Using Your car for experiments
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Madison MS
Using Your car for experiments
Well, I have heard a little about this and I find it interesting. Anyone with knowledge please chime in. I heard from my tuner that sometimes companies will give you products (i.e. superchargers, turbos, etc.) at little or no cost if they can use your vehicle for testing (guinnea pig)??? I would be interested in this if anyone knows anything in regards to this. Please give me your thoughts or knowledge.
Thanks
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CF Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Tucson Arizona
I got my own test program going. It isn't free but I call the shots. 
I would think most of the more major concerns would have test vehicles pretty much lined-up without having to throw it out into the wild. You never know...send some letters and let them know you're available. Good luck!
I would think most of the more major concerns would have test vehicles pretty much lined-up without having to throw it out into the wild. You never know...send some letters and let them know you're available. Good luck!
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Charleston SC
I can mount some rocket boosters on your car...c'mon down! it'll be fun...heard Orbiting around the earth is quite fun...
They sometime will require your car for a while. I had a friend with a new mustang (a few years back) and supership asked if they could borrow his car to creat one of their mustang chip...I think they hooked him up with a car rental, then he got to keep the chip at no cost and they also installed gears (4.11 then 3.73) to test on dyno and for him to test as a DD...he got to keep his favorite ratio (think it was the 3.73's)...so yes sometime it can work out. 7k supercharger? hmmm I'm not so sure...80% discount on it? very possible.
They sometime will require your car for a while. I had a friend with a new mustang (a few years back) and supership asked if they could borrow his car to creat one of their mustang chip...I think they hooked him up with a car rental, then he got to keep the chip at no cost and they also installed gears (4.11 then 3.73) to test on dyno and for him to test as a DD...he got to keep his favorite ratio (think it was the 3.73's)...so yes sometime it can work out. 7k supercharger? hmmm I'm not so sure...80% discount on it? very possible.
