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Old 10-29-2009, 07:48 PM
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Powerchip custom tuning - good deal?
I was quoted $10K by Travis and Wayne to custom tune my car. Do you think I should go for it? They are co-tenents and partner with Vadim so that's to my advantage right?
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10k? What all would that include?
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by custom tune do you mean ecu tune? if you do then they are on mega drugs!!! let can tune your car for less than 1000$
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i sincerely hope this is a typo...10k? not a shot. come down to dynocomp and get it tuned here for less than that.
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Seriously!
That's $10,000 with 4 zeros and it's just ECU although the Kleemann fuel kit already optimizes Air/Fuel per Brandon at Kleemann.

Brandon cannot give me a quote without first seeing the car. I know I will need some tuning but must decide between PC, Kleemann, Renntech or any other tuner that will be around for another few years.
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That's $10,000 with 4 zeros and it's just ECU although the Kleemann fuel kit already optimizes Air/Fuel per Brandon at Kleemann.
no. crazy is an understatement. PM Hooleyboy. He'll get you setup with a tune at DynoComp if you wanna come out to Phoenix.
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That's 10 grandjust for a custom tune and no additional upgrades
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lolol r u kidding? $10k for a tune is not enuff info. With that info you won't find a person on this forum whos going to say GO FOR IT lol.
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Do you at least get a reach-around?!
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$$10,000 better be getting some luv me long time with that tune !!!! and i thought RENNTECH was overpriced !!!!
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hahah 10k for a tune WTF
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Perhaps they think they are 10x better than LET or DynoComp???
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Well they ARE Powerchip. Worldwide company. Probably 10X better so 10X the price of local tuners and freelance guys trying to copy what they do?
I did not get a quote from Brandon@Kleemann yet but need to get a idea of a reasonable custom tune that is both road and dyno mapped. I got alot of mods and a E55K short block with 9:1CR, Kleemann SC with smailler pulley, Torque converter, Maybach transmission, headers, cams, dual X-pipe exhaust, etc...so I understand that it won't be a mail order or canned tune....
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Not bad $500 tune, $9500 profit.
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Not bad $500 tune, $9500 profit.
what!!!! Ok I see that Air/Fuel is already optimized by Kleemann fuel regulator kit but timing adjustments must be very expensive No?
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You meant $1K maybe?
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You meant $1K maybe?
No. It's absolutely $10,000. I asked them to repeat it 3 times because I thought the same thing. They say it's custom, not a mail order flash or chip.
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Bahahahahhahahaaa. I can't believe you are even CONSIDERING this! This is rape at its finest, call the cops! You can go Motec full standalone for less than that. If someone quoted me $10k for tuning I would be literally lmao! This is great!
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Perhaps they think they are 10x better than LET or DynoComp???
not a shot. and not worth 10 times the price. i'm serious, and this is as serious as i'm going to get on this forum. 10k for a tune is not only an absolute waste of money, but a rip-off. Unless it comes with a new upgraded supercharger, intercooler, free labor, then will make a costly mistake by going through with this.
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10K is a good deal if it comes with a new engine.
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Originally Posted by AMGSC
Well they ARE Powerchip. Worldwide company. Probably 10X better so 10X the price of local tuners and freelance guys trying to copy what they do?
I did not get a quote from Brandon@Kleemann yet but need to get a idea of a reasonable custom tune that is both road and dyno mapped. I got alot of mods and a E55K short block with 9:1CR, Kleemann SC with smailler pulley, Torque converter, Maybach transmission, headers, cams, dual X-pipe exhaust, etc...so I understand that it won't be a mail order or canned tune....
its still a tune, regardless of mods. you have to know how to tune, thats all.

PM Hooleyboy to get a DynoComp tune in Scottsdale. I guarantee you Rich knows not only as much, but more about tuning.
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This includes a W210 E55 right?
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Maybe $10K for a package deal: pulley + headers + 82mm TB + custom PC tune
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