If so how much did it cost you? What did you need done? What tires do/did you have?

Was it easily reversible?

Looking into getting this done in Los Angeles.

Thanks!

 

I have my tuned with Velocity AP which you can find on this forum. You connect the computer they send you to your port and run the update, just pick the file, then you can reverse by picking the stock file which they put on their device for you as well. Takes you from about 340 to 420hp. You do it yourself, no need for anyone. They will send directions but its as simple as reading your file on their device and emailing it to them. They email you back with a new file to put on the device. Go to their site (linked here somewhere) for pricing but they also run a couple sales during the year which is when most of us got it on this forum. I know there was a number of people who got the tune at the same time as me.

 

Saw that, 1000 is too much for me but I would definitely have bought it at the launch price. Hopefully it goes on sale again soon. Did you change your tires? My current Continental GX tires are only safe up til 120 mph and have **** traction

 

No I have not changed my tires, not even sure what I have but they are Continentals and they are great.... do not see myself going over 120mph and even if it happens once or twice I am sure the tires will do just fine..... with the price I do not believe you will get anywhere near the performance you would with this tune with anything else you buy for less, and it won't be much less. You should wait for their sale, I know they run it at least a couple times a year and probably around New Years would make sense. You should email them and ask, I am sure they will tell you when they plan to run the sale again. I am not sure you will find many, if any, people on this forum that use anything else, at least not on the XE.

 

Awesome, thank you. Notice a hit on your MPGs or did it actually improve them by the 10/15%?

 

10% off if you use coupon code JAGFORUMS, according to a post from Stuart. Hope this helps, I thought it was well worth every penny.

 

I've been looking at this as well. The idea of adding so much horsepower via an electronic tune is appealing. My only question is does it void the warranty? Not the type of question I want to ask the dealer about, and since mine is a 2017 with just 3000 miles, there's still value to the factory warranty.

Mark

 

There are plenty of threads on whether the tune can void your warranty. In most basic terms "it could void your warranty", but I personally think the odds are very slim. Especially if you have a relationship with your local dealer. If something happened to your car that was related to the new values your tune changed; you could be f***ed... The likely hood of that happening is unlikely. Velocity AP are well know and respected; they know what they're doing FWIW.

If you contact them directly, maybe some benevolence could be thrown your way for an extra couple of bucks off? Worth a try. 10% off forum members if still active is quite attractive at that. The power upgrade is significant for the money if you think of it in those terms. Where else are you going to get 80 HP increase for 1K? How much faster it makes your car is another story...

 

Thanks Moses. Going to do a bit more research but am seriously considering the velocity AP tune. My relationship with the dealer is limited to just the salesman. As new owners, we have only dealt with the service department once: for an oil change. But, I'll start the conversation and see where it goes.

Mark

 

10% off in California is just the sales tax.. I'm waiting on that 700 price point. Fingers crossed

 

VelocityAP is located in Canada, just so you know. So you won't be charged any sales tax. For me it would be worth having the tune a few months earlier, and there is no guarantee he'll have the introductory rate again as this tune is already the best value on the marketplace IMHO.

In the meantime...I'll see ya in my rear-view. I'll be the one growing smaller and smaller as I pull away ahead of you....lol. (Just JK)

Finally, the tune can easily and SHOULD be reversed back to factory settings when you take the car in for service, in case they load an update to the core code while at the shop.

As for warranty concerns...Jaguar will tell you the aftermarket tune "May void your warranty", so there is always the risk they might fight you on it.

Big fat thread here: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...es-not-183158/

 

Have extraneous expenses this month so the wait is easier for me.

Would they be able to tell the ecu was tampered with if you flash to stock?

 

Short answer...Yes. But they cannot verify what your previous tune looked like, only that the ECU was reflashed the date you reset it. And there laws that should protect the consumer while doing this. Just know going in that Jaguar will very possibly fight you on this matter, as they want to motivate you to buy the 'S' instead.

 

Interesting, what if it's a lease?

 

Steel, mine is a lease...... lease or finance is no difference really. Actually Chase owns my car and not the dealer so they could care less what you do with it. I had a body shop scratch my window trying to tint it and I Called the dealer for possible penalty if I didn't have them fix it. They told to call my bank to see what their rules are.
As to your question no matter what tune you do, the dealer can always tell you tempered with the car, no matter what they tell you.

 

The dealership is not out to void your warranty and deny service. They make money on servicing your car. That being said, if something should happen they can only work with so much if you altered your ECU. That point would be in JLR had to be involved with the repair and that came to light.

There was a standalone Jaguar dealer near me that use to do the pulley and tune on Supercharged Jag's and they promoted like they'd stand behind it with no issues. Granted, there little to any standalone Jag dealers any longer...

 

Yes the warranty can and most probably will be voided if the engine goes bang and evidence of a non factory tune was found. There was an example quite recently in the F-type section.

 

Glad this thread just popped up.

I am selling the Velocity AP Tuner and Pulley kit. Both are new and come with a warranty from VAP as well free tunes for life from VAP.

I will make a sale thread shortly, can't beat my deal on authentic product backed by Stewart himself.

 

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Isn't the tune specifically made for each vehicle? Would they be willing to tune it for a resold unit?