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cj22944

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7 years into this locked ecu B.S. and nobody has figured it out yet but Diablosport and hptuning? Is it a software lock or a physical lock, like an extra pin in the connector? Somebody must have an unlocked ecu to compare with a locked one. Number of pins etc..

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7 years into this locked ecu B.S. and nobody has figured it out yet but Diablosport and hptuning? Is it a software lock or a physical lock, like an extra pin in the connector? Somebody must have an unlocked ecu to compare with a locked one. Number of pins etc..

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There's more outfits then just HP and Diablo who can unlock the computor. Rick Tapp at Tapped Performance is the first one that comes to mind,and i know there's a couple other outfits who can do it to,just can't remember their names off the top of my head
 

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I was under the understanding that HP tuners had an unlocked computers for not only the ram, but the charger and challenger. I follow it only because my 19 Charger is locked down as well.
 
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I was under the understanding that HP tuners had an unlocked computers for not only the ram, but the charger and challenger. I follow it only because my 19 Charger is locked down as well.
I just wanna know if it's possible to do it myself

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I just wanna know if it's possible to do it myself

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It is not possible to do it yourself unless you have the information that is required to know what to do to the PCM. The unlocking process is a physical modification to the PCM. I have had many a Chrysler PCM torn down on the bench and I just dont have the information or the knowledge to figure out what is required to unlock the PCM.
 
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They physically open the PCM to do the modification. It’s not just a software or extra pin. It’s more complicated than you think.

Those that know what to do like HP and Diablosport likely aren’t going to share that information.
 

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They physically open the PCM to do the modification. It’s not just a software or extra pin. It’s more complicated than you think.
Thats fair enough. I can put a feeler out to some of my buddies who do lots of tuning and what not and see what they know.
Those that know what to do like HP and Diablosport likely aren’t going to share that information.

This is true.
 

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Well that's not very nice lol

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Why don't you buy one from HP or Diablo and reverse engineer it,figure out what it takes to unlock it,then tell the rest of us how you did it
That'd be really "nice" on your part:waytogo:
 

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I figured It out on how to unlock the ECU by looking up the datasheet of the processor and traced out a damaged ECU that I pulled the BGA Chip off the board. I dont want to give the secret because it was a lot of hard work to figure it out reverse engineering a 2017 Charger 5.7L ECU. You have to know how to modify the hardware but also write to memory addresses to bypass the security. Not something the average person can do and it requires a j2534 programmer as well. After its done you remove the hardware and you can then write to the ECU
 
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