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Old 07-28-2010, 12:40 AM
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ive heard of synergy looking for another spot that doesnt charge half a grand for a tune..

98 ls1 auto, full bolt ons, cam, valve train, exhaust ect.. lmk if you guys know a decent shop who tunes for a decent price.
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i think the bay area guys only vary from around 4-500 if im not mistaken. Ive had Rick@Synergy tune two of my cars so far, and my third will be going to him soon. He did a tune on my lid, catback, gears 02, and gained 17rwhp and it drove much better than the stock tune!
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i went to Charlie at RPM and he tuned my bro's H/C formula and charged 500... Pretty good for a good quality tune...
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Originally Posted by NVR_SPDS
i think the bay area guys only vary from around 4-500 if im not mistaken. Ive had Rick@Synergy tune two of my cars so far, and my third will be going to him soon. He did a tune on my lid, catback, gears 02, and gained 17rwhp and it drove much better than the stock tune!
+1 for Rick @ Synergy...gained 24rwhp and 43rwtq over a tune I got at Goodies in San Jose.
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Originally Posted by Irisheer
+1 for Rick @ Synergy...gained 24rwhp and 43rwtq over a tune I got at Goodies in San Jose.
lol thanks for the input guys and ive heard good things about synergy as well but the question was about finding a tune shop besides synergy
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Originally Posted by chevyrunner


lol thanks for the input guys and ive heard good things about synergy as well but the question was about finding a tune shop besides synergy
Lol sorry...umm...avoid Goodies! That help? Anyway, most places I've seen/heard about cost about the same. Actually I paid more for the **** tune from Goodies than I did at Synergy. Are you a member of any local car clubs? They usually know a lot of places and reputations.

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once again not interested in synergy... i understand they are quality, just looking for other shops in the bay.... guess goodies isnt one of them
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You get what you paid for man, half a grand for a quality tune is not that bad.
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Originally Posted by chevyrunner
once again not interested in synergy... i understand they are quality, just looking for other shops in the bay.... guess goodies isnt one of them

lol....bring it back to l.a i tune now!!!! thers all types of shop here u know that
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Originally Posted by LTXBOI
lol....bring it back to l.a i tune now!!!! thers all types of shop here u know that
yea man ima have to.. cuz people dont seem to understand the post.. i said like 5 times im not interested in synergy and im still getting responses saying synergy lol.....
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Originally Posted by chevyrunner
yea man ima have to.. cuz people dont seem to understand the post.. i said like 5 times im not interested in synergy and im still getting responses saying synergy lol.....
read my previous post. NEWTECH PERFORMANCE. its in hayward.
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Originally Posted by 99 Blue Bird
read my previous post. NEWTECH PERFORMANCE. its in hayward.
i did bro... i left a message for them, waiting to hear back from them.. thanks
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Originally Posted by chevyrunner
i did bro... i left a message for them, waiting to hear back from them.. thanks
oh ok lol my bad. thought u might have over looked it cuz everyone was sayin synergy. and im not to sure of any other tuners in the bay.
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Originally Posted by chevyrunner
yea man ima have to.. cuz people dont seem to understand the post.. i said like 5 times im not interested in synergy and im still getting responses saying synergy lol.....
9 times out of 10 your not going to get a quality/proper tune for less then $500, unless the tuner is running a special of some kind.... but go find someone who will do it cheap.... but you will likely get a cheap result.... pay a little more now, or pay alot more later... up to you
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I agree with Ryne @ CMS, I had my car tuned by what I thought was a good tuner in Bakersfield twice for $300 and the car still doesn't run right. I would have been $100 bucks ahead if I had taken it to reputable shop.
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NEWTECH!!! That's the only place I'll go for a tune.
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Originally Posted by SSmokin99
NEWTECH!!! That's the only place I'll go for a tune.
waitin to hear from newtech... i contacted them.. thanks bro


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