Disappointed! Can't tune my RENTAL CAR!!!

[Chuck CoW]

BUMMER! This past year, I've been traveling and tuning all around the country. I've made it a habit (he he) of TUNING ALL MY RENTALS!

This past week I got to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky and rented a nice white 08 Chevy HHR.

I whipped out the laptop and was hoping to download the engine and trans cal to give the little bugger some needed Git-up-n-GO!

To my surprise, I couldn't even connect to the (I think it was E37?) engine controller and when I downloaded the T42 file, it came up as unrecognized!!!

OK PAUL AND ROSS! You've got some explaining to do!!!


I drove around SLOW all week!

Chuck CoW

[dfe1]

BUMMER! This past year, I've been traveling and tuning all around the country. I've made it a habit (he he) of TUNING ALL MY RENTALS!

This past week I got to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky and rented a nice white 08 Chevy HHR.

I whipped out the laptop and was hoping to download the engine and trans cal to give the little bugger some needed Git-up-n-GO!

To my surprise, I couldn't even connect to the (I think it was E37?) engine controller and when I downloaded the T42 file, it came up as unrecognized!!!

OK PAUL AND ROSS! You've got some explaining to do!!!


I drove around SLOW all week!

Chuck CoW

Obviously, you didn't purchase the Rental Car Tuning Option.

[GMPX]

This past week I got to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky and rented a nice white 08 Chevy HHR.

I drove around SLOW all week!

Chuck CoW

Not sure a tune would have fixed it Chuck unless it was the turbo one!

You do need to choose your rentals more carefully, when booking them I suggest asking what ECM type they have, I'm sure the booking staff have access to CalID.

It probably was an E37, which to most people looks like an E38, but it's made by Hitachi!, bizarre.

Cheers,
Ross

[TAQuickness]

Obviously, you didn't purchase the Rental Car Tuning Option.

RCTO - somebody ought to copywrite that now

[SSpdDmon]

LOL @ this thread.

[joecar]

lol+1

[ScarabEpic22]

RCTO - somebody ought to copywrite that now

Hahaha, I like the abbreviation man!

I was contemplating tuning my last rental car in FL last summer, but I kinda left EFILive at home so it was a short-lived dream.

[white01ss]

I guess that's a lot safer than tuning on your own vehicles!

Chuck -
Have you ever found rental car tuned different from stock? They could back off spark, lower the top speed, alter shift points, and so much other stuff. There probably even a secret forum where professional rental car detuners go to figure out how to make cars slower!

[WHYTRYZ06]

this thread is messed up LOL

[scdyne]

The E37 is found in a number of '08 model GM vehicles. I think the real question is when will EFILive support it?