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i did get a reply today from the tech dept. of superchips. He said they do not offer those features on a superchip on Radix SC such as tire size tranny firmness etc.. If they did it would be a custom tune. I replied well it seems to me that it would require a custom tune to setup and run the SC correctly to prevent damage to the rig down the road. That explains why i did not like how it ran the minute i started it up with Your tune in it. may have just been mine but, I and My crew knew enough We shut it down until We asked questions and magnuson sent us to superchips and superchips response was We fried the PCM. I told Him and wanted to say You dummy I just put the stock back in so the PCM is not fried or it would not accept any program. Called dealer and ser. manager said that is a load of bull I have never seen a programmer even when used wrong frie a PCM. He said they are lazy or undertrained and do not want to accept responsibily. so i left it at that and about that time my white knight called up and said he wanted to be My tuning sponsor what do you want to close the deal. First I said My word is worth more than any paper but, I'll sign up or make a verbal comitment for the length You want and as good as you guys are you will most likely have to just run Me off to end the deal. They said good enough for them. If You question that ask KenP in My list of what it would cost for the deal I talked them into selling Him one of the newer platform programs at a good discount but, the one before the new one coming out so He has a tuning program that very few have and i got the new platform that even fwer have and the next in 5 months that will be real radical that no one will have for a few months till i test it out. Sorry Ken did not count You in on that one.
Anyway I asked the guy I can understand if they did not ask but, why did You not try to convince them. Most anyone not all but, most add larger wheels and need to if nothing else firm the tranny shift up because as it stands right now on My rig a tranny will not make the summer if I do not do what i can to save it. then explained the tuning i was going to and the 2-4 Vette servo etc. not counting the many more numerous changes that can be made with a properly prepared programmer. He said well costs more money. I asked then if I wanted one of Yours with more tuning available You could sell me one if I'm willing to pay more money. No because We built it by magnuson specs and the others are not for forced induction. I said I can understand that but You would have a seconary market with a more advanced programmer which You can get all the info you need to build. He would not respond. So I sent back well this kind of lack of interest is usually why someone goes done the tubes and I know the people who will be providing the programmers to Magnuson in the future so i guess I do not blame You for not putting R&D into another offering. he asked who and I said for one it was told to Me in confidence but, it is a big name in the performance world. I have seen part of the data and they are going to use My rig to finish it in the winter. I will not use it because I have a sponsor but, they are friends and have been very good to me for many many years so i will offer what i have for nothing to help them do a programmer right to be sold in Magnuson kits. At least in the future a Magnuson owner will get a top of the line tuning programmer, in fact it has already been shown to magnuson and it just requires finsihing the product which has slowed due to the speed of the other companies R&D so they slowed it down waiting till a little closer to time and Your contract to run out. All this is strictly for the entertainment of the forum as it was for Me at the time, I asked You have not heard anything about this and You are in the tech dept. he said He had not heard it. I told Him they were at Magnuson during the month of May 05. Oh Well

Rad i can build a turbo but not most likely in the quality You can. I taught Myself tearing down John Deere desiel turbo's and changing bearing etc. to save money and never messed up or trashed an engine and the engine that these went on were around $20,000 base block non heads etc. model. But, these kind of engines have alot of tolerance built into them because of the tough conditions and operators who do not check and change oil properly not counting the air filter. But, the turbo's thenselves do not have anymore tolerance than the others. I just learned from scratch and had and do have turbo shops in Little Rock, AR that would let Me come in and test injector pressures, balance on wheels and help me mess with getting more power out of the tractor by changing the pitch on the blades and turning up the injector pump. You know trying to push more air and match the fuel flow to it. it was fun doing it for Myself but, would not do it for the many who asked Me to as I would have felt to guilty if I ruined there equip. where I did not care because I was having fun messing with stuff and it was mine.
So no I can not build a turbo to match your abilities but, I know how it all works and I would much rather work on turbo's than superchargers anyday as I have and the supercharger is way to much harder simply just for the timing of the gears to keep the vains from hitting just scares me a little. Turbo You get the book and know Your specs on tolerances between wheels and housing and spin balance as You mentioned and then check and make sure the slap in the bearings are in tolerance and You got a turbo. Turbo's do not scare Me as long as I'm working on mine.
I applogize if I left to much info out in the beginning but, was just throwing stuff out that usually entertains the Buddies on the forum.
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