[Cameron The Camaro]

Originally Posted by InFiD3ViL

As you said, at least he was honest about it. I have read a few posts of people who had their VVT cams tuned horribly. I would rather the tuner turn down my request than have them fake it till they make it, making poor power and driveability, or worse, engine failure.

There's a good video that touches somewhat on this topic on Cleetus McFarland's channel. He just started an interview type show called 'The Wheelman'. He interviewed tuner Jeremy Formatto last week and was discussing times where he made tuning mistakes on customers cars that were bad enough to destroy the engine. He also discussed at what point he is responsible and how he takes care of it.

I don't envy these tuners as they really need to be on top of their game knowledge wise. The stress of dealing with such high dollar components, people's sometimes ridiculous demands and expectations, crazy time crunches, and just the fact that these cars are so important to people - that when something goes wrong, people can go ballistic. It's not a career for the faint of heart. It kinda helps to show why tunes can be so expensive.

Cameron The Camaro, Sorry for taking your thread a bit off-topic.

I don't mind at all - It's actually given me a bit more insight on a topic I had been wondering about and will definitely be a discussion piece with my tuner, which would ultimately have a role in the decision I make about the cam. If he's able to do a proper VVT tune (which I believe he can as he's got some of the best reputation in my tri-state area) then I'll likely get the VVT cam mentioned earlier. In addition, I'll more than likely upgrade the stall converter just because I'll have gutted the entire engine at this point anyways - it'll definitely have a nice benefit. Sadly for me, I don't think I'll come across anyone selling one here locally - so I'll look at the options Circle D has to offer and see if it'll fit in the budget for this entire thing. If all goes well, I should likely have the entire thing put back together in the next week or two - however, if you have more advice on the topic or have had similar work done, please don't hesitate to keep the input coming.