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**DirtyD** · 11-21-2013, 12:31 PM

Bama offers a #8 warranty, only because their tunes are so generalized to fit the masses, that they are protecting themselves from any backlash if their tune blows up a customer car.

You have a 3.7. The #8 warranty doesn't apply to you because you don't have a #8 cylinder.

Honestly, IMO, get with Justin Starkey at VMP tuning. You will get a much better tune and be much happier with the end result. And you don't have to worry about something happening to your car.

**Dominic Toretto** · 11-21-2013, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by DirtyD

Bama offers a #8 warranty, only because their tunes are so generalized to fit the masses, that they are protecting themselves from any backlash if their tune blows up a customer car.

You have a 3.7. The #8 warranty doesn't apply to you because you don't have a #8 cylinder.

Honestly, IMO, get with Justin Starkey at VMP tuning. You will get a much better tune and be much happier with the end result. And you don't have to worry about something happening to your car.

Wouldn't that still void the manufacturer warranty though since the dealership can tell that the computer has been tuned?

-Alex

**DirtyD** · 11-21-2013, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto

Wouldn't that still void the manufacturer warranty though since the dealership can tell that the computer has been tuned?

-Alex

And tuning the vehicle with Bama won't do the same?

Bama's warranty, or whatever you want to call it, is not a replacement for the factory warranty. The odds are still slim that something would happen under the Bama tune, but even then, if your car goes down, Bama themselves have to actually look over the car and determine that their tune was what caused the problem. Then they still have the discretion of deciding to "warrant" it or not.

Just get a better tune from someone that doesn't do things conservatively and be happier in the end.

**Dominic Toretto** · 11-21-2013, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by DirtyD

And tuning the vehicle with Bama won't do the same?

Haha, of course it would, just confirming that for the OP. Since he is considering cancelling the extended warranty may as well just expect the factory warranty to be cancelled as well.

-Alex

**Courtesy Flush** · 11-21-2013, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by DirtyD

And tuning the vehicle with Bama won't do the same?

Bama's warranty, or whatever you want to call it, is not a replacement for the factory warranty. The odds are still slim that something would happen under the Bama tune, but even then, if your car goes down, Bama themselves have to actually look over the car and determine that their tune was what caused the problem. Then they still have the discretion of deciding to "warrant" it or not.

Just get a better tune from someone that doesn't do things conservatively and be happier in the end.

I would think he would want a tune on the more conservative side since he is worried about warranty and car problems.

So you saying he should go with Bama now?

I never had good luck with my vmp tune, shifted great ran ok but i had better...then again my car is a freak of nature so its no wonder i had some issues.

**DirtyD** · 11-21-2013, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by Courtesy Flush

I would think he would want a tune on the more conservative side since he is worried about warranty and car problems.

So you saying he should go with Bama now?

I never had good luck with my vmp tune, shifted great ran ok but i had better...then again my car is a freak of nature so its no wonder i had some issues.

I would much rather have a tune based off what my car was doing than one that was key punched into a program to spit out PID values to match my mods.

**Dominic Toretto** · 11-21-2013, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by DirtyD

I would much rather have a tune based off what my car was doing than one that was key punched into a program to spit out PID values to match my mods.

My assumption could be wrong but, I would think that they all come with the exact same tune from the factory. I wouldn't expect tunes to vary from one Mustang GT to the next of the same year, powertrain etc. Could you possibly explain further on that?

-Alex

**DirtyD** · 11-21-2013, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto

My assumption could be wrong but, I would think that they all come with the exact same tune from the factory. I wouldn't expect tunes to vary from one Mustang GT to the next of the same year, powertrain etc. Could you possibly explain further on that?

-Alex

No 2 cars are alike. Just because 2 cars have the same commanded tune values, doesn't mean each one will run exactly like the other.

blownaltered · 11-21-2013, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by DirtyD

I would much rather have a tune based off what my car was doing than one that was key punched into a program to spit out PID values to match my mods.

In all honesty that is what most tuners do anyways. They do adjust different values when the car is on the dyno but most start by putting your mods in the system to get a baseline.

**DirtyD** · 11-21-2013, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by blownaltered

In all honesty that is what most tuners do anyways. They do adjust different values when the car is on the dyno but most start by putting your mods in the system to get a baseline.

But they don't leave it at that. They fine tune.