Getting the Nitrous tune on Thursday from ATS - Page 2

SWThomas · 09-04-2007, 09:41 PM

Okay. I just spent about an hour and a half searching ModularFords. I typed in "Amazon" and searched the entire forum and I must say that I am not swayed even in the least in letting Rick tune my truck. There are far, far, far more positive testimonials about ATS than negative ones. And all of the negative stories sound like a bunch of haters just whining about stupid stuff than can easily be explained. I have no agenda or motives to defend ATS as I haven't had them tune my truck... yet... But all of the hoopla on that forum seems bogus to me.

SWThomas · 09-04-2007, 09:41 PM

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I guess we will see...

Hell yeah another slow Lightning, everyone needs to go to amazon they make you fast!

All bashing aside I hope your amazon experience is better than mine. And if not.......... I'll be the first in line to say I told you so

Can you explain your Amazon experience?

Jeff · 09-04-2007, 09:55 PM

Yes there are haters on every forum . I guess all the good posts are gone on there I haven't been on there in quite awhile . I visited there reguarly when I had my 03 Cobra . Atleast there is some negative stuff there since on the other 2 major forums anything ATS related in a negative way gets deleted .

DolSVT00 · 09-04-2007, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SWThomas

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Originally Posted by DolSVT00

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Originally Posted by SWThomas

I guess we will see...

Hell yeah another slow Lightning, everyone needs to go to amazon they make you fast!

All bashing aside I hope your amazon experience is better than mine. And if not.......... I'll be the first in line to say I told you so

Can you explain your Amazon experience?

To make a long story short. This was from a thread(on NLOC that got deleted by mods) where I expressed I was dissatisfied with my current tuner.
Originally Posted by DolSVT00
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Originally Posted by linn@amazon

What exactly are the issues with your tunes Randy? I know that Rick has spent time working with you...I will let Rick know that you are unsatified with his work so he can look at the datalogs you have provided and see what is going on..

DolSVT00
I have sent the datalogs,I have sent numerous e-mails explaining my problem(s) I have sent video(s) showing my problems, I have baught other equiptment to try to nail down my problems, I have adjusted the tunes in the tuner using the available options for the parameters that were out of wack (Band-Aid) but there are too many things I cannot fix with the options in the tuner.

I have tunes from other tuners prior to taking my buisness to amazon. After switching back and forth between tunes I notice that some of my main problem(s) are resolved by flashing them in, but additional problems are created due to the additional modifications that were not in the tune design. These tunes usually took 2-3 months to get a fix or reply. That is the reason I took my buisness to Amazon ,the response time was leaps and bounds greater, But the problem(s) were never solved.

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Originally Posted by linn@amazon

facts please.. if we have even 8 people unsatisfied ..that is not acceptable to us.. I would like to have the facts of the circumstances surrounding the 8 people you speak of..there are 2 sides to every story....if you are unwilling to provide these names please refrain from making an ambiguous statement as you have....

DolSVT00
Agreed, there are two sides to every story I am a firm beliver of that. Perhaps the reason they do not bring their complaints to this forum may be because. (a) this is not the place to complain about their problems (b) They fear reprocussions from moderators due to complaining about a SV of a forum that they enjoy to read and take part in.

I have even recieved PM's from other participants on this forum explaining the problem similarities to mine and I understand their hesitation to post.
But in my case this thread was not started as (a) above and as for (b) If that did happen I would fall on the floor laughing and be gald I was not part of that kind of immaturity.

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Originally Posted by linn@amazon

no business is going to have 100% customer satisfaction no matter how hard they try..all you can hope for is that on any given day you will have more happy customers than unhappy..we get calls all day long from other tuners customers who are not happy with them..as Im sure the other tuners get the same type of calls too..thats just how it is with this business but we want to work with our customers and if you are not happy you need to let us know so we can make it right..

DolSVT00
Agreed, and I have tried

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Originally Posted by linn@amazon

Im going to ask you how you would respond to someone making the same comment about your profession as you have about ours..and why you would fear repercusions..or from who? I am interested in the truth..not biased one sided rumors..

DolSVT00
Just as you have.

Also see this thread http://carolinahorsepower.com/phpBB2...opic.php?t=750

All of this is past tense and now I currently am a happy customer of Power Surge Performance Sal's tunes were well above the quality of Rick's tunes.

In the begining when I first modded my truck I run my best time with Sal's tune. I went to Amazon because, Sal to make it plain an simple is very slow at updating tunes. But I have learned my lesson, better to be patient and wait for a good thing than to rush to get something less.

Lurch · 09-05-2007, 01:40 AM

What time will you be there my son goes to Clemson and would love to see the truck Post a approx time and I will see if he can make it Mitch.

chrisheltra · 09-05-2007, 06:51 AM

Good luck Spencer I hope you see some good numbers and track times. If it wasnt so far out of your way Id say come on up and borrow my camera so you can post some vids.

SWThomas · 09-05-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lurch

What time will you be there my son goes to Clemson and would love to see the truck Post a approx time and I will see if he can make it Mitch.

I'll be there from 10 AM until he's done.

SWThomas · 09-06-2007, 11:18 AM

I'm at ATS right now. We just got the L on the rollers and it's cooling down. We're gonna do some pulls with the chip I have in it right now to see what it'll do and then Rick will start tuning. I'll update with numbers as they come.

Magoo · 09-06-2007, 12:25 PM

Good luck!!! Can't wait to hear the results....

Mike · 09-06-2007, 01:24 PM

Good luck Spencer.

Will there be video? I bet that nitrous pull will be fun to watch.

SWThomas · 09-06-2007, 05:01 PM

Well we're done. The 75 shot made 671/778 and it was pig rich. We went ahead and jetted it for a 100 shot just for S's & G's and it made 701/828 with an A/F around 10.8. Nice and safe. So far I'm very satisfied with ATS and what Rick's done with my truck. I can't wait to get this thing to the track and see what it'll do.

Mike · 09-06-2007, 05:10 PM

Awesome Spencer.

05Saleen · 09-06-2007, 05:11 PM

Now all you need is some track numbers!!! The real numbers.
Impressive dyno numbers

slow04 · 09-06-2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SWThomas

Well we're done. The 75 shot made 671/778 and it was pig rich. We went ahead and jetted it for a 100 shot just for S's & G's and it made 701/828 with an A/F around 10.8. Nice and safe. So far I'm very satisfied with ATS and what Rick's done with my truck. I can't wait to get this thing to the track and see what it'll do.

Sweet, looking forward to meeting you next week to check it out....

chrisheltra · 09-06-2007, 05:39 PM

Do they have any drag racing there on Sat nights?

Whaler · 09-06-2007, 06:00 PM

Great numbers. We'll have to get a track day together and see how well all of these trucks with the built motors run. The rest of us slow pokes can make passes first so you guys will look good.

SWThomas · 09-06-2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisheltra

Do they have any drag racing there on Sat nights?

If you mean here, no, we have no tracks. As soon as I get the calipers shaved down to fit the Bogarts I'm gonna be coming up your way a lot.

Lurch · 09-07-2007, 12:07 AM

Nice Number's Looking foward to meeting you and seeing the truck. Can't wait to get these A/F Numbers correct so we can have some close races. What Engine do you have? Also what RPMs do you turn it< Again great Numbers !! TKS Mitch

SWThomas · 09-07-2007, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Lurch

Nice Number's Looking foward to meeting you and seeing the truck. Can't wait to get these A/F Numbers correct so we can have some close races. What Engine do you have? Also what RPMs do you turn it< Again great Numbers !! TKS Mitch

Thanks. It'll be cool to meet you too. I'm running a fully build engine. JDM short block, LFP Stage II heads, Crower Stage II Cams. None of the pulls went past 5300 RPM's.

SWThomas · 09-07-2007, 12:24 AM

I just got home from my trip. I had quite a while to test the new street tune and I must say I'm impressed. It runs much smoother now even with the weak O2 sensors. I got on it a few times while I was on the interstate and all I can say is...RAPED APE!!!! The A/F's looked perfect on my Innovate Wideband. I'm very pleased with what Rick has done with my truck. Now the true test will be when I get it to the strip....

09-04-2007, 09:41 PM	#21
SWThomas Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Port Royal Posts: 534	Okay. I just spent about an hour and a half searching ModularFords. I typed in "Amazon" and searched the entire forum and I must say that I am not swayed even in the least in letting Rick tune my truck. There are far, far, far more positive testimonials about ATS than negative ones. And all of the negative stories sound like a bunch of haters just whining about stupid stuff than can easily be explained. I have no agenda or motives to defend ATS as I haven't had them tune my truck... yet... But all of the hoopla on that forum seems bogus to me. __________________ 2008 Black Toyota Tundra 4X4 DC Limited My MySpace Page iPhone Hacks & Modding

09-05-2007, 01:40 AM	#25
Lurch Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Goose Creek SC Posts: 554	Tune Time What time will you be there my son goes to Clemson and would love to see the truck Post a approx time and I will see if he can make it Mitch.

09-05-2007, 06:51 AM	#26
chrisheltra Neo is Jesus Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,265	Good luck Spencer I hope you see some good numbers and track times. If it wasnt so far out of your way Id say come on up and borrow my camera so you can post some vids. __________________ Gap A Hoe Racing

09-06-2007, 11:18 AM	#28
SWThomas Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Port Royal Posts: 534	I'm at ATS right now. We just got the L on the rollers and it's cooling down. We're gonna do some pulls with the chip I have in it right now to see what it'll do and then Rick will start tuning. I'll update with numbers as they come. __________________ 2008 Black Toyota Tundra 4X4 DC Limited My MySpace Page iPhone Hacks & Modding

09-06-2007, 12:25 PM	#29
Magoo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 925	Good luck!!! Can't wait to hear the results.... __________________ Black 2003 Cobra Ported, Upper/Lower Pullied, Sprayed......going corn Slow 2010 BMW 335i JB4-G5iso, DCI, E85 2002 GSX-R600 Full Bolt-ons

09-04-2007, 09:55 PM	#23
Jeff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,015	Yes there are haters on every forum . I guess all the good posts are gone on there I haven't been on there in quite awhile . I visited there reguarly when I had my 03 Cobra . Atleast there is some negative stuff there since on the other 2 major forums anything ATS related in a negative way gets deleted .

09-06-2007, 01:24 PM	#30
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 5,481	Good luck Spencer. Will there be video? I bet that nitrous pull will be fun to watch.

09-06-2007, 05:01 PM	#31
SWThomas Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Port Royal Posts: 534	Well we're done. The 75 shot made 671/778 and it was pig rich. We went ahead and jetted it for a 100 shot just for S's & G's and it made 701/828 with an A/F around 10.8. Nice and safe. So far I'm very satisfied with ATS and what Rick's done with my truck. I can't wait to get this thing to the track and see what it'll do.

09-06-2007, 05:10 PM	#32
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 5,481	Awesome Spencer.

09-06-2007, 05:11 PM	#33
05Saleen Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 3,159	Now all you need is some track numbers!!! The real numbers. Impressive dyno numbers __________________ 05 Saleen, 91 Mustang LX, 99 Lightning

09-06-2007, 05:39 PM	#35
chrisheltra Neo is Jesus Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,265	Do they have any drag racing there on Sat nights? __________________ Gap A Hoe Racing

09-06-2007, 06:00 PM	#36
Whaler Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Ashley Posts: 2,498	Great numbers. We'll have to get a track day together and see how well all of these trucks with the built motors run. The rest of us slow pokes can make passes first so you guys will look good.

09-07-2007, 12:07 AM	#38
Lurch Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Goose Creek SC Posts: 554	Engine Nice Number's Looking foward to meeting you and seeing the truck. Can't wait to get these A/F Numbers correct so we can have some close races. What Engine do you have? Also what RPMs do you turn it< Again great Numbers !! TKS Mitch

09-07-2007, 12:24 AM	#40
SWThomas Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Port Royal Posts: 534	I just got home from my trip. I had quite a while to test the new street tune and I must say I'm impressed. It runs much smoother now even with the weak O2 sensors. I got on it a few times while I was on the interstate and all I can say is...RAPED APE!!!! The A/F's looked perfect on my Innovate Wideband. I'm very pleased with what Rick has done with my truck. Now the true test will be when I get it to the strip....