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Video on how to program a used ECU to swap with original

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Old Nov 11, 2018 | 11:23 AM
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Video on how to program a used ECU to swap with original

Saved a ton of money by programming a used ebay ECU to swap with my original.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNUpc6smrNI&t=315s


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Where to find the program though?
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The KTAG unit that you buy comes with a CD that has the program on it.
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The KTAG unit that you buy comes with a CD that has the program on it.
have a link to the unit?
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This is the ebay listing that I bought. The listing shows "V2.10 KTAG Master Version Hardware V5.001" but what I was actually sent was a software version 2.13 and hardware version 6.07. I can only tell you that SW 2.13 and HW Version 6.07 works! If you were sent what is actually in the listing I couldn't vefify if that works. I'm pretty sure it would work but I can't verify that. When I bought it, it was $85 looks like it's $89 now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Arrival...QAAOSw-7RVDPaK
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Originally Posted by marko69
This is the ebay listing that I bought. The listing shows "V2.10 KTAG Master Version Hardware V5.001" but what I was actually sent was a software version 2.13 and hardware version 6.07. I can only tell you that SW 2.13 and HW Version 6.07 works! If you were sent what is actually in the listing I couldn't vefify if that works. I'm pretty sure it would work but I can't verify that. When I bought it, it was $85 looks like it's $89 now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Arrival...QAAOSw-7RVDPaK

Seems the newer update adds a few things, as well as win 10 compatability.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/V2-23-KTAG-....c100005.m1851

These look useful
https://www.ebay.com/itm/With-22Pcs-....c100005.m1851

And this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-BDM-Fra....c100010.m2109


This also looked like it could be fun:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132718886528
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Wonder what the difference is between the red Eu pcbs and the green pcb
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