Do NOT purchase an EcuTEK license without reading this... - Page 4

gregsachs · 01-29-2007, 11:50 AM

How did you deal with the immobilizer when swapping ecu's on the 05?

***VSGTS14*** · 01-29-2007, 03:27 PM

subaru reprogrammed the codes without wiping anything off the ecu.
however, i'm not sure if it would start up or not right off the bat...i didn't have the crankcase sensor plugged in so the car wouldn't start when i finished the install of everything.
silly me, had it flatbeded to subaru and they took care of it.
they told me they had to reprogram the codes, so i'm guessing it was mandatory.
not sure what they did exactly, they may have just matched my keys chip to the code on the ecu instead of vice versa.

***VSGTS14*** · 02-25-2007, 08:33 AM

so can anyone confirm i can just send my ecu to cobb and they'll get rid of ecutek on it?

SR2017 · 02-26-2007, 08:18 PM

XX tuning sent my ECU to Cobb and they wiped out ECUtek and reflashed AP. Unfortunately I lost my ECUtek license and wasted money. I try not to think about it though. My AP II works perfect and I couldn't be happier with the result.

***VSGTS14*** · 02-28-2007, 04:47 PM

i gotta do this when the time comes and just get a map sent to me to get to the tuner.

GCtoSTI · 01-06-2008, 06:12 PM

my friend has the ecutek in his sti and he's constantly cursing it.. constant cel's and always have to go back and get retuned. I'm running the cobb v1 and i've had no problems what so ever... the flexibility of the cobb is by far one of the top reasons to get it.

Doctor Murdock2 · 02-27-2008, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SR2017

XX tuning sent my ECU to Cobb and they wiped out ECUtek and reflashed AP. Unfortunately I lost my ECUtek license and wasted money. I try not to think about it though. My AP II works perfect and I couldn't be happier with the result.

How long did this process take? I bought a car with ECUtek and want to switch it over to AP, thinking about sending my ECU out to Cobb.

***VSGTS14*** · 04-28-2008, 10:31 AM

bump i'm going to pursue this now, e-mailing cobb to get info on how to do it.

lapinga · 05-03-2008, 03:05 PM

i knew it ecutek sucks

ciper · 05-13-2008, 03:01 PM

Sorry for bumping an old thread. I have an 04 STI ECU with an ECUTek tune/license on it. I'd like to return it to stock, I don't care about the current tune or the license. Is there anyway to do this without sending the ECU back to the original tuner?

modaddict · 05-14-2008, 02:28 AM

if you don't care, you can have a tuner flash it back to stock settings.

01-29-2007, 11:50 AM	#46
gregsachs Senior STI Driver Car: 05 obp/gold Posts: 375 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	How did you deal with the immobilizer when swapping ecu's on the 05? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

01-06-2008, 06:12 PM	#51
GCtoSTI Senior STI Driver Car: 04 wrb sti sil/bbs Fav Mod: air conditioning... Location: tri-states Posts: 301 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Do NOT purchase an EcuTEK license without reading this... my friend has the ecutek in his sti and he's constantly cursing it.. constant cel's and always have to go back and get retuned. I'm running the cobb v1 and i've had no problems what so ever... the flexibility of the cobb is by far one of the top reasons to get it.

04-28-2008, 10:31 AM	#53
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: fp green Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,631 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	Re: Do NOT purchase an EcuTEK license without reading this... bump i'm going to pursue this now, e-mailing cobb to get info on how to do it.

05-03-2008, 03:05 PM	#54
lapinga Junior STI Driver Car: 04 WRB sti Location: GA Posts: 80 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Do NOT purchase an EcuTEK license without reading this... i knew it ecutek sucks

05-13-2008, 03:01 PM	#55
ciper Lurker Car: 946 90BJ LS Posts: 3 Join Date: May 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Do NOT purchase an EcuTEK license without reading this... Sorry for bumping an old thread. I have an 04 STI ECU with an ECUTek tune/license on it. I'd like to return it to stock, I don't care about the current tune or the license. Is there anyway to do this without sending the ECU back to the original tuner?

01-29-2007, 03:27 PM	#47
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: fp green Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,631 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	subaru reprogrammed the codes without wiping anything off the ecu. however, i'm not sure if it would start up or not right off the bat...i didn't have the crankcase sensor plugged in so the car wouldn't start when i finished the install of everything. silly me, had it flatbeded to subaru and they took care of it. they told me they had to reprogram the codes, so i'm guessing it was mandatory. not sure what they did exactly, they may have just matched my keys chip to the code on the ecu instead of vice versa.

02-25-2007, 08:33 AM	#48
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: fp green Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,631 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	so can anyone confirm i can just send my ecu to cobb and they'll get rid of ecutek on it?

02-26-2007, 08:18 PM	#49
SR2017 Junior STI Driver Car: Crystal Grey 05 STI Fav Mod: Turbo Location: Massachusetts Posts: 57 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	XX tuning sent my ECU to Cobb and they wiped out ECUtek and reflashed AP. Unfortunately I lost my ECUtek license and wasted money. I try not to think about it though. My AP II works perfect and I couldn't be happier with the result.

02-28-2007, 04:47 PM	#50
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: fp green Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,631 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	i gotta do this when the time comes and just get a map sent to me to get to the tuner.

05-14-2008, 02:28 AM	#56
modaddict Spec C Club Car: 04 Crawford STi Fav Mod: CP35r 440whp Location: pasco, WA Posts: 1,827 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: Do NOT purchase an EcuTEK license without reading this... if you don't care, you can have a tuner flash it back to stock settings. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.