Mobile One is my favorite local shops. CPT guys are cocky and arrogant, at least over the phone
garbage. usually for catless setups. they tune out the rear o2s because theyre not competent enough to change the flow parameters therefore not retaining diagnostic capability or long term fueltrims. i would wager they throw more timing at it as well. no bueno.
YThatâs a nice succinct assessment. I agree with it. I wouldnât gamble on Revo stuff although their b8tune kicks ass. Theyâre also the only b8 tuner to have the blood of a few engine failures on their hands thoughâŚSo that doesnât bode well. Parameters on some of the b8 files Iâve seen were borderline shocking. I. E. They basically ran the same timing on their 93 file as Apr did on their race gas file⌠And we never saw a Revo tuned b8 Car pulling timing on logs despite this. So it looks like they were desensitizing the hell out of knock sensing thresholds.
Since stasis took over apparently they have dialed the tune back a bit on that platform.
Bottom line is Revo appears to be gambling and I donât think that is exactly ideal.
Personally I canât believe that anyone considers anything other than jhm for the 4.2 na cars. It seems insane.
Need to be able to buy itâŚ
Yeah I guess that was annoying but thatâs for the rs4 only⌠The s4 guys were chip tuned business as usual.
I still think that is nuts though. They were offline for the rs4 for what⌠6-9 months?
If someone needed a tune so bad during that time that they bought giac or apr I would wonder about that decision. That tells me theyâre only keeping the car a short time.
If you decide to go to a great restaurant for your favourite food, and getting a table takes an extra 30 minutes because theyâre on a wait, and then dinner takes an extra twenty minutes vs normal service because theyâre so busy, how often do you leave the table and go next door to the burger joint just because youâre hungry?
Haha, not sure why they came across that way but hey, it happens. Especially when you are good at what you do people tend to get a bit of an attitude. Iâve had CPT do work on my car and they are top notch, but very expensive.
B6joe - where is Mobil 1 shop ?? I agree CPT is pricey.
When I got the car in 2009 - I tried to get an APR tune but they could not flash it as I did not have a Bosch ECU but rather Simpkin. So the only dealer around me for tuning was Athons motors - Revo.
Theyâre in glenview right off Leigh. I think theyâre already a dealer for Uni or something like that. Not sure how those contracts work but Iâve never seen a shop thatâs a dealer for multiple tuning companies. Although JHM is very small
Not only is CPT very pricey, but thereâs a good chance, in my opinion at least, that Al wonât want to make that partnership with JHM. I had him install my JHM clutch/flywheel and he didnât exactly express the same excitement about JHMâs aftermarket parts as I did. He was unimpressed with the flywheel because it was aluminum and with the clutch pressure plate because it was sprung. I was at least able to convince Al that their customer service was top notch as they were able to give me credit for my damaged clutch flywheel kit because the first installer screwed up the installation.
I didnât want to say anything previously but my impression is that they (CPT) arenât gigantic fans. Not against, but certainly nowhere as enthusiastic as the group here. 
Regardless, JHM told me specifically that they were trying to get CPT on board. It would really suck if JHM doesnât partner with someone in Chicago soon. Itâs a big market and I really want to get the tune this spring. Not sure i am interested in self-flashing.
Thatâs one crusty car. Needs a carwash asap.
I could see that. When I called to get a quote to recharge my ac after I did all the cleaning on the front of the motor and mounts, etc, I simply asked if they could recharge it for me because I had the front clip off. And his answer was, ânow why would you even do that?, you probably need a new compressor now.â wtf?
But I have to give them credit for their top notch quality of work, but that owner is just plain ignorant.
Mistro, how you liking the tune so far?
No complaints so far. I havenât driven it much since I got it tuned unfortunately. Just back to my house after tuning then maybe 15km or so yesterday.
LA is very nice; Almost no thinking at all when launching the car now. The cutoff sound is pretty awesome too.
Just donât forget your own successful launch technique. I found I got better 60â times without LA last time we went to the strip (when the printer was broken lol)
Launch Assist works incredibly well in a particular set of circumstances, and very well in just about all circumstances.
It wonât adapt though, so you have to keep that in mind. Itâs not the Ferrari system that learns based on GPS and previous launches.
Itâs basically a safety netâŚa fail safeâŚto allow anyone to launch the car effectively. If you are at the strip and itâs working well, go balls deep and keep using it. Bangoman if I recall correctly, two dragstrip visits ago you had your best ever 1.8 60â times by using Launch Assist.
I assume launch assist is for rs4 not plain vanilla s4?
Absolutely agree. I wasnât getting at LA being pointless, just that itâs not all things for all occasions. I think all of my 1.8x 60â times are from LA and that all of my âself launchesâ are 1.9x and above.