Originally Posted by vertblkmustang92

So say I buy a tuner now. Then I buy a cold air. They won't charge me to update the tune?

Originally Posted by TORMENTOR

I agree with WOMPRAT on this subject. I purchased my tuner from AM, had it on the car for around 6 months and the car was totaled in December, as much damage as there was to the front end of the car there was no way to tune the car back to stock before the car was towed away. So now I am out $300+ for the tuner that just sits on my tool bench.
When you place your order for the tuner they ask for the code on the computer, that tells me THEY (BAMA) can unlock it and turn it back to factory and then install new tunes on it using the new code from your present car...
Or for what its worth I feel they should wave the fee for circumstances where proof can be shown that the car could not be reset to factory.
Thats just shady if you ask me.


Tell me how you could reset the car back to factory after this collision when all electrical components are torn out, cant turn ignition on or anything else. And your lucky to be alive!!

Originally Posted by Jay@Hypermotive

Send this to SCT, they should return this back to stock or free. An accident such as this that totals your vehicle and SCT will reprogram.

Originally Posted by GrabberBlue5.0

Correct. None of the well known tuners will charge you for a small change like that. That includes Steeda, VMP, AED, Amazon, BBR, Brenspeed etc etc. The tunes for life from Bama are just a marketing ploy.

Originally Posted by vertblkmustang92

How big of a change would it take for them to charge? I plan to get an off-road h pipe and the boss 302 intake.

Originally Posted by Ponywars

Dont strip the car down,whats wrong with having a fast car with all the goodies.

Originally Posted by MorePowerTuning

Agreed. SCT will not charge you an unlock fee if you provide proof that the previous vehicle was a total loss. They'll ask for a copy of a police report or insurance letter that includes the VIN when you send in the device. Just contact SCT tech support to set up an RMA.

Originally Posted by TORMENTOR

Thanks for the info on that, I did contact them and they are going to unlock it for free. I have my RMA number and just have to get it in the mail back to them on Monday.
Now if only Bama would do the same thing!!!!!

Originally Posted by Planeswalker

I've only tried 2 different cam tunes, Steeda and BAMA. The Steeda one would stall on cold start-ups and randomly stall while driving, I remember TheDivaDanielle having the same issues. So, I ordered a cam tune from BAMA, it was free so I had nothing to lose. It sounds every bit as good as the Steeda one did, but doesn't have the stalling issues. Last time I checked though BAMA would only do cam tunes if you have O/R mid pipes. I have heard good things from other big name tuners, but I have no personal experience with their cam tunes. Just be aware that alot of places list their cam tunes seperate from regular tunes, so you will have to buy more than one tune.

You could try searching for other threads, since this subject has been beat to death.