Xcal 1 Flash Tuner News

[The Monty]

A lot of you guys tune using the Xcal 1 device from CAPA.
A lot of you guys would also know that the Xcal 1 has been made into a door stop.
Not really as bad as it sounds but this is what they are basically good for.
I have been asked to post this up by Chiptorque, one of the workshops that work on my car, and do a very good job doing it.
Basically, what the deal is, is that the Xcal 1 is a very old, and outdated unit.
We were all warned about a year ago that there would be a time int the near future that they would be made unavailable to purchase, and unable to be retuned by tuners.
The time has now come, and unfortunately, the tunes that are on it now, are the tunes that will be on it forever. We all had plenty of warning, so we all just have to suck it up and deal with it. Rest assured though, that the tunes that are on your box now, can be swapped back and forth to your car until the box dies, which may be never. So you can swap between tune 1 - tune 2, tune 1 - tune 3 etc, the boxes still work perfectly, you just cant RETUNE them.
So where do we go to from here?
Well, Herrods, who took over distribution of the SCT software units (Xcal1, 2, 3 etc) have decided that if we buy an Xcal 3 before September 30, send your old Xcal 1 that has flashed your car back to stock so it is unlocked, and the receipt for the Xcal 3 to them, they will send you a $200 rebate.
So basically, buy an Xcal 3, send in your Xcal 1 and get $200.
There is many good qualities that the XCal 3 has over the Xcal 1.
You can do things yourself without the need of a dyno, simple things like :
High Speed Data Logging and Monitoring
Features Inputs to monitor AFRs EGTs Ect
Fuel Adjustmant
Spark Adjustmant
Axle Ratio Selection
MAF Selection
Tyre Size selection
Fuel Injector Size Selection
Read and Clear OBD11 Troble codes
Disable Traction Control
Automatic Shift Control
Idle RPM

Basically a shed load of usefull stuff. KPM had a deal a while ago, $795 including 3 generic tunes (there generic tune knocked .501 off my 1/4 time in the monty) so it is worth the extra money. $595 changeover price for that many features is great money. Also Chiptorque have it for $995 including before and after Dyno runs, OR two free tunes of your choice. Both excelent deals.

So this is just an email to let everyone know a few facts, all is not lost, its just a good time to upgrade to a much better product, unfortunately at a cost, but poop happens sometimes.

Any other questions, just ask and I will try my best to answer them. Or if you have any useful info, just post it for all of us to see.

Also, dont buy an Xcal 1 off Ebay or through a forum, as they will be completely useless, UNLESS, they are unlocked, and for $100 or less, so you still get the $200 rebate and come out on top.

Josh