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Old 06-30-2008, 04:20 PM
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Anyone know of a good tuner in the pittsburgh area that you have personally delt with?
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no one has anyone they can point me to?
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Im not in pittsburgh but i can deff. put a kill tune on your car for ya.
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Unforunately not in Pittsburgh but Rapid Motorsports does a great job at tuning. Mikey makes sure it is done right, he just did my car on monday and I couldn't be happier.
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im in east mckeesport, im plannin on goin to akron hp bout 20 miles from the summit store. theyre the only ones who will return a phonecall. anyone closer im willing to check out
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I can help you let me know
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Originally Posted by z28misfit
Unforunately not in Pittsburgh but Rapid Motorsports does a great job at tuning. Mikey makes sure it is done right, he just did my car on monday and I couldn't be happier.
How did he tune it? Dyno pulls? Street logging? I have been thinking about going over there to get a tune (I have heard great things about his work).
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ttsburgh+shops

Look up Street N Strip - they do some work out in Mt. Pleasant. See thread link above.
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does that place in mt pleasant got a dyno? thread didn't say
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Originally Posted by badpanda
How did he tune it? Dyno pulls? Street logging? I have been thinking about going over there to get a tune (I have heard great things about his work).
I do both. WOT tuning is done on a Dynojet 424. You cannot fool with the correction factors so it is a true measurement. Idle and part throttle are done here on the lot then I take it for a drive. I will make sure the tune is 100% or I won't let you leave

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mikey's the man to take it to. hands down.
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Mike tuned my old setup when I had heads/cam and the tune was great.

Dont be scared to drive to get a good tune. Max power and streetability is all in the tune. So take it to someone that has proven themselves.
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Originally Posted by kenSS
mikey's the man to take it to. hands down.
you said it Kenny!
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Originally Posted by amwellls1
I can help you let me know
Yep, this dude got me started out in the right direction. Got me reading and then doing my own tunes now. Good guy to work with
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if my clutch is slipin it will only mess with my tq and hp numbers not the tune right?
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Originally Posted by WHITExREAPER
if my clutch is slipin it will only mess with my tq and hp numbers not the tune right?
dont dyno your car with a slipping clutch... get it fixed first...
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Whoever you take it to, make sure its a legit business, with a dyno, that has invested the time and money. Anyone else has little to nothing to loose. Theres lots of "tooners" out there that have nothing but a laptop and cable. Some of them are probably pretty good. But when it comes down to it, the guys with the dynos, and the shops have the biggest investment, and the most to loose. They are less of a chance of being "fly by night".
Rapid or RPM I'm sure will treat you right. Both are on here continuously, and the last thing they want is someone unhappy with their work.




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