Wolf, where shuld i get it tuned? - Page 5 - Perth-WRX.com

EVL WRX · #41 05-06-2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AC Schnitzer

Thats interesting. I better avoid him in this case.

My only doubt was that when I fetch my friend to pick up his car, Steve could tune nearly all sorts of ECUs. There was a rack in the dyno room that hung all types of ECU cables.

I didn't know a tuner could specialise or competent enough to tune so many ECUs.

Use the terms 'Specialise' and 'Competent' very losely when talking about tuning and Steve IMO...

chee · #42 05-06-2007, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AC Schnitzer

Thats interesting. I better avoid him in this case.

My only doubt was that when I fetch my friend to pick up his car, Steve could tune nearly all sorts of ECUs. There was a rack in the dyno room that hung all types of ECU cables.

I didn't know a tuner could specialise or competent enough to tune so many ECUs.

you dont know alot do you?

tuna · #43 05-06-2007, 01:26 PM

sticky steve thomas

Kato · #44 05-06-2007, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AC Schnitzer

Thats interesting. I better avoid him in this case.

My only doubt was that when I fetch my friend to pick up his car, Steve could tune nearly all sorts of ECUs. There was a rack in the dyno room that hung all types of ECU cables.

I didn't know a tuner could specialise or competent enough to tune so many ECUs.

I didn't realise people could be competent enough to use a computer with so many cables and bits hanging off them.

teejay · #45 05-06-2007, 03:23 PM

SST actually stood for Steve and Sharon Thomas, little known fact.

Later in the day it stood for supremely shit tuning.

As Adz said, lots of storys. I got plenty to tell, but dont need P Diddy copping a law suit over it

And Chee, that pic is a classic, made by Chris, its amazing how it got around. As comedic as it was sposed to be, it was chillingly close to truthful.

Adz · #46 05-06-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by teejay

As Adz said, lots of storys. I got plenty to tell, but dont need P Diddy copping a law suit over it

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The company no longer exists.. knock yaself out!

AC Schnitzer · #47 05-06-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by chee

you dont know alot do you?

No I don't, but if you do, please enlighten us all.

Yeah · #48 05-06-2007, 06:02 PM

Im also heard alot of dif stories about SST or a specific person but
i dont really care about it as in im just looking for some tuner for a wolf
or might be just change to decent ecu for my car, might be an autronic

AC Schnitzer · #49 05-06-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kato

I didn't realise people could be competent enough to use a computer with so many cables and bits hanging off them.

And I suppose you are the Master of Windows vista, Mac OS, Linux, QNX, VxWorks ?

Kato · #50 05-06-2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AC Schnitzer

And I suppose you are the Master of Windows vista, Mac OS, Linux, QNX, VxWorks ?

Acutally yes I would say I am. I was a beta tester for Vista, XP and a few office versions, tested x86 Mac OSX, ran Darwin, Solaris, of course used Linux in mutliple varieties (even built linux from scatch many moons ago), QNX/VxWorks are just other unix clones, so nothing flash there and I have an AS/400 in my shed. I also change operating systems more than I shower.

But rather than bat myself off, I was making the point that despite the many cables, monitors, input devices and various programs on them, people manage to use them quite fine, as it doesn't matter what your mouse looks like, they all function in nearly the same way.

To tune a car is the same regardless of ECU. The ECU is what limits the tuner if they are good at what they do. If a tuner can't tune a particular product it is either becuase they do not have the experience and software to interface it, or they refuse to work with a particular ECU because it is useless. Gains are made upgrading your ECU due to the extra functions and resolution the new ECU can offer.

Personally I would like to see that a tuner has a vast experience tuning a variety of cars and ECU's. If there is positive feedback from past clients, this would usually indicate the tuner knows what they are doing and aren't just blindly following the handbook that came with the ECU.