Aem + Anti Lag Launch Control Kills Motor (evo9)
Brad Brooks is one of the best aem tuners in the business, this thread reeks of information being left out. You people who do not even have an idea of who Brad is or what Brad has done need to close your mouths. All your doing is trying to drag a good mans name through the mud and making yourselves sound like retards in the process.
but knowing how to tune a evo 8 and 9 are 2 different things not all people can tune a 9 i am not saying brad is a bad tuner i just think something was left out or forgotten because the 2 step antilag launch control should not have burnt up my head with with just that i mean i was not even on it long my car did make really good power and i was very happy with it.
sorry to hear this..my brother in tyson just started building an evo9 and i hope he doesnt go through what you have gone through....
i suggested he transports his ride to dave buschur before he ships it back to me in dubai...
goodluck...
dont cut corners and save yourself a buck...send the bish to ohio...dave,jarrod and the rest of the boys at buschur will take care of you..
i also heard that if you support the buckeyes..you get a special!! hehehe..
i suggested he transports his ride to dave buschur before he ships it back to me in dubai...
goodluck...
dont cut corners and save yourself a buck...send the bish to ohio...dave,jarrod and the rest of the boys at buschur will take care of you..
i also heard that if you support the buckeyes..you get a special!! hehehe..
I have never seen worse customer service than when I had Brad tune my car at ISP last summer.
#1 - Worst customer service/lack of professionalism I have ever seen - I show up at 0900 for my SCHEDULED tune; Peter shows up a bit later and can't seem to get a hold of Brad to show up...
#2 - Brad shows up almost 2 hours later, does NOT express any apologies/excuses, does NOT even introduce himself; just walks over to me and asks for my keys.
#3 - 3 months later, when I take the car to another tuner, I find out that the guy hadn't even TOUCHED my MIVEC table (EVO 9 with stock ECU).
#4 - I don't care if he can tune an AEM, I wouldn't even recommend this guy to my enemies. Hell, I wouldn't even let him tune my guitar!
(okay, just wanted to use the guitar emoticon...)
This is another example of threads started to distribute widespread comments about people or a business with whom someone thinks they have a beef. There is no other motivation expressed in the OP. So far, we've only heard one side. So, let's all take our time before we rush to judgment, because, as the old saying goes "there are always two sides to a story."
I don't know the shop or the tuner (personally) but I've seen plenty of posts on other 4g63 exclusive boards that show Brad Brooks has experience in tuning AEMs.
As someone else said -- Let's wait until we find out "the rest of the story".
I don't know the shop or the tuner (personally) but I've seen plenty of posts on other 4g63 exclusive boards that show Brad Brooks has experience in tuning AEMs.
As someone else said -- Let's wait until we find out "the rest of the story".
day 1
hi guys i just got my car tuned at Infinate Speed and Performance isp and brad brooks tuned my HTA 35R Buschur Racing Turbo kit with my aem ems. i was happy with the outcome of the numers my car made on a .63 ar exhaust housing. the car made 453 whp on pump gas and 375 Wtq and made 513 whp and 430 wtq on 110 oct gas. well when we were done tuning the car i was paying inside the office i came outside and started my car and the car would not idle i would hit the gas and the car would choke up and die. i was really mad i payed 800 dollars for 2 maps and i get outside and my car does not even idle WTF. so i get peter the owner out side he could tell i was mad so he called brad. Brad did not want to come back he said he had to goto work and can he fix it tomorrow. i was mad but i said ok. i drove it home did a couple pulls maybe 3 at 3rd gear in my mr 6speed that is it. that evening i took it out to friendlys and a ic cupler popped off so i did not get itto it all evening. i took it home for the night.
day 2
i wake up fix the cupler an dput t bolts on every cupler on the car before i had to got down to beltsville to meet brad. I get there and we find out he never even messed with my idle map that had to do with my mivec so the car would not catch the idle speed and stall out. he was being lazy and said oh it must have been the base map i used. we took my car for a drive since my car was running 12.0 afr on the highway and i was burning so much gas he tunes that. then i asked him about the 2 step anti lag controll he said he will turn it on. so he did and said try it, i liked it but it sounded real harsh on the car. I did not even get on it all the home i had to do about 1:30 mins worth of driving and did not full boost the car once from the time i left the shop to the verizon store to get a new phone. I left the shop at 330 pm and when i got to verizon i 2step anti lag for my buddy for 2 pops. after that the car would not idle i thought i fouled a spark plug because of all the fuel the antilag uses. well i drove it home and and missing only at idle but sounded like all 4 cyls and firing i was thinking very wierd. i got it home for the night and checked my plugs cleaned them put them back in and still the same thing missing at idle and i could hear a tapping in the head i was thinking utoh. so i could not find my compression tester so i bought one today and i got 150 on cyl 1,2,3 and 4th cyl i got like 10 on 0 it was not even registering on my guage. i think my valve is burnt up i am taking my head off and probally takin some legal action against isp for treating me unprofeshional and paying 800 buck for a tune that was not even taking no time to do or set up properly. i talked to a bunch of people that are techs and they said the anti lag launch control needs to be adjusted especially on a evo 9, thanks for reading guys i will have updates as this goes on i am taking off the head and going to take pics hopefully nothing scratched my cyl walls. tell me what you guys think
hi guys i just got my car tuned at Infinate Speed and Performance isp and brad brooks tuned my HTA 35R Buschur Racing Turbo kit with my aem ems. i was happy with the outcome of the numers my car made on a .63 ar exhaust housing. the car made 453 whp on pump gas and 375 Wtq and made 513 whp and 430 wtq on 110 oct gas. well when we were done tuning the car i was paying inside the office i came outside and started my car and the car would not idle i would hit the gas and the car would choke up and die. i was really mad i payed 800 dollars for 2 maps and i get outside and my car does not even idle WTF. so i get peter the owner out side he could tell i was mad so he called brad. Brad did not want to come back he said he had to goto work and can he fix it tomorrow. i was mad but i said ok. i drove it home did a couple pulls maybe 3 at 3rd gear in my mr 6speed that is it. that evening i took it out to friendlys and a ic cupler popped off so i did not get itto it all evening. i took it home for the night.
day 2
i wake up fix the cupler an dput t bolts on every cupler on the car before i had to got down to beltsville to meet brad. I get there and we find out he never even messed with my idle map that had to do with my mivec so the car would not catch the idle speed and stall out. he was being lazy and said oh it must have been the base map i used. we took my car for a drive since my car was running 12.0 afr on the highway and i was burning so much gas he tunes that. then i asked him about the 2 step anti lag controll he said he will turn it on. so he did and said try it, i liked it but it sounded real harsh on the car. I did not even get on it all the home i had to do about 1:30 mins worth of driving and did not full boost the car once from the time i left the shop to the verizon store to get a new phone. I left the shop at 330 pm and when i got to verizon i 2step anti lag for my buddy for 2 pops. after that the car would not idle i thought i fouled a spark plug because of all the fuel the antilag uses. well i drove it home and and missing only at idle but sounded like all 4 cyls and firing i was thinking very wierd. i got it home for the night and checked my plugs cleaned them put them back in and still the same thing missing at idle and i could hear a tapping in the head i was thinking utoh. so i could not find my compression tester so i bought one today and i got 150 on cyl 1,2,3 and 4th cyl i got like 10 on 0 it was not even registering on my guage. i think my valve is burnt up i am taking my head off and probally takin some legal action against isp for treating me unprofeshional and paying 800 buck for a tune that was not even taking no time to do or set up properly. i talked to a bunch of people that are techs and they said the anti lag launch control needs to be adjusted especially on a evo 9, thanks for reading guys i will have updates as this goes on i am taking off the head and going to take pics hopefully nothing scratched my cyl walls. tell me what you guys think
OK, I actually had very similar incident happen to me aswell. i had my car tuned on aem for fp green turbo setup. i don't know much about if the fault was from tuning or not. i got my tuning done at a shop in kc. i believe he is a good tuner. but the case is, i did have my aem tuned and set up for 2 step launch control. a week later my engine blew, it could have been me driving on the highway for a top speed run for aroun 3 mins going 140mph+ but the entire week before the engine blew i stepped on it to show my buddies what's up. but not to scare you or anything but when we took the head off, i had melted piston in cyl 4 and did massive dmg on my cyl walls. so i ended up replacing the engine with another stock mitsubishi. although i wasn't going to take my shop to court, i still did some research, and if you installed all the parts into the car yourself or with another shop it gets messy because you have to prove to court what the exact problem was on the car. all the shop could say is it was bad installation, and all the mechanic could say is it's bad tuning. unless u pinpoint the problem by a professional. good luck with everything I FEEL YOUR PAIN
i think he tuned my car pretty good but this little mishap happened that i can not explain i barely did anything to the car at all i barely drove the thing. i just dont understand. i think overall brad is a good dude though i have his cell and have been calling him asking ? and he has been dealing with me bothering him. i talked to him today he said he has never seen antilag do this to a car unless people were just staying on the antilag and in this case that did not happen.
i am not going to take this that far i dont think i am going to do anything but i can say that my engine seems fine no damage to the cyl walls on piston 4 but the valves were burnt up are you referring to 2 step launch as in really really loud popping fire shooting out or just like the stock 2 step. the one i am talking about fires the spark plug on the exhaust stroke with all the unburnt fuel creating and letting bit turbo cars build boost for extreme launches. with no bogging.
(EDIT: Apparently, Brad Brooks is an established tuner. My point about doing research before you have someone tune your car still stands).
Everyone should do their due diligence with regards to who tunes your car. Just because someone says they can tune your car, doesn't mean they can.
I drive 5 hours north to have my ECU tuned by Bryan @ GST Motorsports (razorlab on Evom). If I had an AEM, I would have Aby tune it.
Everyone should do their due diligence with regards to who tunes your car. Just because someone says they can tune your car, doesn't mean they can.
I drive 5 hours north to have my ECU tuned by Bryan @ GST Motorsports (razorlab on Evom). If I had an AEM, I would have Aby tune it.
what about Autronic ? who would tune it ?
