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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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any body dealt with carolina auto masters my budy said they do a good job on tuning i need to no bad so i can send my computer off.i talk to bryan at pcm4less very nice guy who should i go with?
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 08:12 AM
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I have had a tune done from brian. He does some good work. But dont expect any major changes casue those mail order tunes are not the most detaild for your car. Im sure it will make some improvments as it did for mine when i was only slightly modified. However if you have major mods done go to a dyno !!
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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Jeff at CAM is the one tuning my car and I am very happy, used to use BH wont say anything bad about him but wont say the good things I used too anymore.

Mailorder can be great especially IF you have the datalogging software and such to help the tuner out. People get a hardon over the dyno but the dyno rollers are not your car and not all tuners know enough to take a dyno tune and make it a real working track/street tune. Perfect on the rollers will not be perfect on the strip.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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I went with bryan and never do it again.
hes to bussy and takes for ever to get back to me.
heck I finished my motor may 5.
and I'm still trying to get it right but seams that hes to bussy..
alot of problems, won't shift out of 1st. feels like a rubber band when does shift because the pressure is way to high,
one tune fit all.
I guess for $75 bucks what do you expect.
I should have gone to C A M (still might)
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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IMO Bryan does good work. I would say like a lot of mail order tunes he gets you 3/4 of the way there. Even with datalogs it cant be 100%. Best way to tune the car is on the street. I'd be very conservative about using data collected on a dyno to full tune your car as Dwayne Mentioned.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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there is a guy in bowling green ky that i talked to today said he could dyno tune it for 200 to 300 bucks and make it right.his site is on ky f body .com
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Are you talking about Danny and Jessie at The Horsepower House? If so thats who did my tuning. Very good guys who do EXCELLENT work!!!
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 05:29 AM
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ya that is them
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