want an sct tune but worried about the horror stories!

[dyc1077]

i m looking at getting an sct tune to eliminate the skip shift, turn on the fans earlier and adjust for california 91 octane crappy gas. but i keep seeing horror stories about blowing up motors, pinging, and piston damage. was that only when these out of the box tunes first started coming out? have they changed and been refined over the years or still stay away until i can get the car on a dyno to be tuned? any good viper tuners on sct in northern california?

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

DC Performance is where i got mine done,,, And alot of others as well . All very happy

 

[EllowViper]

See my post on the Alley.

 

[mjorgensen Woodhouse]

DC Performance is where i got mine done,,, And alot of others as well . All very happy

What he said, we have NEVER had an issue with a tune we have got from DC Performance.

 

[-FROG-]

Got mine from ART, tuned there as well. I also plan on using my SCT for my Paxton tuning. No horror stories here and never heard any anout SCT... not sure where you heard these stories?

 

[plumcrazy]

only place id ever go is DC for that

 

[Dom426h]

not sure where you heard these stories?

recent threads:
http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/648520-What-is-this-and-should-I-buy-it?highlight=tuner+dyno
and
http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/646004-Dyno-Result-Help
there are others...
I remember reading a couple threads where people had been stranded due to the SCT giving an error or freezing during an upload. I think this was with the first batch though as the firmware has since been updated.


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OP, with no mods i dont see any point in doing an sct tune.
In stock form the motor is tuned for 91oct. Are you getting any pinging with the fuel you use?
Also, i dont see a need to turn the fans on any sooner especially without lower t-stat

A simple 40buck skipshif eliminator sounds like all you need.

 

[Canyon707]

DC did mine had it back in a week never had any problems.

 

[Dom426h]

Canyon. What are your mods? and did DC do a before/after dyno on your Viper?

 

[Garron]

5000 km on my dc tune. Never had a problem.

 

[jerseydave]

I have a tune from Sean Roe and it is awesome. Drives great, idles great and added quite a bit of power.

 

[WDW MKR]

Always great success with numerous SCT products on my Cobra. Getting ready to switch my Pro Racer license over to the Viper and pick up a new XCal2.

 

[Canyon707]

Canyon. What are your mods? and did DC do a before/after dyno on your Viper?

My mods are minimal and he has never even seen my car. I mailed in the CPU. I run a BBK TB which is really nothing better than the stock one IMO I have good wires, a ported intake. corsa with stock cats and no headers. OS giken 3:55 dif. Thats it runs 11:55 119 MPH

 

[dyc1077]

My mods are minimal and he has never even seen my car. I mailed in the CPU. I run a BBK TB which is really nothing better than the stock one IMO I have good wires, a ported intake. corsa with stock cats and no headers. OS giken 3:55 dif. Thats it runs 11:55 119 MPH

How did your car run prior to the sct tune from roe? Did your trap speed change from the tune? I have b and b exhaust with roe cats, k and n, smooth tubes, 180 stat, msd wires, and plan on headers in the next few weeks.

 

[Rickman6]

I have KN filter, smoothbore tubes, random technology race cats, Corsa 3 inch exhaust, mopar race ignition wires and a SCT unit with a tune from Sean (Roe racing )
I track my car on a regular basis and it made the car come alive without any problems noted...
Never heard of any issues...

I would say give Sean a call and go for it...

 

[Next Phase]

What kind of gains are you seeing from the SCT tune? (Assuming basic bolt ons - headers, high flows, cat-back, smooth tubes)

What did it cost for the SCT and tune from vendors like ROE and DC Performance?

 

[Cobraken]

Never did a tune on my gen 2s but have a DC Performance on my Ram SRT 10. Really woke up the detuned gen 3.

 

[Canyon707]

How did your car run prior to the sct tune from roe? Did your trap speed change from the tune? I have b and b exhaust with roe cats, k and n, smooth tubes, 180 stat, msd wires, and plan on headers in the next few weeks.

I forgot to mention I also have K&N and the 180 stat. When I talk about trap speeds there are many things that come into play launch, shifting, gears, play the biggest part I ran 3;73 prior to the 3:55 and the car was looking for 5th at the trap. I think my best was 123 mph trap but consistant 119mph in the mid 11 sec range. ( with a lot of practice) I never did run it prior to the DC tune but, I do have dynos from before and after. I was actually disappointed on paper with a gain fo about 15 to 20 hp but, the car ran better no doubt so that was ok with me the curve was better and the air /fule mix was much more in line. All I can say is it will help but it's not a miracle maker by any means. It's just better than stock. Dan did a good job and I have no complaints. If you going to do headers best tell Dan your plan so he can make the necessary adjustments to your CPU

 

[dyc1077]

I forgot to mention I also have K&N and the 180 stat. When I talk about trap speeds there are many things that come into play launch, shifting, gears, play the biggest part I ran 3;73 prior to the 3:55 and the car was looking for 5th at the trap. I think my best was 123 mph trap but consistant 119mph in the mid 11 sec range. ( with a lot of practice) I never did run it prior to the DC tune but, I do have dynos from before and after. I was actually disappointed on paper with a gain fo about 15 to 20 hp but, the car ran better no doubt so that was ok with me the curve was better and the air /fule mix was much more in line. All I can say is it will help but it's not a miracle maker by any means. It's just better than stock. Dan did a good job and I have no complaints. If you going to do headers best tell Dan your plan so he can make the necessary adjustments to your CPU

the running better is music to my ears. do you happen to still have your graphs or dyno files? would love to see them.

 

[Canyon707]

the running better is music to my ears. do you happen to still have your graphs or dyno files? would love to see them.

I do I just have to locate them. I will look around this weekend for them. I had them done several years ago.