LET Motorsports

some stuff that shows your age.
*i know im still very much a youngin, but i get SHOCKED, FUCKING SHOCKED sometimes by responses i get by people i talk to*
i used to have to find pay phones that call back and page people.
i started snowboarding back in 95.
i used to have to discharge my cell phone batteries.
remember when cable had a a switch to go from a to b?
i remember when amg was a third party tuner.
i remember when renntech was the new kid on the block.
well things change.
amg is a big part of mercedes now and renntech? well, instead of being the tuner for the people, they cater to a slightly different crowd now, you know, the real ballers. the guys that have a seven car garage with S, M, T, W, T, F, S written on top of them. its coolio, to each there own and i guess is just a natural progression of things.
leading edge technology is the new kid on the block. from what i gather, its still a very much «small business». in the short time theyve been around, they done some good things for the mercedes tuning market.
they mainly work with the c32 (or srt 6) engine (a supercharged (lysholm type) v6) but they are getting them in the mid 12s. thats impressive. software flash, a pulley here and pulley there, heat exchangers…
(some of their shop cars)
ive recently got a ecu flash from LET… significantly cheaper than renntech, im talking four digits less.
im not a car geek. im a car guy. the difference. i can drive better than the average driver, but actual specifics of a car? i dont know crap.
my impressions?
1) i dont know if its reflashed to change gears at a certain rpm (speed) or if the extra boost in horsepower is to blame, but my car, a 2005 c55, aka moneypit II, is not gear happy at highway speeds any more. it picks a gear and sticks with it and moves up or down when needed. it makes driving SO much more pleasant at highway speeds and im sure its much better for my transmission.
2) the car FLIES from 70 to 120. blink of an eye. its actually a bit scary now. if you dont pay attention, your hitting 110 just like that.
3) the car is no different at normal street speeds but when you floor it, my ass in the seat dyno tells me theres a big difference.
now you ask, how would you get your ecu flashed? i mean, your cars not gonna run without it right?
let me give you a time line.
tuesday 4pmish. im at fedex, boxing up and mailing out my ecu.
thrusday 10am, ups is at my office.
thats pretty fast service.
i can t say how satisfied i am with this flash. it made my car «new» again and i drive it with a big ass grin.
get in with LET motorsport while they are starting up. i will put good money on the fact that you will see these guys around for years to come.