Zrussian13
Well-Known Member
Well said but now I'm worried my ass might explode!Everyone uses "canned" tunes. They take successful tunes from a previous setup and start from there. The "problem" arises when there's a pervasive attitude that if it worked on one car, then it should and will work perfectly on another car with the same or similar setup. To make matters worse, that actually holds true a good majority of the time.
Much of this entire thread centers around the idea that you could and probably would be just fine (with any tuner). It's how they treat you and what they do when things don't go as perfectly planned.
I always get a kick out of car enthusiast community debates where one person says "my ass exploded, don't eat THIS" and someone else says "I've been eating THIS for 10 years and my ass is just fine."
Just because you are fortunate doesn't yield incontrovertible proof that something isn't problematic or failure prone or an issue. It's like saying "I've been bare backing random hookers from the bars and strip clubs for years and I've never gotten HIV" when someone suggests using condoms.
The other thing I've noticed over the years is what I call the "marketing" aspect of builders, tuners, etc. MMR developed a bad rep and while I think a lot of that was just internet myth perpetuated, they definitely earned some of it. They're responses were always "we've built motors that have gone x.xx seconds at yyy mph." Well, yeah, on YOUR race cars, I'm sure you take the requisite time and care to get it right. On the mass production stuff you pump out to consumer nobodies, does that actually happen? So just because a tuner happens to be involved with high level or well known cars and performances, doesn't mean that YOU are going to get the same level of care/service.
To summarize, there's nothing wrong with using previous tune files and versions (aka "canned") the problem arises when there's a resistance to the idea that it's tune related issues (and you spending time, money and frustration chasing down ghost mechanical problems).
If you want a custom experience, go with a CUSTOM tuner. If you're comfortable rolling the dice on the odds that 99% of the time you'll be just fine, go with a ginormous tuner who treats you like a number and an invoice. But if you're that 1% of people who have issues, best of luck.
There are simply way too many competent tuners out there to be treated like a Comcast customer. Choose accordingly.
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