I chalk it up to "you get what you pay for" patience. If I had paid Livernois or Lund explicitly for the tuning, not just the "free tunes for life" +programmer, it would have been a different story entirely. That said, Alex from AM in the forums here has saved their asses a lot with his ninja...
I was referring to smash and grabs/theft from auto, not necessarily the vehicle being stolen itself. We all know that theft from autos is a more common problem.
My personal experience has been hit or miss. Roughly 8 months ago I started the process of getting a solid pair of street/race tunes with Bama. First batch of tunes lost power, Alex from AM stepped up to the plate to help make it right. He had Paul personally work with me early on to get some...
I know there are a couple of threads out there regarding various "dead battery" issues. I'm adding mine to the mix...
So, I got back from a 3-week motorcycle trip throughout Canada/USA/Mexico only to return to the car being completely without power. I had to pop off the keyhole cap to get...
It's true. Here in Canada, they've bumped street racing up from a traffic violation to a criminal charge. Not to mention, the risk of either temporarily or permanently losing your car.
It's a bit of an older story, but here's a link to a story about a bunch of rich street racers in Vancouver...
Easy call for me; S550 hands down. My 04, while fun, is still a hay wagon compared to this generation in all regards. Not to mention the fact that Ford has made the same factory power with the NA coyote platform.
I don't want to de-rail you, but just wanted to say that with the Barton installed, I haven't needed a bushing or brace at all. I've been to the track a few times and haven't come close to missing a gear yet. The Barton is smooth, no added NVH and extremely short shifting.
Agreed. The knock sensor concerns are mine, and appear to be an isolated issue. I wouldn't hesitate at all to install the red or the black at this point, as I'm pretty happy with the black ones installed. For me, it's was the transmission insert that gave me all the racket.
Bama hasn't altered anything yet. I've been using the same combo of their 93 and 91 tunes throughout the logging process, on the same tank of gas, with both the bushing installed and removed. Having the JLT CAI, I'm unable to data log the car with a bone stock tune, otherwise that would be an...
That said, Bama is still investigating my most recent logs from the track, post-removal.
Regardless, as I realized at the track this past weekend, the combo of the vertical links and Steeda bushing support/insert systems, wheel hop has been mostly tamed with little increase in NVH. I only hear...
Of course, it's entirely possible that it's an anomaly with my car. Perhaps something else is happening here. It'd be interesting to see similar log outputs from other cars experiencing NVH increases from the bushing insert.
Is Petro Canada's 94 Ultra really just 91 with octane booster? I've heard octane booster doesn't play well with the Coyote engine/tune. If that's a fact, 91 is best, unless you have Chevron or Husky/Mowhawk 94 in your area.