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Old Nov 23, 2017 | 03:33 PM
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I'm sure there are great tuners all across the Country but for me Steve Williams FROST TUNE from EFI Performance LLC Richmond, VA is the best hands down from knowledge of which parts yield power all the way from full dyno tunes, or mail order tunes he's the man, I drive 150 miles each way when I go get my Bird tuned.
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Old Nov 23, 2017 | 06:32 PM
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Anyone know of anybody in Coastal NC? Preferably the Atlantic Beach area?
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Old Nov 23, 2017 | 06:32 PM
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Old Nov 23, 2017 | 07:06 PM
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Not sure of NC, but is it that you need your car on the dyno, or could you be ok with mailing your ECU to Frost Richmond VA?
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Old Nov 24, 2017 | 09:12 AM
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More for convenience.
Never had a mail order tune before. Not really sure how it works. One that I have looked into has an autocal, BlackBear.
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Old Nov 24, 2017 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by HCI2000SS
So your plan is to take it to best tuner in the entire country?
Thats what i was thinking when i read the title.
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Old Mar 1, 2018 | 08:54 PM
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Is EFI and Frost still in business and operating their shop in Richmond?
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Old Mar 1, 2018 | 09:42 PM
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Absolutely Efiperformance Frost is in buisness in Richmond VA Im going there soon to have my Huron Speed V3 AC T4 Turbo kit installed and retuned. He hasn't been active on Facebook but give him a ring he's open
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Originally Posted by gametech
Anybody with a keyboard can tune that combo to run the numbers at the strip. What is difficult is tuning big cam cars to behave during normal driving. This can involve a lot of time consuming data logging while doing normal driving. This means you would be best served learning to tune on your own. If your tuner is really retiring, maybe he would like to pass on the knowledge to you?
This.
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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 06:53 AM
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I've fixed several tunes from some of these "best tuner's in the country". As said, anybody can make a car run at WOT 1 way or another (right way or wrong). Being able to cold start and drive a highly modified car is a different story.
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Originally Posted by Kcutty85
Shortuning in Kentucky
Kentucky?

No need to even leave your home state if you want the best tuner in the country who happens to work at BES Racing.
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Old Mar 8, 2018 | 09:18 PM
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Alvin@PCMofNC my 2c worth in Moresville....
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Old Mar 10, 2018 | 07:18 AM
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Jonathan Atkins at Tick Performance
Stephen Shoaf at SS LSX Performance and Tuning
Kevin Mullins at TKM performance

But James Short at Shortuning is also very good and I would use if I didn't have so many around me in NC
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Old Mar 15, 2018 | 08:44 AM
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define best tuner in the country? everyone has strengths and weaknesses. The best tuner in the country can also put a file in your car that drives terribly and the be criticized if he lacks time or your car is last one on a Friday.

"best" tuner isn't generally a straight forward "he's hands down the best tuner in the country"

even experienced tuners learn with every calibration
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Old Mar 23, 2018 | 05:53 PM
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me
for my application
with HPTuners
no dyno
with my driving habits and needs and set up


Best Tuner in the country is too general
How about good tuner in my area that can meet my needs and set up
Tell us your set up then we can help you
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Old Mar 23, 2018 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ddnspider
I've fixed several tunes from some of these "best tuner's in the country". As said, anybody can make a car run at WOT 1 way or another (right way or wrong). Being able to cold start and drive a highly modified car is a different story.
Word. A guy I know paid for a Dyno tune. Yup runs good at WOT but the tuner said because it has a 32 lb clutch and the Cam has 17* over lap it’ll never idle and drive good and it’s strictly a race car at this point wtf. He’s getting HPT so he can send us the tune and logs. So many tuners are lazy
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Originally Posted by big hammer
Chuck cow
Bahaha yeah right
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Old Mar 25, 2018 | 02:25 AM
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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by big hammer
Word. A guy I know paid for a Dyno tune. Yup runs good at WOT but the tuner said because it has a 32 lb clutch and the Cam has 17* over lap it’ll never idle and drive good and it’s strictly a race car at this point wtf. He’s getting HPT so he can send us the tune and logs. So many tuners are lazy
I have a similar experience with someone local. Took it to someone HIGHLY regarded in the race tuning world....drove like crap. When I street tuned it, even the WOT was off
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