I did something like that, not out of revenge, and not that many. It was maybe like 200$ worth of assorted non-penny change. Most of which was already rolled. They told me I had to break the rolls and put it through the coinstar machine in the lobby.
I was under the impression MAF based systems are more adaptable to tunes, but I think most of what is being said above applies to MAF based as well.
"Oh you won't take my legitimate us currency? Close all my accounts. I want all my money in cash and in $1.00 bills - Call me back once you round up enough dollar bills for pickup. No sorry - I am refusing your check."
Correct. That's a lot more eloquently put than what I mentioned above (somewhere in this thread), but completely accurate. I did forget to mention meth or drop in turbos, but at that point, one better know that they should be tuning. I've had a catback and an intake tube on my mustang for quite some time now, but I just recently tuned it for the newly installed intercooler. Not that I needed to, but I wanted to take advantage of the cooler air.
I think they both respond well to tuning. MAF systems require tuning though for simpler mods (intake) because they're not as "smart" as the newer speed density systems. Essentially they don't learn as well on the fly.
Surely they can - another post that seemed to have knowledge upstream in the thread indicated as much, all a mfg has to say is that the failure wasn't connected to the mods - should they be inclined to do so, which doesn't seem to be the case in this case. Same thing with a "goodwill repair" when a vehicle is out of warranty - sometimes this happens, other times it doesn't, it's at the discretion of the mfg.
dtech, I agree with much of what you just said. Can yes, will is another thing. Sometimes companies will acquiesce if bad press makes the calculation right, for example a senior citizen one mile or one day out of warranty. Generally speaking, not so.
This is why I didn't get all caught up in worrying about a warranty when I tuned mine. There are always so many little variables that "could" void the warranty. IIRC the 5star warranty was $1,000 and I would hope they're doing everything they can and working with Ford to get the OP a new motor. I mean it's been almost 2 months now and if it were me I'd have to of rented another truck and absorb that expense too.
I reference goodwill repair only as an example of leeway a mfg has - at their discretion. I had an alternator go out on a vehicle 800 miles after warranty expired and the the repair was done good will - no concern about precedent setting as often times when the warranty is up one can be sol. In no way was I suggesting a goodwill in this specific incident. But if Ford wished to do it they certainly could. As someone mentioned - a fair amount of detailed information is lacking .
How is Torrie from Unleashed tuning involved in this? I have not read every post as it has gotten off topic a few times. Lol.
Hi Matt,
How does Torrie hold the warranty ?
