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I'll never for the life of me understand why some people buy mail order chips. Its a waste of money. Just find a local tuner or dyno shop, the results will be much better.
I'll never for the life of me understand why some people buy mail order chips. Its a waste of money. Just find a local tuner or dyno shop, the results will be much better.
There's not always a tuner in your area. I was willing to drive up to 4 hours to get mine tuned and still could not find a shop interested in working with these anymore. Mail order tunes can be alright for mostly stock cars and if you have a way to datalog, you can basically get the same results as if you had someone do it in person.
I've done chip burning for MAF and SD F-bodies and Y-bodies for nearly 10 years now. I've done some mail order stuff for guys. It's not the best way, and it's not what I prefer, but for a stock or near stock combination, I've had pretty good luck so far. I'm not trying to defend the vendor in question here, simply point out that doing things mail order is a challenge if the engine has been very heavily modified.
There is NOWHERE that I know that will tune OBDI MAF or SD cars, so I learned to do it myself. Those of you that need some work done, send me a PM and I'll see what I can do.
Most of the guys I have talked to have gained 2-3 tenths in the quarter. I went from a 14.9 Stock to running 14.6. yeah , not the best time in the world but its a 305 motor. I'm happy with it. He did tell me that the my timing would have to be set back to the stock 6 degrees setting before I used the chip though cause it would throw off the tune if not.
If memory serves me correct, about 2 years ago he called out a fb member and called him a racial slur. I believe the word was sp**k. The guy took a screen shot and posted it. John Waynes supporters dismissed the racial slur and continued to praise JW. I myself felt sick to my stomach to see members taking sides with JW after exposing his racism.
I'll be getting my last and final chip from him, it's on the way now. He's eager to get your money but don't see much support after payment is sent and when you ask for any tracking or if it's on the way after it's been nearly 2 weeks of ordering, he gets agitated.
I'll be getting my last and final chip from him, it's on the way now. He's eager to get your money but don't see much support after payment is sent and when you ask for any tracking or if it's on the way after it's been nearly 2 weeks of ordering, he gets agitated.
That's what happened to me when he was still going by "Heatzone". He kept telling me I was being impatient and this was a process that takes a lot of time. I've learned otherwise
John Wayne from Custom Chips seems to be liked by thousands of people, I looked and he has like over 1700 likes and people swear by him. That is why I went with his chip and I'm glad I did. He is the "go-to" guy as of lately. I checked them out thoroughly before I purchased one. I also read that they are going to be advertising in Hot Rod magazine soon. Put it this way, his chip is better than another chip I got from someone who sells them on this website and I'm satisfied.
If he makes it on a magazine, I'll be sure to report him to the IRS for tax ivasion. I've looked for his business license and his business profile through Manta and the BBB. Since no such business name is found, this alone tells me that he does not have a license nor tax ID. Call me a mean guy. Dont care. But I hate it when people like Sebastian take advantage of people.
Originally Posted by Megaman11
John Wayne from Custom Chips seems to be liked by thousands of people, I looked and he has like over 1700 likes and people swear by him. That is why I went with his chip and I'm glad I did. He is the "go-to" guy as of lately. I checked them out thoroughly before I purchased one. I also read that they are going to be advertising in Hot Rod magazine soon. Put it this way, his chip is better than another chip I got from someone who sells them on this website and I'm satisfied.
John Wayne from Custom Chips seems to be liked by thousands of people, I looked and he has like over 1700 likes and people swear by him. That is why I went with his chip and I'm glad I did. He is the "go-to" guy as of lately. I checked them out thoroughly before I purchased one. I also read that they are going to be advertising in Hot Rod magazine soon. Put it this way, his chip is better than another chip I got from someone who sells them on this website and I'm satisfied.
I'm NOT trying to be a jerk, I'm simply curious. How do you know Wayne's chip is better? Do you have back to back dyno or drag strip runs? Were there drivability issues he fixed for you?
I'm NOT trying to be a jerk, I'm simply curious. How do you know Wayne's chip is better? Do you have back to back dyno or drag strip runs? Were there drivability issues he fixed for you?
In my opinion Megaman11 is John Wayne or is doing his best to sell chips for custom chips, 90% of his posts he defends Custom chips work and has even went as far to post a review in the classified section, https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/clas...ps-rating.html
In my opinion Megaman11 is John Wayne or is doing his best to sell chips for custom chips, 90% of his posts he defends Custom chips work and has even went as far to post a review in the classified section, https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/clas...ps-rating.html
No, Im not John Wayne.LOL but what I was saying is I am happy with the chip I got and seems like most people are too. I also notice that on forums when there is people hating, everyone else joins in and jumps on one person and when there is a forum and someone says something nice then everyone goes in the same direction. Just something I have noticed.
this thread originated with a vendor/customer expirence it was for the benefit of the members of this board. any other expierences with this vendor was welcomed by any members.
i had also did a thread on the chip in the aftermarket products section. if anyone wants to read my expirence or provide thier own they were welcome.
as a customer of his i was satisfied with the product results. i purchased an afforadble solution to a perfomance upgrade as I do not have expirence or access with burning chips or speed density tuning.
i would however ask that if someone is going to call someone a thief or a crook, please share your expiernece or provide reasonable proof to support your accusation.
in this thread someone provided a good example of a customer/vendor expierence in which a vendor used a racist remark and poor customer service. originally my expierence with the same vendor also resulted in a poor choice of words from a vendor to a customer. (read first threads)
I never jump on bandwagons. It's all from experience. My initial encounter with John Wayne was good, as it would be for just about anybody inquiring first time about a service, which could possibly lead to a sale. So of course he's on his best behavior to pull you in. For whatever reason my first chip down the line caused delayed start ups, major pinging on WOT, and some other issues. And on to his handling and shipping time which I think sucks and it's something he doesn't advertise. I ordered my second chip on the 30th of last month, asked him to let me know when it was on the way and he said he would. Nearly a week later I ask again and he said it was coming and he ships so many a day he'd have to dig through his records to get me a tracking number. Well I just got a tracking number 2 days ago and that's the same day it shipped.
His chips are Hypertech's with more timing added. For bigger combos he changes the injector values.
Get a wideband and monitor your prom during a WOT run. I assure you it will be an eye popping experience in a car other than a bolt on one.
He is as much a tuner as Mother Tersa was.
how do you know this? Have you read one of his chips before? Again I'm NOT defending him, I just want to understand how you know this about his tuning. I will say that I'm surprised that some on here are claiming the gains they are claiming with his tuning.
I'll say this again. Getting a correct tune via mail order is very difficult (impossible) unless your customers are not very discerning. Stock engines seem to respond in similar fashion to eachother, but modified ones don't. Plus, there isn't that much left in the factory tune from what I've seen. Bump timing, in some cases remove a bit of fuel and thats about it, I'd say 10-20hp max gain, and thats on an engine with dual cats or headers and a good Y pipe.
Maybe MegaMan11 can shed some light since he seems to be such a fan.
My chip from custom chip is nothing even close to my Jet chip I had either. Its not like a hypertech or Jet chip at all. this chip from him actually works opposed to a hypertech.
My chip from custom chip is nothing even close to my Jet chip I had either. Its not like a hypertech or Jet chip at all. this chip from him actually works opposed to a hypertech.
Please explain what his chip did for you and how you determined it was better than the other chips...
I heard of him on a Facebook forum called Third Gen F-bodies Worldwide and saw a review of his chips on there and over 60 people said it worked out great for them and some of those guys were into tuning as well. So I tried it and worked well for me. My car is a few tenths quicker in the 1/4 and my buddies car runs a lot better than it did with the previous tune that he had done with some other company online. I'm sure there will always be people that either installed theirs wrong or whatever but who knows. I know I had to buy what is called a memory adapter to make it work and it was $35
Megaman11, what is your buddies name? Let me guess,,,, Khandro Sherab D.
She is your partner in the Buhddists deal. And she has no 3rd Gen, yet she "claims" that your John Wayne chip is the key to "wake up" your car. GIVE ME A BREAK Oscar. Cars dont "wake up." Cars performance increases and and are more fuel economic. That is all Oscar. Have a good day John Wayne.
Megaman11, what is your buddies name? Let me guess,,,, Khandro Sherab D.
She is your partner in the Buhddists deal. And she has no 3rd Gen, yet she "claims" that your John Wayne chip is the key to "wake up" your car. GIVE ME A BREAK Oscar. Cars dont "wake up." Cars performance increases and and are more fuel economic. That is all Oscar. Have a good day John Wayne.
First of all, I dont know who the hell you think I am or Oscar is,but Im not this person. Im sick of you harassing me and accusing me of this. I will be reporting you to the administrator of this site for harrassment and I will go further if needed. So stop messaging me and posting this garbage.
I didnt join this site to be harassed and argue, everyone deserves to be able to join a car forum and enjoy it. NOT to be harassed over and over again! Do not contact me anymore 92 RS Invader. You have been warned and i will take this to the authorities.I guarentee you that.
I didnt join this site to be harassed and argue, everyone deserves to be able to join a car forum and enjoy it. NOT to be harassed over and over again! Do not contact me anymore 92 RS Invader. You have been warned and i will take this to the authorities.I guarentee you that.
Lol I needed a good laugh today. I'd love to hear the police respond when you tell them someone on a web forum is harassing you.
And you have still provided zero information about what Wayne's chip did for you, which is the only reason I'm in this this ridiculous thread. At this point I can only assume that his chips make people feel warm and fuzzy inside but offer no real performance gain.
Lol I needed a good laugh today. I'd love to hear the police respond when you tell them someone on a web forum is harassing you.
And you have still provided zero information about what Wayne's chip did for you, which is the only reason I'm in this this ridiculous thread. At this point I can only assume that his chips make people feel warm and fuzzy inside but offer no real performance gain.
I stated what it did for my car, read my post from earlier. I gained 3 tenths in the 1/4 mile. Car is noticeably faster, runs a lot smoother than before on the street as well and yes I do consider that harassment and if an admin does nothing about it then I will per-sue it further. harassment is harassment ,doesn't matter if its over the internet or in person. Check into it for yourself
Lol I needed a good laugh today. I'd love to hear the police respond when you tell them someone on a web forum is harassing you.
And you have still provided zero information about what Wayne's chip did for you, which is the only reason I'm in this this ridiculous thread. At this point I can only assume that his chips make people feel warm and fuzzy inside but offer no real performance gain.
RS Invader, has been flagged from several other posts for harassing members as well, look at the screenshot. This was from several years back when he harassed a former member. This type of negative feedback toward people's products is usually either some kind of jealousy or financial gain or they are trying to promote another person who burns chips ,who is a member on this forum.
MegaMan11. I will stop harassing you when you stop harassing me. And yes. You sent me a pm with you threatening me that your gonna tattle tell and call the police on me. That I take as harassment. I will cease to call you John Wayne. Not because I feel defeated. But because I don't wanna make you more upset and blow a fuse.
And as in the past, it was a reminder to "utility guy" that he can't sell on tgo unless he is a vendor. Never was that a threat. Might I add, you digging up dirt on me by going into my profile is considered to me harassment by using my past to belittle me in public. Harassment goes both ways bro. So are we done?
I stated what it did for my car, read my post from earlier. I gained 3 tenths in the 1/4 mile. Car is noticeably faster, runs a lot smoother than before on the street as well
I read your posts. were the weather conditions the same on both runs? 3tenths is nothing to gain or lose due to weather. You said the car runs smoother, why did it not run smooth on the stock tune? Is your engine modded? Was the check engine light on? I'm looking for more solid proof here.
how do you know this? Have you read one of his chips before? Again I'm NOT defending him, I just want to understand how you know this about his tuning. I will say that I'm surprised that some on here are claiming the gains they are claiming with his tuning.
I'll say this again. Getting a correct tune via mail order is very difficult (impossible) unless your customers are not very discerning. Stock engines seem to respond in similar fashion to eachother, but modified ones don't. Plus, there isn't that much left in the factory tune from what I've seen. Bump timing, in some cases remove a bit of fuel and thats about it, I'd say 10-20hp max gain, and thats on an engine with dual cats or headers and a good Y pipe.
Maybe MegaMan11 can shed some light since he seems to be such a fan.
I sure have. About 4 cars. I can tell you its a Hypertech chip with more timing added. For bigger combos he changes the injector values. If Oscar is such a tuner why he is no where to be found tuning on a dyno??????????????????????????????????????!!
He is thief and not a tuner at all. He can't even use his real name.
MegaMan11. I will stop harassing you when you stop harassing me. And yes. You sent me a pm with you threatening me that your gonna tattle tell and call the police on me. That I take as harassment. I will cease to call you John Wayne. Not because I feel defeated. But because I don't wanna make you more upset and blow a fuse.
Typical Oscar. When exposed he goes bananas. As someone that works in law enforcement you have nothing to worry about. He resorts to threats all the time hence him getting the boot from every board and Facebook group.
Annnnnnd this is one of the threads I was talking about when I mentioned people hating on each other, lol...so here's the problem I see after being on here for 10 years now...first, we all know there aren't a lot of people still custom tuning our cars. That being said, the options are, learn to tune yourself(obviously not for lazy people), mail order tune, go with somebody that does it on the side in their garage for cheap, go with one of the big tuners(not always cheap), or bite the bullet and go full tilt aftermarket system. I know most people are on a limited budget, but admit guys, there are just plain a lot of cheapskates on here. Heck, I live in pa, but because of how much I'm already into my car for, I'm really tempted to ship it all the way to Cali to let Kevin work his magic on it! You get what you pay for folks. Number one rule in building a car? How fast can you afford to go? Get over it and move on...
I sure have. About 4 cars. I can tell you its a Hypertech chip with more timing added. For bigger combos he changes the injector values. If Oscar is such a tuner why he is no where to be found tuning on a dyno??????????????????????????????????????!!
He is thief and not a tuner at all. He can't even use his real name.
does he even use datalogs and customer input to fine tune custom engine builds or is it a one size fits all tune ...
does he even use datalogs and customer input to fine tune custom engine builds or is it a one size fits all tune ...
The chip I got from Custom Chips did require me to fill out an information form regarding things like, injector size, rev limit, thermostat, and any mods I did to the car along with like 10 other things I had to fill out. It is much better than the aftermarket chip I had before and much better than the other chip I got from someone else on this website , who's name I wont mention.LOL I think you know who you are.
the chip I have was tested against a Hypertech and its not even remotely close. John's chip is totally different and works awesome. So, not sure what the hate is about but mine works good. just my 2 cents!
why dont u go look on facebook? they have a huge following and seems to be selling a lot of chips everyday and people are very happy with them. thirdgen.org is a real buzzkill
ask around on there and you will see probably over 80 people that are satisifed customers,thats enough to convice me
Nice job trying to be another person. Your IP is not from the same area you claim to be from. You can't even spell LOL. I like how all these new usernames are being created.
If he is such a great tuner how come he has gotten the boot from Vette and Camaro forums?? What dyno does he tune on?
If you don't like whats being posted then leave. And stop using multiple names.
my buddy use tunerpro and there is a compare graph in it.
Lets see it. What is your buddies name? Tunerpro is usually owned by a tuner. And again answer my question. What was improved on it? Ill post my graphs from 4 John Wayne tunes and show where on two minirammed cars a/f ratio was dangerously lean above 4500.
The chip I got from Custom Chips did require me to fill out an information form regarding things like, injector size, rev limit, thermostat, and any mods I did to the car along with like 10 other things I had to fill out. It is much better than the aftermarket chip I had before and much better than the other chip I got from someone else on this website , who's name I wont mention.LOL I think you know who you are.
And what did you do to compare the John Wayne chip and the chip that you "got from a member"?
Furthermore, Brian (Tuned Performance) hasn't been advertising his services for nearly a year if I'm remembering correctly. I was nothing but happy with his services, not to mention all the free advice he supplied to me. His bins were consistently better than the one I received from John Wayne, which was simply a stock with adjusted timing and injector constant. At the time I received my chip from John he hadn't informed me that I needed an adapter to use his chip, and when I sent him multiple emails about what I needed to do I was simply ignored.
Personally, I'd much rather have a chip that's a bit rich or has too little timing than a chip that's a bit lean and has way too much timing. It's safer that way and I can respect anyone who sells their chips that way. So if that's what's being used to quantify "running better", I don't think its accurate unless it can be verified through an AFR or just through the BLMs.
04-04-2015, 03:14 PM
does he even use datalogs and customer input to fine tune custom engine builds or is it a one size fits all tune ...