Manaz wrote:Sgottlieb wrote:tangcla wrote:AutoRacingTechnik (ART)
Locked: No
Advised: No need
Just saw this and had to post.
Does this mean you you advise people to get a tune from Ray or not?
If yes then I advise against any dealings with ART in any way shape or form.
He isn't recommending ART. What he means is that ART don't lock the ECU when they do tunes, and thus there's no need for them to inform the customer of anything.
If you read further up in the thread, you'll find that there are number of tuners who lock the ECU (there are a variety of ways, some are more effective than others) so that the tune can either not be read at all, or cannot be modified. From a moral/ethical standpoint, many (myself included) consider that if a tuner does this, he/she *must* inform the customer of this, explain to them the process (and any costs) for removing the lock or reverting the tune back to stock, and any potential outcomes (you'll see comments made about bricked ECUs after some tunes have been removed), so that the customer can make an educated decision as to whether they proceed with a tune or not. Unfortunately, it appears that some tuners are not making these things clear, and that is disappointing.
Ah right! Thanks for that. just didn't read it properly.
His S4 has a ART tune and all this time hasn't had any issues...
