I consider Mikey to be a very knowledgeable car guy and a good friend as well. I sincerely hope this situation is resolved to his satisfaction. His car has been down way too long instead of out there running 10's! I don't know anyone at dyno comp besides Mike and he seems like a good guy although our interactions have been very limited. I hope this whole situation is resolved soon.

 

what a pal lol thanks

 

Yeah...I miss threads like "jrcart vs jangy", "jrcart vs bus" etc :p

 

Na, he's an amateur comedian...

 

That's it, you and me, in the cage...

 

CLASSIC !!!!

Jim...seems your "pay to play" line is transcending threads Some people will never get it...

 

Wow that really was jr

 

Gosh this is just fugly. Hate when stuff like this happens.

I can only comment on what I know and one thing out of this entire ordeal has me puzzled.

All the other issues aside....I have no idea why Speedshift was installed on a 2003. It's not as well known as our supercharger heat issues or our I/C pumps, but it has been known for years that the CAN BUS on the 2003 was changed for the 2004's on up. Just no way that Speedshift would have worked correctly if at all on a 2003.

Here is post back from 2007 on it.

Here is another one from VRUS who concluded afterwards that it was impossible

I really respect Renn and all their work on the RAT etc, how could they have missed this?

Hope you guys get things ironed out. Mikey is like a brother to me and big props to Hooley for the offer on the tranny.

Gotta good feeling this can be hashed out.

Just wondering who would be Mikey below and who is gonna be Hooley?

 

thanks for the info jim. i remember victor discussing the problems with speedshift/egs programming and '03 e55's but assumed renntech had worked it out since they're speedshift is just quickens shifts and doesn't offer the added shift programs. after this entire situation, i'm not so sure anymore.

 

Present and accounted for


Hope it all works out for both Mikes.

 

fortunately mike (hooley) doesn't have any stake in the situation for anything to work out. it's dynocomp that i'm dealing with and they have been ignoring me for almost a month and are now finally saying that it's up to renntech for approval. ironically, the only payments i've ever made were to dynocomp so i'm not sure why they say i would now need to beg renntech for a partial refund of my bill.

 

I hope everything works out Mikey..... both you and hooley are stand up guys

 

Mikey:

To corroborate your statement here I can also attest to the great quality of Chris's work. My 2006 E55 never ever once had a problem with his mods in the 3 years that I had that car.

Regards

Phil

 

+1!!!

I feel really bad for Mike and the BS he has gone through with Dyno Comp. It's a shame that they need Renntech's approval to refund the money that was given to them and not Renntech.

Hooleyboy is a standup guys and his offer to help Mike with his transmission is awesome ! t's a shame his employer doesn't share the same ethics.

 

+1 He installed a whole engine by him self and did it for pry a 1/3rd of a Indy shop and 4th the cost Mb. I have like 4k miles on it and hasnt leaked a drop of any thing and running good.

 

Oops, I didnt't say which guy on the left and which one on the right

 

In new news Dyno-Comp is now the sole distributor on RENNtech Mercedes here in AZ. If you are in AZ look for the new RENNtech sign along side Dyno-Comp's sign (to be unveiled Friday). With that said.. Yes, they need approval from RENNtech FLA.

As far as I know, There has only been emails requesting a refund. There has been nothing sent to DC or RENNtech showing that the RENNtech tuning or the process of, caused or is causing any damage. Nor has Dyno-Comp's request to speak with the technician diagnosing the problem happened.

If I was Mikey... I would show something that can physically point the finger at the problem. Send a picture or something.. But make more than just words, thoughts, and ideas.

These guys at Renntech and Dyno-Comp are good guys. In fact they are great guys. Masters at their trade even. They are simply asking for something to substantiate the RENNtech tune or process of has caused the issue.

If that is done. Mikey has to come in, have his ECU flashed back to his past file, return the RAT. Then he will receive a full refund. Its that simple. At this point it needs to become more of a war of words. I would even say... if it could be shown that something happened in the process of tuning or fixing caused an issue. I bet they would make it right.

These guys are world class at what they do. However sometimes mistakes happen. If its deemed that a mistake happened on DC's end. They will take care of it.

I personally have a pan full of fish I'm frying up. So I'm trying to stay out of it and focus on cool new things. I know text offers no emotion. SO I'm hoping what I've said in a way can help fix the issue. In turn putting all parties on a better path to a resolution. I'm confident there will be one.

 

bottom line, if renntech needs justification to authorize dynocomp to give a refund then rich should be the one to provide the justification. he should have done the right thing and went to bat for me instead of passing the buck and telling me to beg renntech for the refund. it should have been as simple as rich saying, "our valued customer who has spent more than $10k in my shop over the past couple of years isn't satisfied and wants a partial refund. let's make him happy and do that!" unfortunatley that never happened and it makes me wonder what kind of person i'm really dealing with. regardless, i did send rich and renntech my reason for the refund request. i'm sure you'll get to see it when you get to the shop.

 

Literally eating popcorn as I read this. Good luck gentlemen.

 

I'm going to request that you are refunded. If its a bent ECU pin I will ask that they make that right too. Trust me, I want nothing more than to see you up and running again. Not only that, but to make sure you are satisfied with a resolution.

 

Mikey, I spoke with the guys. All You have to do is send them your ECU and RAT. They will pull the Renntech file off your ECU and put back the file of your chose. Once they receive your RAT and ECU they will refund you.

 

Great news..... looks like the issue is coming to an end... hopefully both parties can benefit from this

 

Awesome Hooleyboy!!! Great job on helping Chiro through this unfortunate ordeal.

 

It's good to hear it when things work out and not just the negative stuff all the time.

Makes me want to go out and get a tune from Hooleyboy and get my back cracked by Mikey.

 

Seems to me there's only one party benefiting from all this.