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lexlueger · 08-06-2010, 11:51 AM

8 days for cam install and tune... WTF?

Dropped my car off on Monday August 2nd for a VVT cam swap and tune. I was just told by the install shop that the car will NOT be ready until 11th.

does this seem waaaaay to long to anyone else?

SSOOCH · 08-06-2010, 11:54 AM

just long enough for the shop to enjoy it over a couple of weekends!

lexlueger · 08-06-2010, 12:05 PM

That's exactly what I was thinking!! I might just take a ride out there...

superman · 08-06-2010, 12:45 PM

Mark your mileage with a camera phone lol... That what I would do, if I dropped my car off any shop, unless I really trusted them.

Loud Pedal · 08-06-2010, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexlueger

8 days for cam install and tune... WTF?

Dropped my car off on Monday August 2nd for a VVT cam swap and tune. I was just told by the install shop that the car will NOT be ready until 11th.

does this seem waaaaay to long to anyone else?

If they have all the parts, then YES!

lexlueger · 08-06-2010, 12:56 PM

I bought all my parts prior to install...I'm so pissed!! Does anyone know if I can drive my car home without the tune?

hrpiii · 08-06-2010, 02:51 PM

sounds like you got bumped down in priority, maybe due to a larger (more profitable project) for the shop.

lexlueger · 08-06-2010, 03:02 PM

They claim the install is complete but, it still needs a tune **which will take 2-3 days**

prostock69 · 08-06-2010, 03:12 PM

It took 3 weeks to properly tune our car after a cam install. We didn't just get a "canned" tune that some shop downloaded into the car. My husband Darin, tuned our car after hours of getting data, making runs, and downloading tune after tune, until he got it to run perfectly. Most people have no idea how complicated tuning a car truly is.

I don't know anything about this shop you are going to. BUT it's not unrealistic for them to take more than a couple of days to get the tune right.

eggydoo · 08-06-2010, 04:48 PM

most places around here say 3-4 days....

svrds10 · 08-06-2010, 05:18 PM

Maybe they work 2 hour days. It is summer time... :P J/K

All joking aside it doesn't really sound too unreasonable. If they are a real busy shop they may be booking to many people at once plus the install and tuning process does take time. Be happy they didn't say a day. Hopefully they use the days to really make sure it is tuned properly.

Camaro21 · 08-06-2010, 05:25 PM

Andy at ADM Performance did my cam install and dyno tune in 1 1/2 days !!

d69chris · 08-06-2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro21

Andy at ADM Performance did my cam install and dyno tune in 1 1/2 days !!

Just had to rub it in

SGOS252382 · 08-06-2010, 05:37 PM

My last cam install took 3 days including dyno tuning/street tuning.

But some shops have several projects going at the same time (with only a couple workers). They do a little here and a little there. It ends up taking a long time. I used to go to a shop that was like that. They'd need my car for several days just to do headers and a tune? They were slow.

lexlueger · 08-06-2010, 08:24 PM

Shop admitted that the "tuner" dropped the ball. The install was completed Tuesday!! It sat for 3 days.

Slowhawk · 08-07-2010, 07:19 PM

Then that sounds about right.

We always give a 1 week timeline.All parts are ready before the car gets dropped off.With multiple jobs going on and the time we take to check cam timing, P/V clearance and setting lifter preload right it can take time.Plus I like the 2-3 days to get the tune done right. So it sounds like it isn't realy bad,just sounds like they are ussing a tuner from another shop or a canned tune which takes alot more time to get the car running right.

BigBlock427 · 08-07-2010, 08:12 PM

this stuff happens there are allot of things that can effect a cars deadline. One of my cars sat on a dyno for three days because the shop lost power... ish happens, but rather have them take there time then rush it out the door.

GaryTucker · 08-10-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by lexlueger

Shop admitted that the "tuner" dropped the ball. The install was completed Tuesday!! It sat for 3 days.

What shop was this? If you don't want to share publicly...pm me. Thanks!

lexlueger · 08-10-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GaryTucker

What shop was this? If you don't want to share publicly...pm me. Thanks!

Got it all ironed out... slight misunderstanding.They made it up too me.

StlRomAniaN · 08-10-2010, 08:59 PM

VIDEO! NOW!

lexlueger · 08-13-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by StlRomAniaN

VIDEO! NOW!

|BLACKSS| · 08-14-2010, 03:19 PM

nice sounding cam i might do this to my L99

Frost · 08-15-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by |BLACKSS|

nice sounding cam i might do this to my L99

May wanna get a converter first

DSteck · 08-16-2010, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Frost

May wanna get a converter first

Stock converters definitely don't enjoy cams.

Although the LG G6X1 actually worked out decent on a stock stalled LS3 Corvette. The car is getting a 2800 anyway.

Mike TexaSS · 08-16-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Frost

May wanna get a converter first

LOL

You guys crack me up.

08-06-2010, 11:51 AM	#1
lexlueger Drives: V10 BMW M5, Supercharged 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charlotte NC /Brooklyn NY Posts: 2,029	8 days for cam install and tune... WTF? 8 days for cam install and tune... WTF? Dropped my car off on Monday August 2nd for a VVT cam swap and tune. I was just told by the install shop that the car will NOT be ready until 11th. does this seem waaaaay to long to anyone else? __________________ MAST 416 STROKER: RDS STAGE 3 TVS 2300 CUSTOM CAM TPIS 102 TB IW 8 RIB PULLEY W/ OD COG REARS NX EXPRESS NITROUS KIT CMGS METHANOL INJECTION RX CHILLER CIRCLE D 2800 TCFLEX PLATE /ADM TRANS COOLER DSS DRIVESHAFT/1400 HP AXLES LPE 3.70 GEARS/JRE POSI MOD DYNATECH HEADERS/MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST/ TEST PIPES SQUASH RETURN STYLE E85 FS/ID 850's BMR/EIBACH SUSPENSION Killing mustangs,because the good Lord wants me to

08-06-2010, 11:54 AM	#2
SSOOCH "El Dictator" Drives: 08 HHR SS, 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,349 View My Garage	just long enough for the shop to enjoy it over a couple of weekends! __________________

08-06-2010, 12:05 PM	#3
lexlueger Drives: V10 BMW M5, Supercharged 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charlotte NC /Brooklyn NY Posts: 2,029	That's exactly what I was thinking!! I might just take a ride out there... __________________ MAST 416 STROKER: RDS STAGE 3 TVS 2300 CUSTOM CAM TPIS 102 TB IW 8 RIB PULLEY W/ OD COG REARS NX EXPRESS NITROUS KIT CMGS METHANOL INJECTION RX CHILLER CIRCLE D 2800 TCFLEX PLATE /ADM TRANS COOLER DSS DRIVESHAFT/1400 HP AXLES LPE 3.70 GEARS/JRE POSI MOD DYNATECH HEADERS/MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST/ TEST PIPES SQUASH RETURN STYLE E85 FS/ID 850's BMR/EIBACH SUSPENSION Killing mustangs,because the good Lord wants me to

08-06-2010, 12:56 PM	#6
lexlueger Drives: V10 BMW M5, Supercharged 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charlotte NC /Brooklyn NY Posts: 2,029	I bought all my parts prior to install...I'm so pissed!! Does anyone know if I can drive my car home without the tune? __________________ MAST 416 STROKER: RDS STAGE 3 TVS 2300 CUSTOM CAM TPIS 102 TB IW 8 RIB PULLEY W/ OD COG REARS NX EXPRESS NITROUS KIT CMGS METHANOL INJECTION RX CHILLER CIRCLE D 2800 TCFLEX PLATE /ADM TRANS COOLER DSS DRIVESHAFT/1400 HP AXLES LPE 3.70 GEARS/JRE POSI MOD DYNATECH HEADERS/MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST/ TEST PIPES SQUASH RETURN STYLE E85 FS/ID 850's BMR/EIBACH SUSPENSION Killing mustangs,because the good Lord wants me to

08-06-2010, 03:02 PM	#8
lexlueger Drives: V10 BMW M5, Supercharged 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charlotte NC /Brooklyn NY Posts: 2,029	They claim the install is complete but, it still needs a tune which will take 2-3 days __________________ MAST 416 STROKER: RDS STAGE 3 TVS 2300 CUSTOM CAM TPIS 102 TB IW 8 RIB PULLEY W/ OD COG REARS NX EXPRESS NITROUS KIT CMGS METHANOL INJECTION RX CHILLER CIRCLE D 2800 TCFLEX PLATE /ADM TRANS COOLER DSS DRIVESHAFT/1400 HP AXLES LPE 3.70 GEARS/JRE POSI MOD DYNATECH HEADERS/MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST/ TEST PIPES SQUASH RETURN STYLE E85 FS/ID 850's BMR/EIBACH SUSPENSION Killing mustangs,because the good Lord wants me to

08-06-2010, 12:45 PM	#4
superman Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: North Jersey Posts: 294	Mark your mileage with a camera phone lol... That what I would do, if I dropped my car off any shop, unless I really trusted them.

08-06-2010, 02:51 PM	#7
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: CGM w/Black stripes Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 3,295	sounds like you got bumped down in priority, maybe due to a larger (more profitable project) for the shop.

08-06-2010, 03:12 PM	#9
prostock69 Female Muscle Car Nut! Drives: 2010 RS/SS IOM Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mansfield, TX Posts: 1,269 View My Garage	It took 3 weeks to properly tune our car after a cam install. We didn't just get a "canned" tune that some shop downloaded into the car. My husband Darin, tuned our car after hours of getting data, making runs, and downloading tune after tune, until he got it to run perfectly. Most people have no idea how complicated tuning a car truly is. I don't know anything about this shop you are going to. BUT it's not unrealistic for them to take more than a couple of days to get the tune right. __________________ 2SS/RS Inferno Orange w/ black stripes, black/orange interior, Automatic, w/ sunroof and polished aluminum wheels MODS: Borla "S" Type Exhaust, American Racing Headers 3" Longtubes, New Era Cold Air Intake, HP Tune, Custom Ground Camshaft, Professionally Ported Heads by Darin Morgan, Ported Throttle Body, 3000 Stall Converter, and 160 Degree Thermostat. http://www.rehermorrison.com/; http://www.darinmorgan.com/; http://www.neweraperformance.com/

08-06-2010, 04:48 PM	#10
eggydoo Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 637	most places around here say 3-4 days....

08-06-2010, 05:18 PM	#11
svrds10 Drives: 2SS/RS M6 Wht/Slvr ext Wht/Gry int Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 268	Maybe they work 2 hour days. It is summer time... :P J/K All joking aside it doesn't really sound too unreasonable. If they are a real busy shop they may be booking to many people at once plus the install and tuning process does take time. Be happy they didn't say a day. Hopefully they use the days to really make sure it is tuned properly. __________________ '10 Chevy Camaro 2SS/RS - Summit White W/ Silver Stripes '09 Dodge Challenger R/T - Hemi Orange

08-06-2010, 05:25 PM	#12
Camaro21 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 4,940 View My Garage	Andy at ADM Performance did my cam install and dyno tune in 1 1/2 days !! __________________

08-06-2010, 05:37 PM	#14
SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 5,944	My last cam install took 3 days including dyno tuning/street tuning. But some shops have several projects going at the same time (with only a couple workers). They do a little here and a little there. It ends up taking a long time. I used to go to a shop that was like that. They'd need my car for several days just to do headers and a tune? They were slow. __________________

08-06-2010, 08:24 PM	#15
lexlueger Drives: V10 BMW M5, Supercharged 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charlotte NC /Brooklyn NY Posts: 2,029	Shop admitted that the "tuner" dropped the ball. The install was completed Tuesday!! It sat for 3 days. __________________ MAST 416 STROKER: RDS STAGE 3 TVS 2300 CUSTOM CAM TPIS 102 TB IW 8 RIB PULLEY W/ OD COG REARS NX EXPRESS NITROUS KIT CMGS METHANOL INJECTION RX CHILLER CIRCLE D 2800 TCFLEX PLATE /ADM TRANS COOLER DSS DRIVESHAFT/1400 HP AXLES LPE 3.70 GEARS/JRE POSI MOD DYNATECH HEADERS/MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST/ TEST PIPES SQUASH RETURN STYLE E85 FS/ID 850's BMR/EIBACH SUSPENSION Killing mustangs,because the good Lord wants me to

08-07-2010, 07:19 PM	#16
Slowhawk Account Suspended Drives: 1999 Trans Am Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bridgewater,Ma Posts: 1,271	Then that sounds about right. We always give a 1 week timeline.All parts are ready before the car gets dropped off.With multiple jobs going on and the time we take to check cam timing, P/V clearance and setting lifter preload right it can take time.Plus I like the 2-3 days to get the tune done right. So it sounds like it isn't realy bad,just sounds like they are ussing a tuner from another shop or a canned tune which takes alot more time to get the car running right.

08-07-2010, 08:12 PM	#17
BigBlock427 ConceptZer0 Drives: 68 427 Camaro, 11 Camaro TPW 10/18 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: nj Posts: 921	this stuff happens there are allot of things that can effect a cars deadline. One of my cars sat on a dyno for three days because the shop lost power... ish happens, but rather have them take there time then rush it out the door.

08-10-2010, 08:59 PM	#20
StlRomAniaN Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,300 View My Garage	VIDEO! NOW! __________________ Pre-ordered on October 24, 2008 Inferno Orange Metallic 2SS/RS Auto w/ TAPshift = funnnnnn, just like Megan Fox! 1100 = Preliminary Order: 10-24-09 2000 = Accepted by GM: 3-30-09 2500 = Referenced: 3-31-09 3000 = Accepted by Production Control: 4-18-09 3100 = Sequenced: 5-1-09 3300 = Scheduled For Production: 5-12-09 3400 = Broadcast: 5-19-09 3800 = Produced: 5-27-09 VIN# 12768 4000 = Available to Ship: -- 4200 = Shipped: -- 5000 = Delivered to Dealer: -- 6000 = Delivered to Customer: --

08-14-2010, 03:19 PM	#22
\|BLACKSS\| Drives: BLACK 1SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Posts: 270	nice sounding cam i might do this to my L99 __________________ COLD AIR INDUCTIONS CAI JBA HIGH FLOW CATS EDELBROCK X-PIPE MUFFLER DELETE

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