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Originally Posted by M3PO
So let me get this straight. If you are NA, re-tunes are free right? But if you need a re-tune because you went SC, now you have to pay?
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I think paying again for a SC tune makes sense. Totally different processes in developing these similar products.
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Originally Posted by Boostin FD
What bugs me is why are these damn tunes so expensive. When I had my Rx-7, dyno and tune for any aftermarket ecu were 300$. Saleen mustang I had... Also tune was 300. Why is it $1k for M? Just because it's a BMW it doesn't mean we should be paying that much when it's pretty much same thing.
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We pay more because it is a BMW. BMW uses a sophisticated ECU and doesn't release many specifics. So tuners need to figure everything out. Which on an RX7 may be relatively simple but an RX7 doesn't have double VANOS, 8400rpm redline, and an ECU that does millions of calculations per second...not to mention an RX7 is not nearly as complex as an M3.