Engine Tuner - Opinions Please

Lucus182

Lucus182

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i wouldnt go near alan jeffery with any car in my opinion. i hear nohting but bad things about his work. i work for a ford dealership in plymouth as a mechanic and im currently fixing a focus ST which has been to his place and has had the PCM blanked. everyone has their opinion i guess
 
GTwayne

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Lucus182 said:
i wouldnt go near alan jeffery with any car in my opinion. i hear nohting but bad things about his work. i work for a ford dealership in plymouth as a mechanic and im currently fixing a focus ST which has been to his place and has had the PCM blanked. everyone has their opinion i guess
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A bit of a pointless comment unless you've taken your car there.
They had a 450bhp focus there recently owned by a guy who drove all the way from Finland. What does that tell you about the quality of there work and reputation?
 
Dane_Bristol

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I think i will be using them this time around heard real good things about them.

Just waiting for a price from Paul @ Engine Advantages. To be fair Engine Tuner is closer and has the same type of reputation of getting good results with a safe and reliable map.

Been debating going to Allan Jeffery for a very long time this might actually be the time that i do go down.
 
Lucus182

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GTwayne: The guy wiv the focus with 450bhp was ment to be mapping this ST because he runs his own business in sweden, and he was helping alan jeffery to map this ST. Im only going from what ive heard and other instances with friends cars and it was enough to put me off.

AP motors in plymouth would be my choice, perhaps a little less known but the quality of work is still top notch.

Starlet_Sam: PCM = ECU
 
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steveep82

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You are kidding me?! AP motors! Top notch!?! I dont think so lol, they are fucking shit! Wouldnt take my lawnmover for a tune there, ive heard and witnessed some real horrors..
 
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steveep82

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Ive been told some stupid thing like they advanced ignition by 30 degrees and destroyed a legacy, and my mate had his mini 1380 turbo mpped there and it cracked piston due to lean and det 1000 miles up the road...
 
GTwayne

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Lucus182 said:
GTwayne: The guy wiv the focus with 450bhp was ment to be mapping this ST because he runs his own business in sweden, and he was helping alan jeffery to map this ST. Im only going from what ive heard and other instances with friends cars and it was enough to put me off.

AP motors in plymouth would be my choice, perhaps a little less known but the quality of work is still top notch.

Starlet_Sam: PCM = ECU
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I thought he was taking that ST back with him.

The enginetuner/AP rivalry is exactly that and throws up a lot of hear say. I have experience of both so I talk from first hand.
 
Lucus182

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It does seem to be a bit like that doesn't it. Theres always been the rivalry between the two but at the end of the day they are doing the same thing.
 
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Lucus182 said:
i wouldnt go near alan jeffery with any car in my opinion. i hear nohting but bad things about his work. i work for a ford dealership in plymouth as a mechanic and im currently fixing a focus ST which has been to his place and has had the PCM blanked. everyone has their opinion i guess
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Is that so , I think you should get your facts straight before pointing the finger , and remember that WE read forums too...

We were asked to carry out an engine swap on the Focus nothing more , and everything went back on exactly as it came off after having the conversion carried out by Puma Build...
The customer flashed his own ecu using the RICA software and managed to lock himself out of it , nothing to do with us as we don't deal with RICA re-programming...
The Focus is being taken to Finland to have a full engine built , and mapped by a Volvo engine specialist , better for us as we specialise in Japanese cars not Swedish..

We have been operating in Plymouth for over 20 years and have seen 4 competitors come and go in that time and we still remain , what does that tell you..

P.S . We have never sent a car to AP's for mapping , yet I have mapped at least 4 Skylines for them , a Pulsar , 2 Imprezas and 1 Toyota Celica GT4..
 
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gaz_turbo1

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if he was'nt so far away i would try them out, seems to get good results there, all you ever here is bad stories about tuning companies and never the good one's
 
Lucus182

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Id just like to make an apology to engine tuner as the what i had said was incorrect, i was just going by the infroamtion i was given.
 
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