rush_junky Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 yeah, you should get a tune for everything you have installed. motion delete plate, and any other goodies you have. Did you video tape your first start up? i love that whistle sound.. :brrr:.. makes me shiver when ever i hear it.. The custom tune from BBR was the culprit...hopefully, they can get it straightened out. I can't wait to drive it once I get a good tune !! I'll have to reschedule my dyno appointment until the problem gets fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans07SGT Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 I'm sure it's a huge relief to have it fire up. It's always nice for the problem to be on somebody else and that you could figure it out. Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 I'm sure it's a huge relief to have it fire up. It's always nice for the problem to be on somebody else and that you could figure it out. Congratulations!!! Big THANKS to Cuda and Ken for their advice and hanging in there with me I just hope BBR gets it right the 2nd time around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check6 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 good to hear you got her running and the tune was at fault...congrats on the install! :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted July 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Big THANKS to Cuda and Ken for their advice and hanging in there with me I just hope BBR gets it right the 2nd time around... Congrats Ed! :happy feet: I'm glad to hear you found the problem man. I'm sorry I couldn't be more help, but after a lot of searching, there wasn't a whole lot that could be wrong besides the TB or the tune itself. I'm sure BBR will fix you up straight away and you'll be out dusting Vettes in no time! Keep us posted. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudaFly Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Big THANKS to Cuda and Ken for their advice and hanging in there with me I just hope BBR gets it right the 2nd time around... Glad I could help. Hope you have better luck with the new BBR tune. If it's not too far you could probably drive the car to your tuner (slowly) with the stock Paxton tune if all else fails. Just pull the plug on the MAF and you'll be in fail safe mode. Car won't go much over 25-30 MPH. In the end it will all be worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hey Ed did BBR set you up yet? On a side note, I just realized I never provided the clear videos that I promised. I know, lame. I'll get my SGT out of paint tomorrow and will get on it. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hey Ed did BBR set you up yet? On a side note, I just realized I never provided the clear videos that I promised. I know, lame. I'll get my SGT out of paint tomorrow and will get on it. Ken I've been on the phone with Chris from BBR off and on since 5 PM CDT. He hasn't figured it out yet. He sent me the same image in hopes that somehow the image on the tuner was corrupt....same resulting codes. He is going to recompile the image thinking perhaps he began with a bad baseline. I'm waiting for this file... sigh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hey Ed did BBR set you up yet? On a side note, I just realized I never provided the clear videos that I promised. I know, lame. I'll get my SGT out of paint tomorrow and will get on it. Ken Ken, If you race as fast and often as you mod your car, you must be unbeatable. When do you find time to catch your breath? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I've been on the phone with Chris from BBR off and on since 5 PM CDT. He hasn't figured it out yet. He sent me the same image in hopes that somehow the image on the tuner was corrupt....same resulting codes. He is going to recompile the image thinking perhaps he began with a bad baseline. I'm waiting for this file... sigh.... Just got the 3rd tune...hang tight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Ken, If you race as fast and often as you mod your car, you must be unbeatable. When do you find time to catch your breath? I certainly like to think I am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Just got the 3rd tune...hang tight... same thing... Chris said he started with the same tune he's used on several Vortechs. He is going to call Paxton to see if there is anything peculiar with the SL model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 same thing... Chris said he started with the same tune he's used on several Vortechs. He is going to call Paxton to see if there is anything peculiar with the SL model. Does he know you have the 1200SL and not the 2200? Non-IC vs. IC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Does he know you have the 1200SL and not the 2200? Non-IC vs. IC? Yep... Curiously though, the Paxton tune on the Diablo is named "Shelby Hi Output". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Oh....last night the car never started with the BBR tune....today same tune, it starts then immediately stalls.... He did have me pull the MAF plug, no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Yep... Curiously though, the Paxton tune on the Diablo is named "Shelby Hi Output". Hmm.. That would certainly indicate that it's for the intercooled model. I guess it's good that you're not using that one, but it still sucks that you're dead in the water. I'm about ready to email you my tune! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hmm.. That would certainly indicate that it's for the intercooled model. I guess it's good that you're not using that one, but it still sucks that you're dead in the water.I'm about ready to email you my tune! Ken I don't have the cams though .... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 oooh...just got another in my inbox..... :dog: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcrockstar Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 This has to be one of the best threads. It definetly made up my mind to purchase one. Let us know what happens, Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 They asked me to take lots of pics of the installation. Chris is going to send the pics and his tune to Bama and Quantum to see if they notice anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdb9 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 If your tuner/dyno is not ridiculously far I would just call a tow truck and take it to the Dyno shop. You will need a dyno tune anyhow. Let them start from scratch on your car. Just my 2 cents. I had to do that once on my mach 1 and it worked out perfectly for me, I never trust the mail in tunes anyhow, but thats just me. Good luck, I hope you get it sorted out soon so you can enjoy the new found power! Best wishes, Jim They asked me to take lots of pics of the installation. Chris is going to send the pics and his tune to Bama and Quantum to see if they notice anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I don't have the cams though .... ? Yeah probably not a good idea. This has to be one of the best threads. It definetly made up my mind to purchase one. Let us know what happens, Good Luck. Thanks man! Post pics of your install when you get it! :happy feet: They asked me to take lots of pics of the installation. Chris is going to send the pics and his tune to Bama and Quantum to see if they notice anything.... I'd love to see the pics you're sending to BBR. I don't notice anything at all wrong with your install, but haven't seen any real detailed pics either. If your tuner/dyno is not ridiculously far I would just call a tow truck and take it to the Dyno shop. You will need a dyno tune anyhow. Let them start from scratch on your car. Just my 2 cents. I had to do that once on my mach 1 and it worked out perfectly for me, I never trust the mail in tunes anyhow, but thats just me. Good luck, I hope you get it sorted out soon so you can enjoy the new found power! Best wishes, Jim I didn't need a dyno tune. I ran it on the dyno to verify that my AFR was good, which it was. The guys at the local dyno/tune shop told me that I'd be wasting $400 if I had them write me a new tune. A big thanks to Justin at VMP for a kickass file! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'd love to see the pics you're sending to BBR. I don't notice anything at all wrong with your install, but haven't seen any real detailed pics either. Ken, check your yahoo e-mail.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Status: The car fires right up with the Paxton tune; of course this tune does not account for the motion plates deletion. The car would not start with the 1st BBR tune and got codes 2101 and 2107. With the 2nd and 3rd tunes from BBR, the car would start and immediately shut off. Also received the codes. The 4th tune acted like the 1st, wouldn't start. Sent pics to BBR. I still think it's the tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Ken, check your yahoo e-mail.... I looked at every pic closely and see absolutely nothing wrong. Everything appears to be installed correctly. I'd definitely say it's the tune, especially since the engine fires up on the Paxton tune. Are you using the Diablo or did BBR send you their tune on a new SCT? If the SCT, perhaps they'd just give you your dough back for the tune and you can give VMP a call? Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 If your tuner/dyno is not ridiculously far I would just call a tow truck and take it to the Dyno shop. You will need a dyno tune anyhow. Let them start from scratch on your car. Just my 2 cents. I had to do that once on my mach 1 and it worked out perfectly for me, I never trust the mail in tunes anyhow, but thats just me. Good luck, I hope you get it sorted out soon so you can enjoy the new found power! Best wishes, Jim The tow will be an option if I can get my money back for the tuner and the tune.....I'll wait and see if they can figure it out; they are talking to SCT now. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Status: The car fires right up with the Paxton tune; of course this tune does not account for the motion plates deletion. The car would not start with the 1st BBR tune and got codes 2101 and 2107. With the 2nd and 3rd tunes from BBR, the car would start and immediately shut off. Also received the codes. The 4th tune acted like the 1st, wouldn't start. Sent pics to BBR. I still think it's the tune. Round 5.......FAILURE..... I guess I'll talk to the manager tomorrow about a refund....sigh BBR compared their file to other tuners'. They are putting in long hours and at least they tried. I wonder if the SCT tuner itself is bad; however, it seems to load the stock tune just fine. Fires up fine with the Paxton tune loaded by the Diablo. The drive to the dyno is too far to risk it though. I can't wait to do this again !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdb9 Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 The tow will be an option if I can get my money back for the tuner and the tune.....I'll wait and see if they can figure it out; they are talking to SCT now. Thanks ! Hey no problem, Good Luck! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Round 5.......FAILURE..... I guess I'll talk to the manager tomorrow about a refund....sigh BBR compared their file to other tuners'. They are putting in long hours and at least they tried. I wonder if the SCT tuner itself is bad; however, it seems to load the stock tune just fine. Fires up fine with the Paxton tune loaded by the Diablo. The drive to the dyno is too far to risk it though. I can't wait to do this again !! What is the DEAL with these dudes?! Sorry to hear you're still having this kind of trouble Ed. I hope you get it resolved stat man! This most definitely should NOT be this difficult for these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush_junky Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 What is the DEAL with these dudes?! Sorry to hear you're still having this kind of trouble Ed. I hope you get it resolved stat man!This most definitely should NOT be this difficult for these guys. UPDATE: Well apparently the code on the sticker under the hood is not correct. Mine reads XZE2 and so this was throwing him off; at least that's the theory. He had me load the Paxton and Stock tunes of course with the Diablo and read the stategy with the SCT; it read FPASAU9 for both. He said this was totally different from what he started with based on the sticker under the hood. I'll be getting number six today ! Six is a charm, right? I curious as to what everyone else's PCM sticker reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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