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And to clarify now.... in this thread, you stated that the best the car has done before the tune was 12.1@116. You are now claiming that the car runs 11.66@120.2, which is an impressive gain from tuning and headers...don't you think?
Sounds like money well spent to me.
Sounds like money well spent to me.
yeah. i emailed wayne several times and he finally got back to me 2 weeks after the initial email was sent. i had my car at the dealer replacing OEM parts that could have been causing the driveabilty issues. they wanted to flash me to stock but i asked them not to do that.
master tech at the dealer told me that my tune "could use more work", i told him i had it dyno tuned twice. he suggested to try another tuner both him and the service manager said with things i have done my car should do more then 120 on the quarter mile.
master tech at the dealer told me that my tune "could use more work", i told him i had it dyno tuned twice. he suggested to try another tuner both him and the service manager said with things i have done my car should do more then 120 on the quarter mile.
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I gotta say after my LET Stage 1 tune my car doesn't feel all that much stronger, if any, than it did stock (prior to the tune)... kinda frustrating...
Mr. Sustrunk (Wayne I think his name is) was at the dyno day but he didn't tune my car there since it's stock for now; instead we decided it'd be better for a stage 1 flash and not waste money to tune a stock car...so Tony put a LET "canned" Stage 1 tune on my car a few months later when he came over for the Autoworld car show and event. I still have this tune on my car now...
As a consumer and LET customer, here's what concerns me and maybe Jerry, Wayne, Tony or whomever can respond and explain or talk to this. For a little while now I've been catching some threads discussing other competitors' tunes and how they may be better; plus I've heard (and again this is just through word of mouth) about LET tuning a car that ended up blowing an engine and LET didn't want to take responsibility...please give us some explainations of this to shed some info on what's going on if you can...
Mr. Sustrunk (Wayne I think his name is) was at the dyno day but he didn't tune my car there since it's stock for now; instead we decided it'd be better for a stage 1 flash and not waste money to tune a stock car...so Tony put a LET "canned" Stage 1 tune on my car a few months later when he came over for the Autoworld car show and event. I still have this tune on my car now...
As a consumer and LET customer, here's what concerns me and maybe Jerry, Wayne, Tony or whomever can respond and explain or talk to this. For a little while now I've been catching some threads discussing other competitors' tunes and how they may be better; plus I've heard (and again this is just through word of mouth) about LET tuning a car that ended up blowing an engine and LET didn't want to take responsibility...please give us some explainations of this to shed some info on what's going on if you can...
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And to clarify now.... in this thread, you stated that the best the car has done before the tune was 12.1@116. You are now claiming that the car runs 11.66@120.2, which is an impressive gain from tuning and headers...don't you think?
Sounds like money well spent to me.
Sounds like money well spent to me.
that thread was from the 1st time i got tuned. and my car ran a best of 11.71@121.33mph after the first tune
then i got headers, and another let custom dyno tune and my car went 11.8x @119.x and then i added drag radials and went 11.66@120 lol. with better launch and in better weather conditions.
my car got slower after headers and his second dyno retune. as far as driveability goes i did not think of the tune as being a potential cause of it at first like i told wayne in my email to him.
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It's amazing what another company can do when they spread false rumors about us.
Alex (alexander1099) had his motor let go on the highway in the middle of the night after driving over 140mph with no tune and a 180mm pulley installed. We told him he had a stock tune.
Alex - Please chime in and correct me if i'm wrong.
I will be more than happy to help, but 30-35whp on a stock E55 might not feel that much stronger. Have you taken the car to the dyno?
And what about all the good threads out there?
https://mbworld.org/forums/3466537-post1.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/3459450-post1.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...tuner-why.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...orts-rock.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
Alex (alexander1099) had his motor let go on the highway in the middle of the night after driving over 140mph with no tune and a 180mm pulley installed. We told him he had a stock tune.
Alex - Please chime in and correct me if i'm wrong.
I will be more than happy to help, but 30-35whp on a stock E55 might not feel that much stronger. Have you taken the car to the dyno?
And what about all the good threads out there?
https://mbworld.org/forums/3466537-post1.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/3459450-post1.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...tuner-why.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...orts-rock.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...light=let+tune
I gotta say after my LET Stage 1 tune my car doesn't feel all that much stronger, if any, than it did stock (prior to the tune)... kinda frustrating...
Mr. Sustrunk (Wayne I think his name is) was at the dyno day but he didn't tune my car there since it's stock for now; instead Tony put a LET "canned" Stage 1 tune on my car when he came over for the Autoworld car show and event. I still have this tune on my car now...
As a consumer and LET customer, here's what concerns me and maybe Jerry, Wayne, Tony or whomever can respond and explain or talk to this. For a little while now I've been catching some threads discussing other competitors' tunes and how they may be better; plus I've heard (and again this is just through word of mouth) about LET tuning a car that ended up blowing an engine and LET didn't want to take responsibility...please give us some explainations
Mr. Sustrunk (Wayne I think his name is) was at the dyno day but he didn't tune my car there since it's stock for now; instead Tony put a LET "canned" Stage 1 tune on my car when he came over for the Autoworld car show and event. I still have this tune on my car now...
As a consumer and LET customer, here's what concerns me and maybe Jerry, Wayne, Tony or whomever can respond and explain or talk to this. For a little while now I've been catching some threads discussing other competitors' tunes and how they may be better; plus I've heard (and again this is just through word of mouth) about LET tuning a car that ended up blowing an engine and LET didn't want to take responsibility...please give us some explainations
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No, I didn't read everything. How about you call me or email me so we can schedule our remote flasher to come to you? I will personally tune the car to your satisfaction, with no charges from me.
Fair enough?
Fair enough?
sounds like you didnt bother reading everything...or looking at the dates
that thread was from the 1st time i got tuned. and my car ran a best of 11.71@121.33mph after the first tune
then i got headers, and another let custom dyno tune and my car went 11.8x @119.x and then i added drag radials and went 11.66@120 lol. with better launch and in better weather conditions.
my car got slower after headers and his second dyno retune. as far as driveability goes i did not think of the tune as being a potential cause of it at first like i told wayne in my email to him.
that thread was from the 1st time i got tuned. and my car ran a best of 11.71@121.33mph after the first tune
then i got headers, and another let custom dyno tune and my car went 11.8x @119.x and then i added drag radials and went 11.66@120 lol. with better launch and in better weather conditions.
my car got slower after headers and his second dyno retune. as far as driveability goes i did not think of the tune as being a potential cause of it at first like i told wayne in my email to him.
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was a good show though....
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It's amazing what another company can do when they spread false rumors about us.
Alex (alexander1099) had his motor let go on the highway in the middle of the night after driving over 140mph with no tune and a 180mm pulley installed. We told him he had a stock tune.
Alex - Please chime in and correct me if i'm wrong.
I will be more than happy to help, but 30-35whp on a stock E55 might not feel that much stronger. Have you taken the car to the dyno?
And what about all the good threads out there?
Alex (alexander1099) had his motor let go on the highway in the middle of the night after driving over 140mph with no tune and a 180mm pulley installed. We told him he had a stock tune.
Alex - Please chime in and correct me if i'm wrong.
I will be more than happy to help, but 30-35whp on a stock E55 might not feel that much stronger. Have you taken the car to the dyno?
And what about all the good threads out there?
What I am saying is not based on any rumors, just my experience with my car. In fact this is the first time I am hearing a blown motor. All I want is for my car to perform to it's full potential with no driveability issues whether it's with your software or someone elses.
I have replaced a lot of OEM parts, my coolant is in check now. So what can it be that is making me slower?
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I want to help. Can you PM me your phone number please?
When I chose you guys as a tuner for my car I read all of the success threads which gave me a peace of mind.....there was a large amount. My dyno numbers were ok and I was satisfied with my stage 1 trap of 121.3 as you can see from my posts in my thread. I was expecting a ~122-123 trap with headers and retune but instead my car got slower.
What I am saying is not based on any rumors, just my experience with my car. In fact this is the first time I am hearing a blown motor. All I want is for my car to perform to it's full potential with no driveability issues whether it's with your software or someone elses.
I have replaced a lot of OEM parts, my coolant is in check now. So what can it be that is making me slower?
What I am saying is not based on any rumors, just my experience with my car. In fact this is the first time I am hearing a blown motor. All I want is for my car to perform to it's full potential with no driveability issues whether it's with your software or someone elses.
I have replaced a lot of OEM parts, my coolant is in check now. So what can it be that is making me slower?
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Da/track prep/ heat soak/ etc can play major differences. Thats why I always base my mods on dyno delta difference.
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As prodigymb has already posted, I've offered to retune or return back to stock. I'm not sure what else you would like us to do, since that is the service that we originally provided.
I'm also a bit confused about your tech commenting on the program, since no Mercedes computer has the capability to examine it.
Sunir- the tune on your car made 34rwhp on an identical vehicle. I always recommend a before-and-after Dyno, but that was not performed. A 3 to 4 tenth improvement in the quarter may be difficult to discern on a street car.
I also have no comment on the libelous activities of one our competitors.
I'm also a bit confused about your tech commenting on the program, since no Mercedes computer has the capability to examine it.
Sunir- the tune on your car made 34rwhp on an identical vehicle. I always recommend a before-and-after Dyno, but that was not performed. A 3 to 4 tenth improvement in the quarter may be difficult to discern on a street car.
I also have no comment on the libelous activities of one our competitors.
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As prodigymb has already posted, I've offered to retune or return back to stock. I'm not sure what else you would like us to do, since that is the service that we originally provided.
I'm also a bit confused about your tech commenting on the program, since no Mercedes computer has the capability to examine it.
I'm also a bit confused about your tech commenting on the program, since no Mercedes computer has the capability to examine it.
wayne per your request i did not let the tech reflash the car to stock. as far as his comments - i assume they are based on him driving my car not examining your program which he doesnt have the ability to do. he's a great guy and so is his boss they work on my car even though it has a lot of aftermarket parts, they even replaced my 80MM TB under warranty.
wayne you have my email, let me know what you guys want to do.
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Unless you check Waynes cell phone for txts I wouldn't expect you to hear anything about it either. You see this thread where we were told if we got 5 new customers LET would fly out and tune? And then... nothing. Here, check your own thread
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...special-2.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...special-2.html
I don't see a list of people commiting to the tunes, nor do I see that ANY deposits were made. We can't book flights without deposits.
I would personally come to DC to do the tuning, so set up a thread!
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Totally agree with blackbenzz post, we wanted to have LET come over and custom tune our cars in DC area a month ago. 4 people posted with an interest in two days, it wouldn't be a problem to find one more, but LET wasn't interested in DC metro guys and our posts were just ignored. I guess, it is time to go with kleemann instead.
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I think there was a miscommunication. Tony is no longer with LET. He logged in with the LETMotorsports account. If you want, I'll start a new thread today and personally manage the event.
Thanks,
Thanks,
Totally agree with blackbenzz post, we wanted to have LET come over and custom tune our cars in DC area a month ago. 4 people posted with an interest in two days, it wouldn't be a problem to find one more, but LET wasn't interested in DC metro guys and our posts were just ignored. I guess, it is time to go with kleemann instead.
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Totally agree with blackbenzz post, we wanted to have LET come over and custom tune our cars in DC area a month ago. 4 people posted with an interest in two days, it wouldn't be a problem to find one more, but LET wasn't interested in DC metro guys and our posts were just ignored. I guess, it is time to go with kleemann instead.
I would come back for four new customers. Please send $200 deposit to sales@lettuning.com.
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Totally agree with blackbenzz post, we wanted to have LET come over and custom tune our cars in DC area a month ago. 4 people posted with an interest in two days, it wouldn't be a problem to find one more, but LET wasn't interested in DC metro guys and our posts were just ignored. I guess, it is time to go with kleemann instead.
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Read the thread, where does it ask for deposits? I'm sure if the people were asked to put down the deposits they would have. Wayne has tuned my car in the past with great results along with some other cars, this is not about the tuning aspect but more about the customer service and the ability to get stuff done in a timely manner