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When modifying cars making significantly more power and torque than stock **** can go wrong... A lot of stuff that a tuner is 100% not in control of that can happen afterwards, mechanically speaking, that could throw that tune out of whack. I'm not saying anyone that has posted here this is the problem... I'm just saying a friend of mine works at a shop and they get it ALL the time that some kids mad his "tune sucks" when a **** part failed playing around. The tuner can only be as good as the car you provide them. something to keep in mind.
With that being said my old bugeye was tuned at ips in 2009 making 300whp. Beat the crap at of it for two years.
Same car with extra goodies tuned by slow motion motorsports on e85 making 350whp. Beat the crap out of it for 6 months, sold it, guy still has it a year later.
I've never had a problem with either setup, ever. current owner is still enjoying it daily at 115 k miles.
I shift that wasn't directed saying your experience wasn't bad. Just speaking generally.
No I didn't take it that way at all. And I see where you're coming from, a lot of people come into shops like that with some many issues that a tune is just a waste of time and money. When I had my 04 at IPS the car only had 23k miles on it so my experience was a bit different. The car was still in like new condition. My friend (Dave Hughes) was a certified Subaru mechanic at Byers and he is the only person I ever let service my car so I know everything was in perfect working order. When my car was re tuned we did it with a road tune so I agree that is definitely the better way to tune that's why I suggested an open source/ Cobb AP, the maps that are on their site are really good and this I probably the way Ill go with my 11. I'll probably have my buddy help me out with it too just to make sure I am doing everything properly.Originally Posted by SubieLuvin
Always opt for the dyno and street tune. They can tune on a dyno for partial throttle but it will never fully replicate the street.When modifying cars making significantly more power and torque than stock **** can go wrong... A lot of stuff that a tuner is 100% not in control of that can happen afterwards, mechanically speaking, that could throw that tune out of whack. I'm not saying anyone that has posted here this is the problem... I'm just saying a friend of mine works at a shop and they get it ALL the time that some kids mad his "tune sucks" when a **** part failed playing around. The tuner can only be as good as the car you provide them. something to keep in mind.
With that being said my old bugeye was tuned at ips in 2009 making 300whp. Beat the crap at of it for two years.
Same car with extra goodies tuned by slow motion motorsports on e85 making 350whp. Beat the crap out of it for 6 months, sold it, guy still has it a year later.
I've never had a problem with either setup, ever. current owner is still enjoying it daily at 115 k miles.
I shift that wasn't directed saying your experience wasn't bad. Just speaking generally.