# The Shop CT-stay away **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [November 13, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-shop-ct-stay-away/261300 "2011-11-13T01:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 57
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-shop-ct-stay-away/261300/57 "2011-11-13T16:19:15Z")
> [@Official Twisties & Hill-climb Rd. Thread?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-twisties-hill-climb-rd-thread/46601/4): > > sorry but 90% of tuners lock their tune. it prevents people from fycking with it and blowing their car up which puts the blame on the tuner. Maybe I’m a little more cynical. I think tuners lock their tunes that way customers aren’t able to download the map and hook up their friends with similar setups for a few bucks, in essence skipping the need for a tuner again and costing the tuners sales. my tuner however, never locked my ecu before. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-shop-ct-stay-away/261300)._