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X-cal 1 To Become Useless?

straughsberry
in Engine Management & Fuel Systems

Will you use SCT in the future? 155 members have voted

  1. 1. Will you use SCT in the future?

    • Not a hope while they maintain any notion of 90 days solution
      65%
      81
    • I will have to go the way of my favourite tuner
      29%
      37
    • Take the 90 days and buy the new unit when I have to do another tune
      4%
      6

  2. 2. Who would you rather go with now?

    • SCT.
      12%
      15
    • HP Tuners VCM Suite.
      25%
      32
    • Sniper.
      37%
      47
    • Uni-Chip.
      4%
      5
    • None of the above.
      20%
      25

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#1

our flash boxes will become useless.

Basic information:

X-Cal 1 boxes are no longer supported for new tunes.

X-CAL 2 boxes will no longer be supported by December.

Only option if you wish to stay with SCT is to upgrade to X-CAL 3 $995.00 with generic tune.

Read further into the thread for other options....

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#2

Unbelievable !

Unfortunately, SCT is not an Aussie company so I am sure the threat of legal action is water off a ducks back. Also, is there really much in the way of other options out there?

What a spot.

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#3

turn off the software for X-cal 1 and X-cal 2 ???

why doesn't someone just burn it just like any other software?

#4

Well, After having a few phone calls and SMS's this morning, I have done some research and have found that SCT have locked out the use of XCAL1 flash boxes, and soon XCAL2 flash boxes.

What this means is, If you want to do more custom tuning on your car with your xcal1 or xcal2 flashbox, you will need to buy a XCAL3.

From what I understand, CAPA had introduced a "Unlocking service" of flash boxes, essentually unlocking a flashbox once it had programmed a car, recycling this box for use on another car.

Which means, Less revenue for SCT as they were no longer selling as many boxes. Seems SCT got smart and fixed the problem by locking out use of all XCAL1 and soon XCAL2 flash devices.

Dont you love the politics that continually emerge from this industry?

danny.

#5

SO this means that my Flash box that I bought almost 2 years ago is useless? That will really piss me off if its true - definately going to have a chat to my tuner asap!

#6

as long as a tuners computer never tries to update the tuning program surely it will continue to work, just in a non upgradeable fashion?

#7

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#8

I'm not all that sure on how the tuners software works. Does it need to be online with SCT to work, does it need to log into them every so often, does it work on a pay per tune basis? Surley its just a matter of someone with some computer knowledge to unlock it..

#9

If this is accurate, that is seriously f*cked up...

#10

bastard merging my thread! :P

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