Finally decided, ECS kit on the way
05-06-2015, 07:26 PM
#1
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Finally decided, ECS kit on the way
My plan was to SC my car when I bought it but last year had too hard of a time finding a shop to do it in a reasonable amount of time. 3-4 weeks was the average I was told.
Calls to a few of the big name shops left me disappointed.
Then over the winter I started thinking of going NA because I'd like to track the car.
ECS referred me to a shop last month here in Michigan that quoted a 3 day install and tuned by Dr. Phil. I still went back and forth but ultimately it came down to proven power versus cam witch doctory
One thing I love about the C7 is its powertrain, its a great package and every time I thought about going NA, unless I was increasing cubes to do with it I would end up affecting the drivability somewhere.
Keeping the stock cam meant keeping the stock drivability. The 3 day turn around time quoted by the shop and Dr. Phil being the tuner settled it for me.
Ordered from a forum vendor and should be here in just over 2 weeks then into the shop on the 23rd.
I'm heading to Road America that weekend so when I get back should be ready to go.
Calls to a few of the big name shops left me disappointed.
Then over the winter I started thinking of going NA because I'd like to track the car.
ECS referred me to a shop last month here in Michigan that quoted a 3 day install and tuned by Dr. Phil. I still went back and forth but ultimately it came down to proven power versus cam witch doctory
One thing I love about the C7 is its powertrain, its a great package and every time I thought about going NA, unless I was increasing cubes to do with it I would end up affecting the drivability somewhere.
Keeping the stock cam meant keeping the stock drivability. The 3 day turn around time quoted by the shop and Dr. Phil being the tuner settled it for me.
Ordered from a forum vendor and should be here in just over 2 weeks then into the shop on the 23rd.
I'm heading to Road America that weekend so when I get back should be ready to go.
05-07-2015, 01:33 PM
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05-07-2015, 06:55 PM
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05-08-2015, 10:31 AM
#7
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you made the right decision!
great product, as is the ProCharger. Can't go wrong that's for sure.
05-10-2015, 01:08 PM
#10
You ever consider Livernois doing the install? I have heard nothing but good things about them.
05-10-2015, 04:13 PM
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I'm down the street, Pontiac Trail and Green Lake.
I called Livernois last year. They wanted the car for 3 weeks. When I asked so long they said the install would take 4 days, from what I read it takes 7 hours by a competent mechanic and then it had to sit and wait for their tuner to be able to tune it.
I have heard nothing but good things either, however with that kind of time management I would never give someone my business. When I asked why not schedule the tuner, then schedule the install just before and they said their tuner had to be scheduled 2nd.
I gave up after that. No reason for the car to be there that long. Had I gotten a more reasonable answer this would have been done last year.
From a tuning standing point there is no one better than Dr. Phil and they were ECS's first recommendation.
05-11-2015, 05:53 PM
#12
Mine is identical.
I'm down the street, Pontiac Trail and Green Lake.
I called Livernois last year. They wanted the car for 3 weeks. When I asked so long they said the install would take 4 days, from what I read it takes 7 hours by a competent mechanic and then it had to sit and wait for their tuner to be able to tune it.
I have heard nothing but good things either, however with that kind of time management I would never give someone my business. When I asked why not schedule the tuner, then schedule the install just before and they said their tuner had to be scheduled 2nd.
I gave up after that. No reason for the car to be there that long. Had I gotten a more reasonable answer this would have been done last year.
From a tuning standing point there is no one better than Dr. Phil and they were ECS's first recommendation.
I'm down the street, Pontiac Trail and Green Lake.
I called Livernois last year. They wanted the car for 3 weeks. When I asked so long they said the install would take 4 days, from what I read it takes 7 hours by a competent mechanic and then it had to sit and wait for their tuner to be able to tune it.
I have heard nothing but good things either, however with that kind of time management I would never give someone my business. When I asked why not schedule the tuner, then schedule the install just before and they said their tuner had to be scheduled 2nd.
I gave up after that. No reason for the car to be there that long. Had I gotten a more reasonable answer this would have been done last year.
From a tuning standing point there is no one better than Dr. Phil and they were ECS's first recommendation.
