Scott did a great job remote tuning my wife’s car, we had a few hurdles to jump over, but he worked diligently with me to get everything worked out. The car drives like stock until you go full throttle and then you can feel the noticeable increase in power which is exactly what we wanted. Overall, we are very happy with The Tapout Tune and would highly recommend it to others.

If you’re having any doubts or worries about maybe going with a different tuner DON’T.  Scott helped me and gave me so much information long before I decided I was going to use his services.  Once I pulled the trigger to have Scott tune my car my only regret afterwards was not having him tune the car sooner.  My car is an entirely different animal.  The car went from mild mannered housewife to psycho ex-girlfriend trying to stab you and burn your house down.  Scott’s customer service is amazing.  He was in constant contact with me and never left me feeling like he was just taking my money and leaving me empty handed.

If you decide to go with Tapout you won’t be disappointed.

Held out on tuning my car for quite a while, and finally gave in. Being limited to 91 octane gas in California I wasn’t expecting huge power gains, but was very pleasantly surprised at just how much more Scott was able to get out of the car even on 91 octane… it’s a huge difference compared to the stock tune. The car was fun with the stock tune, it’s *really* fun now. Scott’s tune has less knock retard at WOT than the stock tune did, and more power too! Very smooth, OEM like driveability with lots more power available when you put your foot in it.

Of course, the usual issue of high pressure fuel pump dropoff in the mid-RPM range limited the amount of boost that was able to be safely added in those mid-RPM ranges, but that will be rectified soon as soon as the LPFP & fuel lobe camshaft arrives and Scott can add more mid range boost back into the tune without running out of fuel pump capability. The car is safe with the current tune as with the current boost level targets there is only a very slight “dip” in rail pressure, but I’d rather be 100% safe and take care of the underlying mechanical issue of being on the ragged edge of fuel pump flow capability. As an added bonus adding more flow capability to the fuel system also means more power will be available in the mid-RPM ranges!

Enough about the tune, now about Scott. I’ve dealt with other remote tuners before on other platforms and have suffered from a lack of knowledge (ask my neighbor about the two cracked pistons on his sand rail thanks to an “expert” remote tuner) and have also had to deal with long delays in communication and receiving tune revisions with other tuners. Scott is very prompt responding to emails with concerns or more datalogs, and is very quick when it comes to turning around a tune revision. Even when he apologizes and says he’s busy and it may be the next day before he gets back to me, another tune revision always seemed to appear in my email a few hours later. We went back and forth a few times on my tune trying to accommodate a few requests I had and he was more than willing to look into the issue and send revisions to make the car drive to my liking. Scott takes the time to tweak the tune for your specific desires and what your car wants and is capable of delivering.

Highly recommended… wish I had tuned it a year ago!

I contacted Scott after doing a lot of research between the ATS-V tuners. I purchased the Remote Tune Plus which came with HP Tuners.  The HP Tuners arrived very quick and we were off.

I followed Scott’s detailed instructions and sent him my stock scans.  With a very quick turnaround he sent me a custom tune for the RP Intake.  This absolutely woke the car up, the boost came in earlier and smoother and peaked higher.  I sent him a few follow-up scans and he made minor changes. Once I was ready to install the RP catless downpipes, Scott sent the new tune over very quick. I installed that tune, sent him a few scans and he made a few minor changes.  Some of these included keeping the boost right as it showed I was close to running out of fuel. Scott recommended I start thinking about upgrading the fuel system which I will do in the near future.

Scott has always been available and quick to respond to all questions, review scans and make adjustments after new products are added. I can’t wait to upgrade the fuel system and see the true capabilities of this car!

Just do it!  I am one of the most nit picky people when it comes to my car.  Scott ensured that everything was 110% before finalizing the tune.  Now my car is much more powerful and responsive than stock, and it has almost ZERO knock.  The stock tune has so much knock in comparison.  10/10 would recommend to anyone that wants to tune their ATS-V.  Scott’s competition can’t even complete with the service Scott provides.