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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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Where can I go to have my car fully tuned In or near CT? I know of Eastside but are there any other options?
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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Slowhawk & Dez racing in MA. I would not let anyone but Slowhawk tune my car. He is the best.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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where in Mass. are they? phone number?
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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http://www.dezracing.com/
all info there
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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PM slowhawk. He lives in Raynham MA. Dez Racing is in Seakonk.

where in CT are you?
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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XX Tuning in East Hartford does some pretty good tuning. Also Janetty Racing down in waterbury does some great tuning work as well.
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I'm in Burlington, thanks for your help but ESP is just swapping my cam back to stock for reliability reasons so I won't be needing that tuning to get my cam right :-(.
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XX Tuning in East Hartford does some pretty good tuning. Also Janetty Racing down in waterbury does some great tuning work as well.
them too
my boyfriend is a tech at jannetty. i've seen a lot of their work first hand and they do awesome work as well.

what is wrong with the cam? Always better to have a reliable car anyway, maybe you can pick your own cam to go with your car and have better reliability?
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by lilstephsls1
them too
my boyfriend is a tech at jannetty. i've seen a lot of their work first hand and they do awesome work as well.

what is wrong with the cam? Always better to have a reliable car anyway, maybe you can pick your own cam to go with your car and have better reliability?
No wonder we don't see you anymore Get a boyfriend and we go into the dirt pile
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by lilstephsls1
them too
my boyfriend is a tech at jannetty. i've seen a lot of their work first hand and they do awesome work as well.
Yeah, Ted is a great guy and really knows his stuff! He's tuned a few supra's for friends of mine, and they've made some stupid numbers.
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No wonder we don't see you anymore Get a boyfriend and we go into the dirt pile
haha don not true!!! oh yea, by the way, i quit my job for sure now! I called out last weekend and told them I put my 2 weeks in, which meant i wasnt coming in anymore since i had the next 2 weeks already off .
Am i still allowed to come visit even though the car is hibernating? And when can i trailor her up for some tranny stuff? Maybe I'll stop up the first saturday in December so I can come hang out
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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they said it would require a TC to POTENTIALLY drive more streetable but there was no guarantee and that'd be an expensive experiment. I'll just eventually do a MAF, smooth bellow, and UDP.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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Car could probably use some gear to...
A4 Z28's came with 2.73's if I recall...
3.23 was an option.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CT ITALIAN 1
they said it would require a TC to POTENTIALLY drive more streetable but there was no guarantee and that'd be an expensive experiment. I'll just eventually do a MAF, smooth bellow, and UDP.
You want someone to pull the Cam because you don't want to go with the converter?
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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Isn't the labor more for a cam swap then a converter install?
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Originally Posted by Black98TransAm
Isn't the labor more for a cam swap then a converter install?
much more..tranny shops around here qouted me like $200-$250 tops for a converter/cooler install.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkSideSS
much more..tranny shops around here qouted me like $200-$250 tops for a converter/cooler install.
Sounds about right.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowhawk
You want someone to pull the Cam because you don't want to go with the converter?
Pretty sure there is more involved...Place he bought the car from is flipping the bill. "I think"...LOL
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Ok, I'll explain again on this thread. The car had problems with the cam installed which POSSIBLY could have been corrected with a TC, gears, cooler, etc. The car is still under the dealer's warranty so they were paying to get it right. Since the only SURE WAY to fix the problem was to go back to a stock cam, that's what they are paying to have done at Eastside. Ken was kind enough to give them a stock cam for free and just charge them for the labor involved (which is much less than the cost of a TC and cooler and install). While they were pulling the cam, ESP discovered worn lifters and trays so those are being replaced also (at the dealer's expense). I'll keep you all updated. I trust ESP.
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