Hmm a guy I know just blew his motor due to this. He was running a Bama tune though. They told him he was on his own though. Great job Livernois for actually doing something to prevent this from happening!
Don't want to interject on a thread that isn't ours but this isn't true. We always stand behind our products and go above and beyond when it comes to customer service and making things right. Do some searching around and you'll find many times where we've done the right thing even when not at fault. The person that you're talking about had his covered under warranty and we investigated in the tune (which thousands of others are running without failures) to determine if anything we could have done would have caused this. We don't leave our customers in the dark or hide things, and we don't leave them high and dry, either.
With that being said, we have been using the stock knock sensor retard sensitivity/parameters for quite some time, depending on what tune (Street, Performance or Race) as well as when it was ordered. As we progress and our tunes progress, we update our files if we find something worth changing for good reasons or for bad (which is rare). There was only ONE version of our files that had aggressive knock retard parameters, which was
between the dates of February 23rd and March 8th. As of March 8th, we went back to OE knock sensor parameters and started the process of updating files and emailing people who purchased in those dates as of last week. The dates BEFORE Feb 23rd also have stock knock retard parameters.
At the end of the day, we're here to be diligent and make sure that our customers know the tunes they run ARE safe and constantly monitored/developed. What we did was not reactive, but proactive as well. We started the process of changing/updating the files well before this isolated incident. Those who received files during that 2 week period either have heard from us or will shortly (I know they're still working through them). All of our files are researched here in-house on our Dynojet 224xLC, the streets of Malvern, PA, and various tracks around us including Cecil, Maple Grove, Atco, E-Town, etc. Quality assurance, consistency, accuracy and safety are Bama's biggest goals before sales.
If you have ANY questions, feel free to give the Bama team a shout. If you purchased during that 2 week period, we will be in touch if we already haven't.
IF YOU DIDN'T PURCHASE IN THAT DATE RANGE, YOU ARE NOT AFFECTED! Not to say that the tune is even the culprit, but just in-case, we don't want to be Ford's scapegoat.
Hope this clears everything up. I've been watching these incidents over different message boards we're active on, and it seems like there's been about 4 or 5 cases (correct me if you've seen more). Only 1 I've seen with a Bama tune and only 2 or 3 had tunes at all. For what it's worth... either way, we've been taking this precaution until more light is shed on it.
