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Old 07-19-2006, 08:22 PM
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anyone ever hear of them/use them? my dad and I are planning on using them to tune my truck once it is done, as well as his firehawk after our little fiasco over 2 years with stropes.... i know i know, dont start on us, we used them when they were good too
Old 07-19-2006, 09:03 PM
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i am guessing you are in PA

you should go with
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yup, in PA, about 30 miles north of pittsburgh to be precise
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well, i know when i was on lt1 tech, i heard nothign but praise for pcmforless. never ever one negative, or even close to negative comment on them, so i would go for it, the prices are definately reaasonable, i know that for a fact.
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id say what chef said. i have heard mixed things about the pcm guy
good luck either way
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Go to a tuner that can actually tune your car not by a guess on a mail order unless your trading data back and forth.
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Originally Posted by My84Z
Go to a tuner that can actually tune your car not by a guess on a mail order unless your trading data back and forth.

exactly
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I've had my car tuned by Bryan @ PCMForLess and I was very pleased with his professional attitude and approach. He did a great job. Several of the members of our local fbody club have had him or his partner Alvin, tune their cars. Everything from L98s, LT1s, and LS1s. Also, last I heard, Bryan was looking to relocate to Indiana, PA. That's not too far from you.

BTW, when Bryan tuned my car, he mentioned that most of his tuning was done on trucks now. He has a sweet SS pickup. They are not just mail order. Bryan dyno tuned my car. He'll travel to do tuning.
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Same as DarkCloud said. Bryan @ PCMForLess has been well know in the LT1 community as a stand up guy who knows what he is doing. I too have never heard of anything going wrong. He does them by email, but he has tons of real live experience dyno tuning them, he isnt guessing maybe it will work he knows what he is doing.
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I havent delt with them personally but a lot of my buddies with evo's mail their pcm out and I havent heard anything bad yet
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Alvin @ PCMForLess tuned my car to a gnat's ***. I couldn't be happier with his service! I'd recommend him to anyone.
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I know they are pretty good with LT1's.A few years ago they were horrible with LS1's (38 degree's timing at WOT)but I'm sure they have got to be better now
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I had Bryan tune both my LT1 and LS1 ... i am very pleased with both tunes. I mean, i'm not going to say that its as good as dyno tuning, b/c its just a mail-order tune and you can only do so much, but i feel he's done a great job on my cars.

I'm in pittsburgh now, but originally from Indiana, PA. he told me he's definitely moving there... lucky for me!!:-) Its only an hour and a half from the burg
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Originally Posted by My84Z
Go to a tuner that can actually tune your car not by a guess on a mail order unless your trading data back and forth.
im actually going to bring it to his shop, he has a dyno he can use
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Bryan also tunes my vette. I am very pleased with his prompt responses to any concerns I may have. To my knowledge I think he does all the preformance tuning for the vette shop in warminster. The vette shop recomended bryan to me. I believe he has lease agreements with dyno shops, "he does mine at JD`s auto in PA." I would recomend Bryan. For a new motor I would think you have to go with a dyno tune.




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