To unlock an XCAL 2

[svttour]

What is needed to unlock an XCAL 2 that is tuned for a different car?

[DyComet]

I called SCT about this and the only way to do it is send it to them and they charge a $150 fee for it.

[SpinningMarkVIII]

Sometimes you can get someone to get it unlocked for cheaper. Call all the dealers around you, find the best quote. Most places will tell you the same price but keep calling and mabye someone will be cheaper. Especially if you are egtting a tune from said person. I bought a locked DS predator and XCal2 for $100, kept the Xcal2 and sold the pred.

[pierceME311]

You should call Tom @ www.nautilusperformance.com they are an SCT dealer now so he could probably help you, if not at least point you in the right direction. Hope this helps

[turbo_fox]

What is needed to unlock an XCAL 2 that is tuned for a different car?

if the xcal has any unlocks left (you can view number of unlocks, i think it comes with 5) and the previous car was returned to stock, you can download the software called liveload from SCT, and plug in you xcal via USB and click "unlock" right in the liveload software. Just did it yesterday for my friend who purchased a used xcal. Remember, the previous car needs to be flashed back to stock. software is free to download.

[svttour]

the xacl i bought from ebay came with the tune set at aftermarket...

[stilov]

I believe that's ok... if someone has loaded their car with a file...then sold you the Xcal....it would have the option of "return vehicle to stock"

If it doesn't have that I think you're ok

[Blackcoog]

I guess someone could have bought the Xcal tuned there car and then sold it on Ebay because they were happy with there tune. Normally to unlock it you have to load the stock tune back into the vehical so people can't tune other vehicals with it. I guess with my PRP software it may be slightly different because I've never noticed a "return to stock" option. Sounds like you can pay SCT to unlock it though.

[warmonger]

The PRP has nothing to do with the locked xcal2. Once you load your xcal2 into a car it has to be returned to stock.
You just didn't notice it on your xcal2 because you haven't been scrolling down the list of options I'd think.

Also you can pay SCT to unlock it but you pay about what a new xcal2 would cost, or close to it. Then you have a used one and no support.

It is better if you can afford to do it to just pay for the tune and the xcal2 at the same time and try to get a bargain.

Both Nautilus and Brenspeed will offer a 'deal' on the tune when bought with the xcal2. Notice we can't offer the xcal2 below $379 advertised price but we can make a package deal quite attractive as our website suggests.

[DemonSVT]

The moral is this story is don't buy a used XCAL with the OEM program in it. From what I have read any "unlock" you get from SCT will not include a tune! Include the price of a tune and yet again more shipping charges to the bill.

For that matter I can't fathom why so many people buy the XCAL flasher and not the multi-position chip? I'd pick multiple tunes on the fly verses a static PCM flash every day of the week. I'd never give up my multi-position chip!
Also how does that multi-tune chip work if you can only load one XCAL tune at a time???

{edit} okay it looks like their multi-position chip is completely different from their XCAL2 series. So does it only work with their PSP software? Their site does not give any specific details. It had certainly better for the sky high price tag!