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Originally Posted by OZCOBRA
Very RESPECTABLE numbers Boxhead....Look forward to seeing the future developement!!!
Now I've just noticed your account has been Suspended  ,after the little spat on LS1 with Chipmaster .....A bit week when you can't call into question suppliers of performance gear...and you were as it was only quoting your experience....gota say i'm on your side with this one!!! 
Old Yesterday, 05:16 PM
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You say it is a bit weak what has happened but I think you all need to read what has been posted over there on the LS1 forums and get the facts before everyone jumps on board and bags out sponsors/tuners.
I for one feel it is every tuners right to 'Lock' an ECU after tuning it as you don't want some Dumbass newbie tuner stealing all you hard earned knowledge/IP and selling it off as his. So buyer beware when having your tune locked by them - but they all will unlock it and put the tune back to standard.
But the point that needs to be made on this particular event is that the ECU was not locked by the Tuner (chipmaster) as he clearly stated on the other forum that it was tuned with his proprietary software. This meant that it could not be read by EFILIVE or HP's but if EFILIVE was available he could make it flash back in a base tune.
You paid for a Mail-order tune and you received one, and a bloody good one as the numbers you are pulling there seem to be right where a cammed 6.0L should be (but we wont go there - hold my tongue). I don't think you have the right to continually bag him out and then also do it in a public place for all to see. It is best to speak to the person responsible and resolve it with him. You said he offered to return it to stock for free. He has basically given you all he can.
If you planned on having it tuned further on down the track you really should have done more research and checked with possible tuners you were likely to be able to get the car to and ask them to put in a running tune with them having the knowledge of you taking the car to them for the final dyno tune - you would have been far happier.
I know of a fair few guys on here who have been in the situation of wanting a tune to start their car and have it running but with the likelihood of further tuning and they have done the research and are now happy with the service they have receive from their respective tuners.
So if you want to warn others do it short and sweet - tell people to watch out for locked tunes or for PCM's tuned with proprietary software - there is no need to name names as he clearly did nothing wrong .. don't drag it on whinging all the way. No one wants to see anyone ripped off and clearly you weren't.
....... now i wait
for the responses