Never heard that. Chuck's pretty busy so might not have gotten back to him in 20 minutes but I'm sure he'd of gotten back to him in a timely manner.

 

From past experiences you gotta watch out with some tuners. Had one one guy do a tune and a few years later he sold the business and I discovered that he put a lock on the puter. The only way to get back into it was by having the dealer do a reflash.

 

So how many seconds did it shave off the factory reported times?

 

A friend of mine had a Corvette with a Chuck Cow tune. He had a problem with the tune and tried unsuccessfully to get in contact with Chuck Cow for several months. Chuck never return his calls and had he to get it fixed at a local tuner. Take that for what it's worth.

 

It sounds like this guy does quite a few tunes. Why is nobody offering numbers to verify the seat of the pants claims?

 

I don't think he has a dyno, so I don't know if anyone is actually gaining any power.

 

That's exactly what my buddy is thinking of doing, buying a hand held programmer. He felt he was screwed by Chuck once, never again!

 

Do a search plenty of people verify his tunes are actually faster at the track. I've used him and diablo...anyone or any company who is as popular as both of these are invariably have detractors here and there. Fortunately the positive for both of them far exceed any negatives..


For Chuck get the hand held and he will tune your car to the CoW comes home.





No one paid me to say that either....

 

I wonder if any of the people second guessing Chuck's work actually have or have had a tune from him???

My 2001 C5 is tuned by him and the difference is night and day.

 

Chuck is a great guy and an extrordinary tuner. Anybody who thinks otherwise doesn't know Chuck.

 

Only had one dealing with him a while back and it was ok, hard to get a hold of to answer a simple question but it worked out.

Every time I see his name I think of his thread where he tuned a
GM Factory Z06 Automatic Convertible... I laugh every time!

So much for the C7 being the first Automatic Z06...

 

Wait, you mean I don't have one?

 

I record the times for the 1/4 mile challenge in the C6 section. If I may make a suggestion to all of you looking to modify your brand new Corvette.

Take some time to investigate the pros & cons of any anticipated modifications. Interview more than one performance provider. Make sure you understand what is going to be done and how much it will cost. Always get an estimate in writing and make sure you know what you are getting and what may pop up while the modification is being done (other items that may have to be replaced or modified).

Use common sense:

Our Corvettes come from the factory as a pretty decent package. As we modify different areas of the vehicle, other areas are affected.

SOTP is useless......... a before & after time slip adjusted for DA with consistent technique is a much better indication of increased performance.

A dyno tune is always better than a mail order tune as you can verify how lean the tune is on a dyno. If you notice there is a air fuel graph on most dyno sheets. You will also see the difference under the curve. Anyone can ramp up the throttle rate & increase timing to make a car "feel" faster.

Some performance manufacturers/providers provide a warranty for their parts/work, make sure you ask and then get it in writing. There are those who offer free retunes & etc. also get it in writing.

If this is the first time you are modifying a car go to a test & tune and take some time to talk to other Corvette owners who race at the track. You will get varied opinions and views but it will help you to understand what modifying a Corvette entails.

As previously stated GM checks for changes in calibration and will void your warranty.

Sometimes you can do everything right and still destroy a car. Over the years I have witnessed many broken Corvettes. There is always the possibility your brandy new Corvette can break and not be covered under warranty. There is a saying for those of us who modify our cars"If you want to play you have to be willing to pay"

The Corvette forum has many valued vendors but it always pays to check other corvette forums like digital corvettes & etc.

Remember to be an informed consumer

 

Chuck is a great guy. He runs Corvettes of Weschester and has been tuning Corvettes for a long time.

 

Reputation is an interesting thing.

 

Written estimates? His adds are very easy to understand...and you get a receipt...imagine that. Price is easy to read as well.




You and your little friend....

 

This Chuck guy could be Mr. Freakin' Rogers for all I care, all I know is that is something goes wrong with his (or anyone else's for that matter) product I better be able to get a hold of him, a company, or the President of the United States to solve the problem. I paid good money so it either a) better work as advertised, or b) if it doesn't, someone better make it work as advertised ASAP.

I'm not knocking Chuck, I don't know him, I just want what I pay for with no hassle.

 

I've never raced any of my vettes so can't lie to you and say anything on that to be honest with you.

 

I try to stay out of these threads.....

Too many anonymous posters and commentators without merit and very definite agendas here...

They are easy to spot.... You know the guy that "just keeps posting" after his initial rant.... HE has an agenda....he's not giving up

till he thinks he's buried me.

Given the thousands upon thousands of tunes successfully performed...Corvette industry "firsts"

produced in my shop over the years, successful tune trips where I successfully tune more cars in 4 days than

most shops do in 2 months.... Popular... YES... BUSY....YES. Multiple magazine articles and cover stories.... Yes, we do good work.

Nice guy? You BET! But, if you're a dick.... I could be one too.

I wish us vendors could embellish when it suited us and manufacture scenarios that make our competitors look shady.....

But, alas..... it's inappropriate and we can't do it.... But... you lucky, anonymous, multiple-user-name-havin'-members can play all day with it.

Most... and I say most of the members here are intelligent and can see right thru most garbage...

Pick any vendor you like and respect on this forum..... Give me 2 minutes and I'll have 20 posts where the "person with the agenda"

tries endlessly to bury them. Funny to watch sometimes.


To all of you who support me....THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME!
Chuck CoW