Just ordered a pulley/tuner combo

[zimm17]

Pretty excited to unleash the extra HP out of my '12 GT500. I'll report back with the results.

 

[teejay]

You'll love it. Please report back!

 

[Justin@VMP]

Should have it in the next few days.

 

[zimm17]

Bummer- the SCT is not working. The keypad doesn't respond at all. Called/emailed Justin (waiting on a reply) and also just talked to SCT. They gave me an RMA number to return the unit to see if they can fix it. Ugggg... glad I tried the flash before swapping pulleys.

Update: Mailed the SCT programmer back to SCT. They said 7-10 days to turn it around.

 

[Genius]

So you got it from VMP and the key pad did not work from day 1?
Then had to send it back to SCT?

 

[zimm17]

So you got it from VMP and the key pad did not work from day 1?
Then had to send it back to SCT?

Correct. It turned on, but the keys would do nothing. Called SCT and they said to return it (with a 7-10 day turn-around). If they have to replace the unit, Justin will have to email me the tunes. I'm so glad I didn't swap pulleys first! I'd be out of a car for 2 weeks.

The SCT guy said it could just be the wire going to the keypad. But there's a "warranty void" sticker over the unit, so if I opened it myself, it would void.

 

[zimm17]

Update- SCT has sent a package to me- scheduled to arrive on the 30th. Still waiting to hear if it's the original tuner with the tunes till loaded, or if they had to send a new unit, in which case I'll have load the tunes via email from Justin.

 

[zimm17]

Update- the keyboard was disconnected inside the tuner. I got it back today and did the install.

Took it out for a test drive- OHMYF'NGOD is this thing a BEAST now. Thank you Justin! Now I have a muscle car!

What kind of horsepower do you think I'm putting out (for braggin rights)? Air-aid filter, pulley, tune on a 2012...

 

[Kenneth]

From what I've been reading, with Email tune, air filter, pulley you should be around 535-540 range.

 

[zimm17]

From what I've been reading, with Email tune, air filter, pulley you should be around 535-540 range.

That's rear wheel right? So does that mean about 600-ish at the crank?

 

[sprintstang]

600 at the flywheel is low, you should gain more that 50rwhp with a pulley and tune

 

[teejay]

Mine was around 522rwhp in 97 degree heat. That was before I had cooling mods.

 

[Justin@VMP]

I'm sitting in one right now after swapping the pulley and tuning it, went from 473 to 540 in 94F heat.

Sorry about your issues with the tuner, if SCT had not taken care of it I would have sent you a new one when I got back from vacation.

You could have ran the pulley on the stock tune and been fine.