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Hey guys, I just swapped an LS into my car and want/need some tuning done. Are there any good shops in Oregon? Maybe even the Salem area?
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Wong's proformance engineering in vancover does great work from everything I have heard.
What did you swap it into?
What did you swap it into?
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Just some food for thought.
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I have a wideband o2 already for my PLX gauge. I would like a full dyno tune, but not a necessity. I need the idle raised and the shift points on my 6x tuned really good and I've never tuned anything. So help would be appreciated, Im used to the euro scene so finding GM tuning shops is new to me.
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I will only say that when I called Wong's for tuning my FFI Fbody, I got some answers to questions that did not jive with what Frost had told me. I'm not going to slam the shop, but Steve's (Frost) reputation here is VERY,VERY good....and that's an understatement.
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I will only say that when I called Wong's for tuning my FFI Fbody, I got some answers to questions that did not jive with what Frost had told me. I'm not going to slam the shop, but Steve's (Frost) reputation here is VERY,VERY good....and that's an understatement.
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With either one of these guys, you'd have to rent dyno time locally and have access to a tuning suite such as HPTuners. That way, they can remote tune the vehicle. Overall, this would be a more expensive route than going to Wong's...as you'll have to rent dyno time locally, AND pay for licensing of HPTuners for your vehicle. The plus side to this, is that your car will be tuned by, arguably, the best in the business.
Edit: Also keep in mind BOTH of these guys are friggin' busy, so it might take some time for them to get back with you. I'm going to be scheduling dyno time in the next few weeks to have edcmat-l1 tune my Miata....if you feel like it, we might be able to do both cars at the same time. Just a thought.
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but I have known tom for several years & he is one of two shops that I will allow to touch my cars.
Ellis of speed secrets is another one.
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I would not do any kinda of mail order tune its a pain in the *** and its not going to be anything close to a dyno tune. Mail tunes are crap! If not Tom ellis would be my second choice up in snohomish, WA
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So you rent a dyno do some pulls while logging data with HPT or EFI Live etc. Email file to whoever. Then have to rent more dyno time down the road so you can upload the tune and then log some more data? Sounds like a huge PITA to me.
I am very happy with my tune from Wong's, who is also very busy and hard to get an appointment in short notice.
I am very happy with my tune from Wong's, who is also very busy and hard to get an appointment in short notice.
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Dan Judy automotive has a dynojet. Wouldn't take my car there for tuning, but they're nice guys.
I'm not in a hurry for a tune, I'd like the idle bumped up soon, but I'm still breaking in the engine. So it'll be awhile, maybe I'll call wongs and schedule an appointment in a month or so.
I'm not in a hurry for a tune, I'd like the idle bumped up soon, but I'm still breaking in the engine. So it'll be awhile, maybe I'll call wongs and schedule an appointment in a month or so.
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So you rent a dyno do some pulls while logging data with HPT or EFI Live etc. Email file to whoever. Then have to rent more dyno time down the road so you can upload the tune and then log some more data? Sounds like a huge PITA to me.
I am very happy with my tune from Wong's, who is also very busy and hard to get an appointment in short notice.
I am very happy with my tune from Wong's, who is also very busy and hard to get an appointment in short notice.