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<blockquote data-quote="laruei" data-source="post: 14199139" data-attributes="member: 70591"><p>Alright let me throw my 2 cents in here....</p><p></p><p>Seems like a lot of people get really worked up about tuners... and for good reason right? I mean they tune our babies and their work is what keeps our engines alive. It’s an important job and not one to be taken lightly.</p><p></p><p>Having said that... Everyone has an opinion... My opinion is.. If GAS (galpin auto sales) takes their cars to Greg, that says something. Every time I have been to Greg's he has a parking lot full of cars and cars parked on the inside... The guy is obviously doing SOMETHING right to have all this business. </p><p></p><p>My own personal experience with him and his shop... he's always done right by me. I started going to him when I swapped to a ported blower. That was like 4 years ago... I have gotten more tunes from his shop then I care to mention from me just changing things. Also he remembered my name after my first visit.. which may sound like a small thing... but I have never spent over $500 at his place at once (way more if you add all my trips up.. but not the point) and I challenge you to go to specialty shops who see hundreds of thousands of car bro's who ask probably the same question over and over and over and see how often they remember your name... I have also personally seen him tune 5 other friends Cobra's to perfection and they have NEVER (literally not a single one that was tune related) had an issue... All from stock eaton, pullied, home ported blower, to KB's to Whipples. He's probably seen whatever you're going to bring him. When and if there is an issue on the dyno he's there to lend a hand with an idea of what to look at. However, I think that over the years he has seen a lot of people screw shit up trying to find a quick fix on their broken cars and he would prefer to not be apart of that for liability reasons. It also seems to me like a lot of these "engine" issues stem from whole builds or rebuilds. He's not an engine builder as stipulated.... If my car shits the bed in any form anywhere... He's not the first guy I'm going to call. He will be the last guy I call when I get it all rebuilt if I need a retune. If it breaks on dyno... well whoever built my engine screwed something up or my engine was just tired. When I drive onto a dyno, I hope not but do understand a break CAN happen. Dyno's are REALLY hard on cars... I’m not sure how many people understand that... Its maximum resistance (within reason) so that when you're on the street under regular too harsh circumstances... The tune can compensate for it...</p><p></p><p>OP you can literally do what you want. Just make sure when you take your car for a TUNE, that it’s ready for a TUNE. Don't take your tuner a halfcocked, taped and bubblegumed together ride and hope he can or will fix it on the dyno and not charge you or it will "just work".... Cars are a complex thing, make sure your ducks are lined up... Because things that can go wrong, usually will. For that reason every time I take my car somewhere I make sure it’s in the best shape I can get it. And if I can’t get it any better I will make sure my tuner knows what's going on with it before he touches it... You wouldn't go into surgery with your doctor without telling him your other issues would you?</p><p></p><p>In closing, there is hate on a lot of shops (too much really... to the point for a newcomer it must seem impossible to pick a reputable one to go with. Thus this thread), it’s unfortunate but it happens. I can guarantee whatever food places you eat at.. Someone has had a bad experience.. Yet you chalk it up to a single oops that may have had circumstances beyond their control. I think that's the case here with some of these complaints... I will never take my car anywhere but to Greg for a tune... and not just because I have been there before. I literally could not think of a single thing (besides it being free) that could be better than the service I have received from RET. </p><p></p><p>And yes, that makes me a nutswinger.. Funny how others nutswing on stuff they like.. But when someone does it to things they don't its negative and called out?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="laruei, post: 14199139, member: 70591"] Alright let me throw my 2 cents in here.... Seems like a lot of people get really worked up about tuners... and for good reason right? I mean they tune our babies and their work is what keeps our engines alive. It’s an important job and not one to be taken lightly. Having said that... Everyone has an opinion... My opinion is.. If GAS (galpin auto sales) takes their cars to Greg, that says something. Every time I have been to Greg's he has a parking lot full of cars and cars parked on the inside... The guy is obviously doing SOMETHING right to have all this business. My own personal experience with him and his shop... he's always done right by me. I started going to him when I swapped to a ported blower. That was like 4 years ago... I have gotten more tunes from his shop then I care to mention from me just changing things. Also he remembered my name after my first visit.. which may sound like a small thing... but I have never spent over $500 at his place at once (way more if you add all my trips up.. but not the point) and I challenge you to go to specialty shops who see hundreds of thousands of car bro's who ask probably the same question over and over and over and see how often they remember your name... I have also personally seen him tune 5 other friends Cobra's to perfection and they have NEVER (literally not a single one that was tune related) had an issue... All from stock eaton, pullied, home ported blower, to KB's to Whipples. He's probably seen whatever you're going to bring him. When and if there is an issue on the dyno he's there to lend a hand with an idea of what to look at. However, I think that over the years he has seen a lot of people screw shit up trying to find a quick fix on their broken cars and he would prefer to not be apart of that for liability reasons. It also seems to me like a lot of these "engine" issues stem from whole builds or rebuilds. He's not an engine builder as stipulated.... If my car shits the bed in any form anywhere... He's not the first guy I'm going to call. He will be the last guy I call when I get it all rebuilt if I need a retune. If it breaks on dyno... well whoever built my engine screwed something up or my engine was just tired. When I drive onto a dyno, I hope not but do understand a break CAN happen. Dyno's are REALLY hard on cars... I’m not sure how many people understand that... Its maximum resistance (within reason) so that when you're on the street under regular too harsh circumstances... The tune can compensate for it... OP you can literally do what you want. Just make sure when you take your car for a TUNE, that it’s ready for a TUNE. Don't take your tuner a halfcocked, taped and bubblegumed together ride and hope he can or will fix it on the dyno and not charge you or it will "just work".... Cars are a complex thing, make sure your ducks are lined up... Because things that can go wrong, usually will. For that reason every time I take my car somewhere I make sure it’s in the best shape I can get it. And if I can’t get it any better I will make sure my tuner knows what's going on with it before he touches it... You wouldn't go into surgery with your doctor without telling him your other issues would you? In closing, there is hate on a lot of shops (too much really... to the point for a newcomer it must seem impossible to pick a reputable one to go with. Thus this thread), it’s unfortunate but it happens. I can guarantee whatever food places you eat at.. Someone has had a bad experience.. Yet you chalk it up to a single oops that may have had circumstances beyond their control. I think that's the case here with some of these complaints... I will never take my car anywhere but to Greg for a tune... and not just because I have been there before. I literally could not think of a single thing (besides it being free) that could be better than the service I have received from RET. And yes, that makes me a nutswinger.. Funny how others nutswing on stuff they like.. But when someone does it to things they don't its negative and called out? [/QUOTE]
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