05/12/2026
So... FYI
With more and more tuners hitting the market that do not have shop, dyno's, or in-car experience... we are going to see more and more engine and trans related failures.
In the last 2 years I have watched the respective communities that I tune for get over a dozen new tuners, which 90% of them do not have dyno's or shops. In that last 2 years, I have seen more engine, head gasket, injector, trans, and fuel system failures than I have in the 5 or 6 years combined. The crazy thing, no one seems to be talking about it, and when someone does, the flood gates open with customer complaints.
I don't see the complaints online either, which is odd. I get emails, DM's, phone calls, and sales with customers asking in the comments section, "will these head studs stop lifted heads".
I sell 15 sets of head studs every month for different plat forms, and get 4 times as many emails asking about the cost, or install of our head studs. This means, there are a lot of lifted heads in the communities I support.
For years I have put emphasis on shops needing to have a dyno to figure things out about the car, limits, shift shock loads, etc only to be laughed at in those communities. Now I feel justified given I have seen more tune related engine and trans problems, than I have in the last 15 years.
People will still push back on this, people will still remain silent, and people will still say "their car runs fine". Which is great, but the push back on needing a dyno or shop or shop cars? I will never understand that. The remain silent so you avoid the mob attacking you online, because "there tune is just fine", well... I have lived that nightmare. And, last... just because "your car runs fine" doesn't mean that the guy running E40 with a failing fuel system that was not tuned properly is going to run fine. I am sure that there are fueling or tuning or mods on his or her or the other car that don't match that of your car.
I know I am not going crazy, I know that I do my best to help the communities I am apart of. But lately, it seems that no one really cares, and just wants to be that popular person in the group with the newest and latest ghost cam, and flames. I am not even going to get into how bad these ghost cams and flames can be on the engine if not done properly... and now people are going to ask how to do it properly and my reply to that will be, "WHY WOULD I HELP MY COMPETITOR MAKE A BETTER PRODUCT"?
Let me ask you:
1. Do you think owning a dyno is important?
2. Does the investment in a shop/shop cars seem valuable?
3. Time in the seat, thus... tuning time. Would you rather have someone who has an understanding of engine operation tuning your car or do you want someone who has ChatGTP helping them understand low speed pre-ignition, ring land stack, or over-square/under-square engine configuration?
4. Is being right more important to you, then being told you are wrong? I tell people all the time, "don't do that" and in return, I am told, "well so and so does it online". I have to stop my customers from making costly decisions because I want there car to live a long happy life.
5. What is more important, knowledge or experience and if you could have both for a little more $ spent, would you spend it there?
I am trying to remake myself, but I am not popular because I tell people far to often that they are wrong in their assumptions or what the internet has told them. How do I make myself more "likeable", help people, while telling them or others that this or what is being said is wrong?
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