On Jan 16, 6:37*pm, twk > wrote:
> Just a short story I'd like to share.
>
> I bought my SCT X3/XF3 tuner from a local shop near where I live. They
> will update my tuner for life. No problem there. A buddy of mine loved
> it and did the same thing, bought his from the same local shop.
>
> The friend of mine then bought a cold air intake from American Muscle
> and they won't send him a tune for the CAI. He didn't buy the SCT tuner
> from them, so they won't send him the tune.
>
> Now I can see American Muscle's point of nanner-nanner you didn't buy
> the SCT device from us, HOWEVER a CAI _was_ bought from them, and it
> requires a tune.
>
> I expected the SCT people to stand behind the free tunes for life
> through their dealers that handle their products. Not _THE_ dealer you
> bought the product from. Nowhere on American Muscle's web site does it
> say free tunes for life but only if you buy the tuner here. No one's web
> site who sells the tuner says that.
>
> He's PO'd and sending the CAI back to American Muscle. No tune, no CAI.
> He's buying from the local shop for only a few bucks more. Pretty much
> better for everyone anyway... Except American Muscle looses a sale.
>
> I'm not trying to pick on American Muscle, I suppose all the SCT
> distributors will do the same thing. I just didn't expect this.
>
> Sell a product that requires a tune, but refuse to supply the tune.
>
> I didn't see anywhere on <http://www.sctflash.com/> where you could
> order a tune based on:
> I bought device X for car A, and car A has the following mods...
>
> Oh, well. Live and learn. He still gets a CAI and a free tune.
>
> --
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> Sent via an exclusive network, on a snobby portable computing device.

I don't remember SCT ever offering "Free Tunes for Life". I do
however remember American Muscle offering tunes for life.. Started
right after they bought out/hired/whatever they did, with Doug at
Bama.. perhaps you were mistaken on who was actually offering the
tune for life?

Also, i think SCT only sells basic tunes for stock vehicles... ??? If
you need a custom tune for your CAI, then I think you need to get it
from a reseller... I think some CAI manufactures will bundle things
together...