The EcuTek license is how EcuTek gets paid.
The more cars I tune, the more licenses I use.
In other markets that don't have great tools like EcuTek you buy all the software and hardware up front and can tune as many cars as you want. - this is the way with bosch and siemen computers
The investment ends up being more than $25k - your also working with a company that has absolutely no incentive to continue development on their work.
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Originally Posted by Memphis
Ok I am sorry but am I the only one that thinks $900 for a tune is a little ridiculous? I have owned and tuned many a car for the cobalt scene and tunes for them are half that. Hell the N/A cars run between $180 to $300 for one.
I know that this is a new car and all but when tuning first came out for the cobalts I do not recall them being that high. Tunes for higher end cars usually run that high.
This is supposed to be a poor man lotus and that is by far a rich man tune.
I am well aware this is a completely different engine and one that has direct injection and that you are first on the block with tuning.
I truly am not trying to be a **** and am merely curious. An explanation of pricing would be very helpful to me.
Could we as members here get on a group buy and possibly bring the price down for every x amount of people that sign on for it?
And I was wondering Visconti if you have had a chance to work with an auto yet? Or is that further down the line?
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Yes - I have worked with a auto - it's neat but I prefer the manual
As for the price of the tune I'm not really sure what you want me to explain.
There is a cost for the hardware to flash the car, then a license that goes to EcuTek. That adds up to $600.
My time and hard work on the tune is worth something....
On sub-30k cars I normally do $350 for tunes unless I'm on the dyno etc
The more expensive cars are $500 a map
Currently selling EcuTek Juke packages for $975 - they are flying off the self - they also have the same price break down.
-John