet or am I an isolated case. If its an isolated case there might be more to the situation.

***VSGTS14*** · 12-15-2006, 02:24 PM

bumping this back up.

i've been thinking about going back to cobb for tuning for the fact that i love them and had to give it up just to get my car to run (swapped ecu's with parts).

so am i stuck in a nutshell with this ecutek unless i buy a new ecu or send my ecu straight to cobb for them to get on (which i do not want to do cause i have **** wired into it.

i would really love to get the cobb ap 2 and then a protune with my new stuff.
just want that map switching capability.

jason bouchard · 12-27-2006, 02:50 AM

my tuner andy at xotic motorsports totally removed ecutek on the first ecu i had . . . . without a problem and my dealer couldnt see it

SR2017 · 12-28-2006, 07:14 PM

This is not an isolated issue with the Ecutek ECU lock down. I am switching to AP version 2 from Ecutek and the tuner was unable to marry AP, even when he reflashed the ECU back to stock (of course I lost my Ecutek license in the interim and my ECU will not accept AP). So I am shipping my ECU to Cobb and they are going to develop a fix for the problem to help benefit all of the people who will be running into this problem. It makes good business sense for them, because if they solve this problem then more people might be interested in switching to their product. In any case, I will let you guys know how things are proceeding. It certainly is better than buying a new ECU.

***VSGTS14*** · 12-30-2006, 07:39 PM

^awesome, i would love to switch and hopefully sometime soon.

Transworld · 12-30-2006, 11:21 PM

I have an 05 Sti and my tuner put my car back to the stock map. It took 30 seconds....But my car is only stage 1..

mknack · 01-21-2007, 11:07 PM

Sounds jacked up, I am going with the Cobb ap tomorrow, I hope it will do what its supposed to for me.

Carbon · 01-22-2007, 02:32 AM

This is also an issue I have to be weary of as I plan on doing a Stage 2 tune at PDXTuning sort of soon. Anyone have any updates on this?

***Neanderthal Racing*** · 01-22-2007, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mknack

Sounds jacked up, I am going with the Cobb ap tomorrow, I hope it will do what its supposed to for me.

same expectation i had with every single one of my wives ...you'll do MUCH better with ap (isfh)

SR2017 · 01-26-2007, 07:00 PM

As an update, Cobb sent my ECU back unlocked and ready to marry with the Acessport V2. My car got protuned with no problems. Apparently Cobb found a solution that will solve the Ecutek ECU lockdown problem for anyone with this issue. All is well that ends well.

***VSGTS14*** · 01-29-2007, 06:19 AM

that's sweet, so i guess if i ever went with cobb ap i would have to take out my ecu and send it to them?
i'd love to do that.

crystal_Imprezav · 01-29-2007, 07:23 AM

I mean if you really wanted to wipe out the license it would be easy to just flash a stock image back into your ecu via a tactrix cable. That would be pointless though IMO because you would have just lost a $700 license. The best way to go in this case is to just swap ecu with another sti owner for some $$ and get an ecutek dealer to swap the licenses on the ecu's.

***VSGTS14*** · 01-29-2007, 09:38 AM

actually LOL that's what i did.
i swapped my cobb stage 2 ecu with ap to someone who had ecutek already on their ecu, so i have theirs and they took mine and made it stock form and sold the car.

i'm just saying i'd rather really have ap over this ecutek, the purpose of the swap was that it was easiest at the time for him and for me. (since he wanted to sell his car in stock form and i took all his parts).

01-29-2007, 09:38 AM	#45
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: fp green Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,437 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	actually LOL that's what i did. i swapped my cobb stage 2 ecu with ap to someone who had ecutek already on their ecu, so i have theirs and they took mine and made it stock form and sold the car. i'm just saying i'd rather really have ap over this ecutek, the purpose of the swap was that it was easiest at the time for him and for me. (since he wanted to sell his car in stock form and i took all his parts). This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

10-10-2006, 02:54 PM	#32
WRBSTI Professional STI Racer Car: 05 STi Fav Mod: Soon to be FP RED with Axis Stage 3 Block Location: Denver, Co Posts: 648 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	OH ****!! SO are you telling me, that if I had an ecutek tune, my car wont marry to an accessport. I got my car reflashed back to stock and am now doing an AP. I have yet to marry it, but should I be worried that it wont work. Also my car is an 05 STi. Thanks.

10-10-2006, 08:48 PM	#33
TIMELESS Spec C Club Car: 05 GT30R STI Fav Mod: R888s Location: C.A. Posts: 1,007 Join Date: Aug 2004 Trader Rating: (6)	That's the thing, I'm asking if anyone else is experiencing the same issues as I am. Just wondering whether EcuTek resolved this issue yet or am I an isolated case. If its an isolated case there might be more to the situation.

12-15-2006, 02:24 PM	#34
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: fp green Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,437 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	bumping this back up. i've been thinking about going back to cobb for tuning for the fact that i love them and had to give it up just to get my car to run (swapped ecu's with parts). so am i stuck in a nutshell with this ecutek unless i buy a new ecu or send my ecu straight to cobb for them to get on (which i do not want to do cause i have **** wired into it. i would really love to get the cobb ap 2 and then a protune with my new stuff. just want that map switching capability.

12-27-2006, 02:50 AM	#35
jason bouchard Professional STI Racer Car: 06 STI Fav Mod: the driver Location: NJ Posts: 627 Join Date: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	my tuner andy at xotic motorsports totally removed ecutek on the first ecu i had . . . . without a problem and my dealer couldnt see it

12-28-2006, 07:14 PM	#36
SR2017 Junior STI Driver Car: Crystal Grey 05 STI Fav Mod: Turbo Location: Massachusetts Posts: 57 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	This is not an isolated issue with the Ecutek ECU lock down. I am switching to AP version 2 from Ecutek and the tuner was unable to marry AP, even when he reflashed the ECU back to stock (of course I lost my Ecutek license in the interim and my ECU will not accept AP). So I am shipping my ECU to Cobb and they are going to develop a fix for the problem to help benefit all of the people who will be running into this problem. It makes good business sense for them, because if they solve this problem then more people might be interested in switching to their product. In any case, I will let you guys know how things are proceeding. It certainly is better than buying a new ECU.

12-30-2006, 07:39 PM	#37
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: fp green Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,437 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	^awesome, i would love to switch and hopefully sometime soon.

12-30-2006, 11:21 PM	#38
Transworld Senior STI Driver Car: 2005 STi Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Canada Posts: 332 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	I have an 05 Sti and my tuner put my car back to the stock map. It took 30 seconds....But my car is only stage 1..

01-21-2007, 11:07 PM	#39
mknack Junior STI Driver Car: 04 WRX STI Fav Mod: APS 3.5 in tbe Location: california Posts: 101 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Sounds jacked up, I am going with the Cobb ap tomorrow, I hope it will do what its supposed to for me.

01-22-2007, 02:32 AM	#40
Carbon STI Driver Car: 06 Crystal Gray STi Location: Portland, OR Posts: 196 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	This is also an issue I have to be weary of as I plan on doing a Stage 2 tune at PDXTuning sort of soon. Anyone have any updates on this?

01-26-2007, 07:00 PM	#42
SR2017 Junior STI Driver Car: Crystal Grey 05 STI Fav Mod: Turbo Location: Massachusetts Posts: 57 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	As an update, Cobb sent my ECU back unlocked and ready to marry with the Acessport V2. My car got protuned with no problems. Apparently Cobb found a solution that will solve the Ecutek ECU lockdown problem for anyone with this issue. All is well that ends well.

01-29-2007, 06:19 AM	#43
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: fp green Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,437 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	that's sweet, so i guess if i ever went with cobb ap i would have to take out my ecu and send it to them? i'd love to do that.

01-29-2007, 07:23 AM	#44
crystal_Imprezav Spec C Club Car: Slow 05 STi Fav Mod: Loping Idle Location: Chewy's Garage Posts: 1,845 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (11)	I mean if you really wanted to wipe out the license it would be easy to just flash a stock image back into your ecu via a tactrix cable. That would be pointless though IMO because you would have just lost a $700 license. The best way to go in this case is to just swap ecu with another sti owner for some $$ and get an ecutek dealer to swap the licenses on the ecu's.