so are the SCT tuners a "one time use" tuner?

[HoustonRider]

Did I buy a paperweight? Did everyone buy one? Has anyone experienced buying a SCT tuner and it not work on another vehicle?

***Im talking about AFTER it was reprogrammed by a vendor for the "new" vehicle, and after all the fluff, emails, phone calls, etc. the vendor couldn't get it to work?

I realize its fixed to where a truck can't "share" tunes with another truck (my last tuner was a Spartan Tech tuner ($1500)...

So when you buy a SCT (or similar) programmer, is it just a "disposable" unit, allowing you to tune your specific truck, and if you sell your truck you are just stuck with the pieces?


Whats the joke? (talk amongst yourselves)

 

[swoop1156]

Nope, there is no joke.

Here's how it works and sorry if it's what you already said in different words.

You buy tuner. It's "unlocked/un-married".
You tune to vehicle. It becomes locked/married.
You sell tuner without returning vehicle to stock.
Buyer then has paperweight until sent to SCT and unlocked for $150.
Tuner is then unlocked/un-married.

Scenario 2:

You buy tuner. It's "unlocked/un-married".
You tune to vehicle. It becomes locked/married.
You sell tuner, returning vehicle to stock.
Buyer then has unlocked/un-married tuner that can be reloaded with new tune for new vehicle.

 

[HoustonRider]

Yes, You are right. You said the same thing I just said it a little more colorful. Lol.

Scenario 2 is what I went with. It never worked in the new truck after new tunes were installed by 5 star.

So...I'm wondering if anyone else has had trouble when they sold/swapped a tuner from one Raptor to another?

 

[SPRSNK]

Yes, You are right. You said the same thing I just said it a little more colorful. Lol.

Scenario 2 is what I went with. It never worked in the new truck after new tunes were installed by 5 star.

So...I'm wondering if anyone else has had trouble when they sold/swapped a tuner from one Raptor to another?

It may not work on the next Raptor due to the ECU code programmed into the tuner being different than yours.

 

[HoustonRider]

That could happen. However, in my first and second posts I mentioned te original tuner was re-programmed specifically for the new truck, presumably to forego those problems.

 

[Raptorguy21]

That could happen. However, in my first and second posts I mentioned te original tuner was re-programmed specifically for the new truck, presumably to forego those problems.

Sounds like you got a good ol case of being bent over sir.........

 

[HoustonRider]

Whew, sorry, haven't been around lately... sometimes I got shit goin on. lol

Well, I'll guess I'll contact 5 Star and find out why this thing isn't reprogramming, for use on another 6.2.

has anyone else tried unsuccessfully to reprogram a SCT tuner from 5 star?

 

[Droid]

Sounds like it works like most handhelds.

Any chance they offer a two-VIN option? That is, buy one tuner and tune two trucks with it...obviously at a premium, but for less than the cost of two.