Hello, I bought a Tactrix OpenPort 2.0 cable from Tactrix a while back and have finally gotten around to taking my car to a shop and attempt to get a tune done.
The car is a 2001 Subaru WRX STI (bugeye GDB variant) and is from the JDM market.
The operating system of my laptop is windows 10.
I’m a complete amateur at all things tuning so I sent the car into shop and they are saying after many tries there is nothing they can do as it was either tuned previously and the tuner locked the ECU or there isn’t any support for the specific car. They’re recommending I switch to Ecutech as they would be able to tune with that.
Is there a solution to this that you guys recommend? I messaged the previous owner and he says that the car wasn’t tuned over his ownership. I have also sent an email to Tactrix with this same info but have heard it may take some time to get a reply.
I'm located in Victoria, B.C. The shop (paradigm auto works) is quite reputable and owns the only AWD dyno on Vancouver Island so I doubt they are lying to me to sell me Ecutech.
Would really appreciate the help because it’s already getting pricey and I’m not keen on spending an additional $900 on Ecutech if it’s not necessary.
One option I have heard of is possible buying a stock 2001 sti ecu and installing that, or having the ecu shipped to a company that can wipe it. Again, i'm the furthest thing from an expert on this stuff so insight would be appreciate it.