I have the worst luck ever or all the performance shops in my area blow bigtime. First shop/tuner, tuned the car without the IAT. They dont use them, they let the ECU default to 100 degrees for a temp which it does when it doesnt sense the IAT sensor. Great, not an adaptive tune, but they were running the default timing with a standard SCT tune which is supposedly 14 degrees. So at least the motor never popped, i guess, but still not the safest not running an adaptive tune.
So i decide i better get a better tune and dump my old shop. So i go to this new shop and the tuner is telling me that the old shop is stupid for tuning that way and its so not safe. So he tunes it, advances timing and gets a lot more power out of it. Me being trusting that this is a reputable tuner and a pro, why do i have any reason to doubt him. Well, first full throttle run that nite in 3rd gear, i think i hear detonation but cant tell over my exhaust, hit 4th gear, definately really bad detonation, i let off the throttle asap. And since i was a block from my house, i just go back home. I'm pissed and decide to take it back to the shop for a re tune the next day. Next day, Now it starts and barely idles, and is running really really rough. I pull out of the garage and on the floor my car is bleeding. Two tennis ball sized oil drops. I limp it to the shop and it runs terrible. No power at all below 2500 rpms, and its running like absolute crap. I never pushed it above 2500rpms so not sure if there was decent power. Shop still hasnt looked at my car as of today, so i have no clue if the engine is done. Are shops liable if they blow your motor because of a crap tune? Man, i hate hacks, if the motor is done, looks like i will be making a 15 hour roadtrip to Modularpowerhouse and getting it done right.
So i decide i better get a better tune and dump my old shop. So i go to this new shop and the tuner is telling me that the old shop is stupid for tuning that way and its so not safe. So he tunes it, advances timing and gets a lot more power out of it. Me being trusting that this is a reputable tuner and a pro, why do i have any reason to doubt him. Well, first full throttle run that nite in 3rd gear, i think i hear detonation but cant tell over my exhaust, hit 4th gear, definately really bad detonation, i let off the throttle asap. And since i was a block from my house, i just go back home. I'm pissed and decide to take it back to the shop for a re tune the next day. Next day, Now it starts and barely idles, and is running really really rough. I pull out of the garage and on the floor my car is bleeding. Two tennis ball sized oil drops. I limp it to the shop and it runs terrible. No power at all below 2500 rpms, and its running like absolute crap. I never pushed it above 2500rpms so not sure if there was decent power. Shop still hasnt looked at my car as of today, so i have no clue if the engine is done. Are shops liable if they blow your motor because of a crap tune? Man, i hate hacks, if the motor is done, looks like i will be making a 15 hour roadtrip to Modularpowerhouse and getting it done right.