chevydillan

Im considering buying a used SCT tuner for my 2013 GT. It has 3 Bama tunes in it, will i be able to use them on my car or are they VIN specific?

chevydillan

Holy crap that pic is huge, I better work on that

duckbubbles

You will most likely have to send it to SCT to be unlocked. They charge $150. Then you buy tunes, and you don't come out much ahead of where you can get a new one through American Muscle. I tried to go that route and just ended up with a new one. If it is a model used with the 4.6, it may not be compatible.

Frank

chevydillan

Its off a 2013 and according to the seller its unmarried.

Nuke

Even if the tuner is unlocked, you can't use the existing tunes unless they're the garbage canned tunes that come from SCT (and even then they may be PCM-specific).

sbradle4

I looked into buying a used one, you'll end up spending almost the same amount of money as new. Just get the new tune, and vet free tunes for life.

mapitts

+1. Even if it does have custom tunes for a 2013, they will be ECM stategy code specific. I am pretty sure that each SCT tuner comes with 5 "unlocks". That is you can configure it or down load tunes into it for up to 5 vehicles, 1 at a time. I had one that I used on 3 different vehicles. I sold it, unmarried of coarse, with 2 unlocks left. I am pretty sure that the above poster is correct in saying that it is $150 to send it to SCT to have it completely unlocked. Although it is a great programming device, SCT's customer service is the worst in the world.

chevydillan

thanks guys, I guess Ill just get a new one

AMDanBailer

It sounds like everyone has provided you with a lot of great information! Buying used parts, is sometimes a great way to get a killer deal. However, when it comes to tuner's, sometimes buying new is your cheapest option! Mainly because the tunes are VIN specific and can only be used on YOUR car. So if you don't buy the device from us, you'll have to buy into our Free Tunes For Life Program for a one time fee of $150!

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions or need some assistance. Our Bama Performance tuning specialists are here in the building Monday-Friday from 9AM-5:30PM EST and Saturday 9AM-5:30PM EST. You can hit them up directly at 888.226.9764 and they'll get you squared away!

-Dan