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Old 03-27-2011, 03:18 PM   #11
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Side note, I would NEVER consider buying a tune from SCT. Waste of money when you can buy from more reputable shops for the same price or less
+1 who are you thinking?
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Old 03-27-2011, 07:16 PM   #12
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Yes it is suppose to be unlocked. I have to take the seller's word on it and will know for sure when I receive it.

Side note, I would NEVER consider buying a tune from SCT. Waste of money when you can buy from more reputable shops for the same price or less
And from the pic, it looks to have the three basic tune files, plus a custom tune.
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Old 03-27-2011, 07:22 PM   #13
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And you can only change cars 5 times. my sct x3 only had one tune in it.
It's one tune, but 3 levels or stages from my understanding, which is why it's locked to one vehicle. It's one tune and the other two "tunes" or "stages" are files that are add ons to the original tune. Hence the reason it has to be returned to stock to be unlocked.
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And from the pic, it looks to have the three basic tune files, plus a custom tune.
No. Per the seller there are no tunes loaded on it. I believe it has been wiped clean.

The 'changes' reflect what Joe mentioned earlier in this tread where they can only be reprogrammed a maximum of 5 times. There are 4 opportunities left now. When I get the programs for my car, there will only be 3 left, etc..
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No. Per the seller there are no tunes loaded on it. I believe it has been wiped clean.

The 'changes' reflect what Joe mentioned earlier in this tread where they can only be reprogrammed a maximum of 5 times. There are 4 opportunities left now. When I get the programs for my car, there will only be 3 left, etc..
Ok. He ordered it unlocked and cleared as opposed to ordering it with the 3 standard/generic tune files. That's the way you want to go if you're going to go with specific bolt ons and a custom tune/tunes, like if you want a N/A tune for the street and a nitrous tune for the track. LFP has that option (loaded or clear) on their SCT's in their stage 3 Lightning packages that I've been looking at.
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Old 03-28-2011, 08:33 AM   #16
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Ok. He ordered it unlocked and cleared as opposed to ordering it with the 3 standard/generic tune files. That's the way you want to go if you're going to go with specific bolt ons and a custom tune/tunes, like if you want a N/A tune for the street and a nitrous tune for the track. LFP has that option (loaded or clear) on their SCT's in their stage 3 Lightning packages that I've been looking at.
Seems to me that would be the best way to go. I have never heard of anyone using the stock SCT tunes so that would be a wasted change
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I think all new sct's are sold through dealers/tuners now.
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Old 03-28-2011, 10:40 AM   #18
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Seems to me that would be the best way to go. I have never heard of anyone using the stock SCT tunes so that would be a wasted change
Yeah, it seems like you would be leaving a lot on the table with a stock tune. But here's the one from LFP with the pre-loaded tunes
http://www.lightningforceperformance...ded_Tunes.html

and the blank one
http://www.lightningforceperformance...m_Tuning).html

...butseeing how LFP has been doing the L's for a long time, and people speak highly of their e-mail tunes, I *might* give them a shot.
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I think all new sct's are sold through dealers/tuners now.
I don't think you can buy directly from SCT anymore.
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