Xcal Question

[pipelayerjdh]

I recently accuired a '97 GT with auto. It came with an Xcal II witch I thought was pretty cool. It didn't come with instructions, though. Well, the programming was set make the tranny shift hard as heck, so I set it back to stock for daily driving. Friday night, my cousin's '05 F-150 started running rough and I used the Xcal to pull codes. It worked fine, but when I tried to change the tune in the Stang, it said "wrong vehicle" and error when i tried to read codes. It also says no more changes left or something. Did it VIN-lock on the F150, just reading the codes, or is it a limited use programmer?

[vitalidle]

That sucks! I can't imagine it vin locked by scanning the truck? Might want to get ahold of SCT and see what they say about it.

[Dave]

I think you can unlock it with the liveload software from SCT's website. but am not 100% sure

[pipelayerjdh]

Thanks guys! I guess I'll put it back on the F-150 this weekend and hit return to stock just to see if it will unlock. I didn't download a program, but you never know with my luck. Then i'll call up SCT and probably order a USB cable for it.

[Logan]

You should be able to read codes on other Fords with no problem. I have done it many times. I would def hook back up to the 150 and see what it says. The SCTs can be used on 5 vehicles. After that, you have to send them back and pay to get more uses put on it. You may have accidently tried to download something. Who knows.

[pipelayerjdh]

Maybe I'll just buy a chip next time

[slammedSI]

Go to sctflash.com and download the program called liveload. Once downloaded you can unlock the sct that way if it is. (i think)

[pipelayerjdh]

I don't have the USB cable to upload it to the Xcal. I'll have to see if I can find someone around here with one. Thanks guys!