Street tuners in Rochester MN area
11-07-2012, 07:19 AM
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Street tuners in Rochester MN area Any street tuners in Rochester MN area? I want to get my formula tuned in the spring. Willing to drive less than 100 miles one way. HPTuners only please.
11-09-2012, 09:41 AM
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It comes out to $414 out the door, then he will do easy things for free after (gear changes, speedo recalibration, ect.) and only charges $100 for any future tunes on the vehicle (going from bolt-ons to heads/cam). He street tunes them, but will dyno by request I believe. What all is done to your car?
You could also look into TPIS in chaska. This is where I dynoed my car, and they are very nice guys and take the time to do things right. They charge by the hour for tuning I believe.
Another option that I considered was HiTech, but I heard some very bad stories about them and they charge $500+. (I did find 2 people that were happy with them)
Check out http://www.minngmp.org/forum/index.php for more opinions in the area.
You could also look into TPIS in chaska. This is where I dynoed my car, and they are very nice guys and take the time to do things right. They charge by the hour for tuning I believe.
Another option that I considered was HiTech, but I heard some very bad stories about them and they charge $500+. (I did find 2 people that were happy with them)
Check out http://www.minngmp.org/forum/index.php for more opinions in the area.
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11-11-2012, 02:21 PM
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IMO at least wait till you get headers to get a tune, and don't get a mail order tune.
Think of it like this, your going to spend ~$100+ for this mail order tune and see very little gain, then down the road spend the $414 for a real tune. This will set you back $500+, when for the same money you could get the $414 street tune then the $100 re-tune that carl offers when you change your set up.
A mail order tune is "guessing" what your car will run well with. Why would you risk it when you have multiple reputable tuners so close to you? A local tuner will hook up a wideband and optimize the tune (A/F and timing), and drivability specifically for your car. Thats just my opinion, it the car auto or manual?
Think of it like this, your going to spend ~$100+ for this mail order tune and see very little gain, then down the road spend the $414 for a real tune. This will set you back $500+, when for the same money you could get the $414 street tune then the $100 re-tune that carl offers when you change your set up.
A mail order tune is "guessing" what your car will run well with. Why would you risk it when you have multiple reputable tuners so close to you? A local tuner will hook up a wideband and optimize the tune (A/F and timing), and drivability specifically for your car. Thats just my opinion, it the car auto or manual?
11-11-2012, 03:30 PM
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yes they do. and they do good work but its kinda exsensive too. they want 550 for a full tune last time they did a NA engine. right now i have about 1300 in my tune so far from tpis. and i would go with carl or tpis dont go to high tech they suck. i blew 1200 in my tune from them and i couldnt unluck the pcm when i got it back. for future tuning.
11-12-2012, 06:17 AM
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I have a formula. For exhaust I'm looking for kooks 1 7/8s and tsp/kooks/ar y pipe or tsp/kooks true duals. I don't mind spending $150 on a mail order from frost. He comes highly recommended on this site. It's an automatic.
