Custom Flash Service?

[Drummer]

Would it be feasible for someone who wants to do a flash ecu tune to send a detailed list of his build to someone and have that someone prepare a flash/flash a mailed ecu for a fee? Not sure if this can even be done considering errors in the build details, or that every car is different. Is it feasible, anyone doing this already? An emailed flash could be used by a customer if he is set up to flash or send the ecu to be flashed? Dunno, just thinkin out loud.

[Jeff V.]

There is nothing in place to prevent people from 'sharing' those flashes, so I doubt you'll see many accomplished tuners effectively giving their work away.

[dbest671]

Would it be feasible for someone who wants to do a flash ecu tune to send a detailed list of his build to someone and have that someone prepare a flash/flash a mailed ecu for a fee? Not sure if this can even be done considering errors in the build details, or that every car is different. Is it feasible, anyone doing this already? An emailed flash could be used by a customer if he is set up to flash or send the ecu to be flashed? Dunno, just thinkin out loud.

Are you talking about any platform... if so than yes. DCX depot did that for a Challenger. You send them the general information of mods done to the car, they make a custom tune and email it to you. Then you do some logging, and email them the results, they will tweek the tune. You get three tweeks before you have to pay again. But I believe the tunes were "locked" meaning you couldn't see the perimeters.

[TurboSinceBirth]

Mellon does this type of service for the EVOs. I don't think you'll see it for the 3S until they can be locked at least if they're for a fee. You may find someone generous enough to make something for you.

[Drummer]

I guess you could share a tune if your build is identical to the one that someone will give you.

[99 vr4]

There is the ability to effectivly "LOCK" an ECU so that the user can not read the tune . . . but it also means the user can not flash a tune as well. So this locking will be limited to cars that can be tuned by the tuner and be revisted by that same tuner for subsequent re-tunes. This is a hardware lock that I have developed so that "pay per tune" services can not be freely shared.

[KeithMac]

I can understand the reasons behind locking the ecu`s/ tunes but if I`d paid good money for a tune and someone locked my ecu I would deffinitely not be very happy about it!.

[mb7050]

I think mellon does

[dbest671]

I can understand the reasons behind locking the ecu`s/ tunes but if I`d paid good money for a tune and someone locked my ecu I would deffinitely not be very happy about it!.

I don't know how it works on other platforms, but it don't lock the "ECU". It blocks you from being able to see/change their custom tune. So really the only thing "locked" is their tune. With the challenger, if I wanted to "adjust" something, I would have to reload the factory tune and go from there.

[99 vr4]

Thats correct.. But on this ecu we lock the ecu. If you want the lock removed it's free but so is the factory tune that is reloaded with the removal of the "lock".