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Old 04-22-2005, 07:32 AM
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Any place good in newyork to get a tune? About how much? Pcmforless did my tune and I have heard good things about them but I also heard the best tune is a dyno tune, because they have the car right there, and no car is the same. Thoughts/comments welcome, thx.
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not sure how for from CT you are, but east side does some great tuning. depending where you are in NY, i drive over 2 hours to have them help out with my car.
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How much do they cost?
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they where 550, but i think they dropped the price a tad
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in your opinion, how much of a gain over a mail order tune?
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Woah, you're out by Buffalo? Lol and here I thought I was upstate. CT might be a bit much of a treck for you, though if you were closer I'd definitely reccomend them. Hopefully some upstaters can chime in with any shops near that area.
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dyno tune is the way to do it it makes it perfect, a mail order is a close thing, but its also a Hopefull thing.
after the dyno tune, a street drive is a must, then you know its perfect
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oh, wrong NY, i was thinking city
from buffalo its about 6 hours. talk to jammer, he lives in albany, he should be able to tell you where to go.
i believe he drives to ESP to get tuned
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ESP? where is that
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Anyone heard of Kennedy's Dynotune in niagra falls? They charge $125 / hour. About how long does a dynotune take?
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ESP is in CT >>>> East Side Performance
dyno tune on a bolt on car is ussualy about an hour.
never heard of Kennedy's
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Thx alot guys! Anyone around rochester NY? anyone...anyone..
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Whatever you do--get rid of PCMforless's tune ASAP ESP would be your best bet.
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Don, you've heard of PCM for less? i never have. But im sure i would get rid of it.
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Originally Posted by Noyzee
Don, you've heard of PCM for less? i never have. But im sure i would get rid of it.
yes, there extremely dangerous like 36-38* timing for a stock car good thing for knock sensors
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haha, i guess so.
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I heard horror stories about PCMforless also!

Hopefully someone in your area, will be able to help you out with shop info.
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I dont know if a dyno tune is the best but I went 124MPH tuning over the phone with SLOWHAWK My car was NEVER EVER on a dyno,so do I think u need a dyno,Well yes because I had the software to give Don all the information and most guys dont have autotap,wideband and thier own edit so to tune most cars a dynojet/wb and a competent tuner is the way to tune your car...

IMO if u want a dyno tune by the best then PM---------->SLOWHAWK

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you can street tune no problem, but these mail order things are a one shot deal. so they cant be tweaked like you did yours.
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yeah, I have no equipment to tune my own car. up for all suggestions though as I want to get the most out of my setup.



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