Agency Power Flash Tune

[invader166]

Hi all,

I've been searching the forum for any kind of info on this, but haven't been able to find any. I know Toyota placed special, anti tuning security on the ECU, however, Agency Power claims they cracked through it.

They're currently offering a special OBDII port automatic tuner.

http://www.agency-power.com/catalog/agency-power-tuning-obdii-port-tune-auto-flash-toyota-yaris-p-150794659.html?osCsid=bcjk6dnpvtqrrs51d9jjugaer4

Has anyone ever used anything like this? Does anyone have any info/experience with this?

To me it feels a bit hard to believe and kinda screams "scam". The no return policy also raises some red flags too.

What are your thoughts on this?

[xnamerxx]

All you need to know.

Buy purchasing this product, you acknowledge there is a NO RETURN POLICY.

[fnkngrv]

All you need to know.

Buy purchasing this product, you acknowledge there is a NO RETURN POLICY.
Exactly. It isn't like you could easily copy the device's settings. I am friends with folks that tune the Yaris all over the world and they still haven't mentioned a real tuning solution other than a piggyback with a harness to perform intercepts, etc. I would steer clear unless you have cash to burn.

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[invader166]

[QUOTE]Exactly. It isn't like you could easily copy the device's settings. I am friends with folks that tune the Yaris all over the world and they still haven't mentioned a real tuning solution other than a piggyback with a harness to perform intercepts, etc. I would steer clear unless you have cash to burn.[QUOTE]

Totally agree on that. Until there's some proper independent dyno testing done that proves this does what they claim it does, I woudn't put any money on it.

Just for laughts I, talked to one of the guys who apperently flashed his FR-S and says it increased the redline setting from 7400 to 8000. The say they haven't dyno-ed a Yaris yet, but they have plans to do that soon.

[CTScott]

If you want to know for sure, get a bunch of people to chip in on one and ship it to me and I will tell you exactly what it does or doesn't do.

[fnkngrv]

An increased redline does nothing for you NA. Plus 700 bucks! Hell with that.

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[Black_griffin6]

It's probably not good for us forced induction users...
I'll pass.

[invader166]

[QUOTE=CTScott;763872]If you want to know for sure, get a bunch of people to chip in on one and ship it to me and I will tell you exactly what it does or doesn't do.[QUOTE]

I admit, curiosity is starting to get the better of me...

CTScott, if you are willing to donate some of your free time in disecting this thing, and there are a few people that would want to do it, then in the interest of R&D i woudn't mind pitching in to get one of these units for study purposes.

Maybe there is something to it. It seems a bit wierd that a slightly reputable company like this (they used to supply Garm with brake lines as i recall) would ruin their reputation with scams of this nature.

[WorkTL]

If the price drops to 500, I'll pick one up.

[CTScott]

[QUOTE=CTScott;763872]If you want to know for sure, get a bunch of people to chip in on one and ship it to me and I will tell you exactly what it does or doesn't do.[QUOTE]

I admit, curiosity is starting to get the better of me...

CTScott, if you are willing to donate some of your free time in disecting this thing, and there are a few people that would want to do it, then in the interest of R&D i woudn't mind pitching in to get one of these units for study purposes.

Maybe there is something to it. It seems a bit wierd that a slightly reputable company like this (they used to supply Garm with brake lines as i recall) would ruin their reputation with scams of this nature.

Exactly. What I would do is sniff the CAN bus communication between it and the ECM to see if it really is reprogramming memory addresses. I have reprogrammed 2007 ECMs with the firmware update that Toyota released to fix an issue, so I am very familiar with the protocol to do so.