Opinion needed- please
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From: Jonesboro AR
Opinion needed- please
Ok so i may not need an opinion. but a guy at fast (chip and computer department owned by comp now- previously "street and perfomance") told me that he would take my car to work and do a custom tune. I have had the chip done by them- but they think they can do better with the car being there. The guy lives in my town and seems very trustworthy. The question is
Would u let someone drive ur car 150 miles that u dont know great-in order to get a custom tune for no charge?
Would u let someone drive ur car 150 miles that u dont know great-in order to get a custom tune for no charge?
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From: San Jose Pat Tillman - American Hero
Originally Posted by reed62783
Ok so i may not need an opinion. but a guy at fast (chip and computer department owned by comp now- previously "street and perfomance") told me that he would take my car to work and do a custom tune. I have had the chip done by them- but they think they can do better with the car being there. The guy lives in my town and seems very trustworthy. The question is
Would u let someone drive ur car 150 miles that u dont know great-in order to get a custom tune for no charge?
Would u let someone drive ur car 150 miles that u dont know great-in order to get a custom tune for no charge?
Le Mans Master
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From: Portland Oregon
Originally Posted by reed62783
Ok so i may not need an opinion. but a guy at fast (chip and computer department owned by comp now- previously "street and perfomance") told me that he would take my car to work and do a custom tune. I have had the chip done by them- but they think they can do better with the car being there. The guy lives in my town and seems very trustworthy. The question is
Would u let someone drive ur car 150 miles that u dont know great-in order to get a custom tune for no charge?
Would u let someone drive ur car 150 miles that u dont know great-in order to get a custom tune for no charge?
Was this guys name "Tony"? If it was Tony was the brains behind Street and Performance chip department. Tony probably knows more about hex code hacking then anyone I know. If there is something special about your car and you need this kind of assistance, then Tony is probably one of the best you can find to do this. Whoever this guy is, the is correct in saying that a custom tune is best done on a chassis dyno and in person. Depending on applications mail order tunes are good educated guesses at best. Every engine combo is different as is every car is different. Two identical engines in two different cars will act different on the street or on the dyno.
If it wasn't Tony, then I would be thinking long and hard about doing it.
Last edited by tjwong; Feb 4, 2005 at 02:41 AM.
