hey guys. just have a quick question.

im currently running a vcm tune on my ute through a workshop im no longer associated with. the workshop im looking to go to is an edit tuner so im wondering what the situation is in relation to tuning. im not sure weather the ecu is locked and im not really keen to even ask them. it is possible to just go from vcm to edit presuming the ecu is not locked? I figure if the ecu IS locked then ill deal with that when I come to it and send it to hp tuners to have it unlocked. so yeah people in the know, is it as simple as switching from one to the other providing that the ecu is not locked?

cheers A

Ford PCMs are Impossible to lock.

However when you do get a flash box, your better off going to ford and getting a STOCK tune loaded back in to your car.

Because during the initial setup of the flash box, it READS your tune, and stores it as the "stock" tune.

Headsex I was close to havin headsex with you when you said you can't lock them. Best news I've heard. Will also take inboard wat you said about the factory tune though may be difficult as I'll need to get the car from town a to town b where tuner is and it won't even thing about running on a stock tune with current mods.

Given your power levels, I'm assuming you have injectors.. in which you cannot drive factory tune with injectors.

My suggestion would be

1) Drive to ford

2) Ford to put factory calibration in

3) Towtruck to tuner

4) Tuner to tune with a brand new flash box

You'll thank yourself later, So if you ever revert the car back to standard (using the flash box), its exactly that.. Standard tune.. not the current VCM based tune.

Danny speaks the truth

Although I agree. My house to tuner = 400km. Reverting back to standard is near impossible as I have none of the factory parts left (everything has been modified bar the bottom end engine wise) but I do get what your sayin. May just get ford in mackay to flash it then flat bed it from there to Dave = like 10k's

storing the vcm tune as your standard might not be a bad thing, if you ever sell the car you don't have to change parts. just load up the vcm slash stock tune, and you have a unlocked xcal that will work on your next car, and the new owner has a car with parts and tune. and if you sell the car just say it has a vcm tune and not xcal.