Socal Trucks! Nelson Performance/Project R Track/Tune Day idea
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Originally Posted by onyx_silverado
kick ***.... so you gonna make it to the track for this get together???
She doesn't quite understand the whole "I want to mod my truck" thing but she just grins and shakes her head. The directions said 415 miles and 7 hours but I figured more like 6 hours. I've driven to San Diego quite a bit to see family and I can make it to the LA side of the Grape Vine past Magic Mountain in 5.5 hours driving only about 78 mph and taking it easy. I will probably do it all in one day, drive down, get tuned and play, then drive back.
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Originally Posted by Y2K Silverado
I'm sure as hell going to try. I've already told the wife about it, now I need the $375. If it's in April or May is shouldn't be a problem UNLESS it's around the 3rd of April, wife is already out of town or around May 11th, her birthday.
She doesn't quite understand the whole "I want to mod my truck" thing but she just grins and shakes her head. The directions said 415 miles and 7 hours but I figured more like 6 hours. I've driven to San Diego quite a bit to see family and I can make it to the LA side of the Grape Vine past Magic Mountain in 5.5 hours driving only about 78 mph and taking it easy. I will probably do it all in one day, drive down, get tuned and play, then drive back.
Jim
She doesn't quite understand the whole "I want to mod my truck" thing but she just grins and shakes her head. The directions said 415 miles and 7 hours but I figured more like 6 hours. I've driven to San Diego quite a bit to see family and I can make it to the LA side of the Grape Vine past Magic Mountain in 5.5 hours driving only about 78 mph and taking it easy. I will probably do it all in one day, drive down, get tuned and play, then drive back.
Jim
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Originally Posted by BLK6.0HD
Im up in Fairfield and plan on going to the meet for the day and coming back that night. I also have a couple other friends that want to go. Maybe we can all get together and drive down in a group.
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Originally Posted by Y2K Silverado
CHOP She doesn't quite understand the whole "I want to mod my truck" thing but she just grins and shakes her head. CHOP
LOL sounds kinda like women's fetish with shoes in every style and color imaginable... but "I can only wear those shoes with this dress..." riiiiiight and you wear it once every two years...
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Originally Posted by Hit Man X
LOL sounds kinda like women's fetish with shoes in every style and color imaginable... but "I can only wear those shoes with this dress..." riiiiiight and you wear it once every two years...
Jim
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Originally Posted by BlownChevy
Yeah......I was thinking www.famosoraceway.com
This is where the pros test and tune pre season. NICE TRACK!
This is where the pros test and tune pre season. NICE TRACK!
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im more than willing to go out for this still. im probably going to buy a nelson tune before may, but i would still like to go get it looked at in person and chances are i will need a reprogram for new mods by then
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You know I'm surprised that no one has suggested a dyno day? For a flat rate you can rent a dyno for the whole day. With that you get 2-3 pulls to get a baseline, and your map loaded on to see a before and after comparison. Then if time allows custom tuning per truck if so desired (price worked out with the tuner)
I'm coming from an import car and this was a very common practice with renowned tuners traveling and reprogramming factory computers and/or aftermarket computers.
I think that last thing I paid was the split dyno cost + $100/hour for tuning + the license for the tune. With this I got a dyno chart, A/F chart and the numbers to justify my purchase.
The price goes down with the amount of cars that participate in the dyno day. Up to 10 cars can be strapped down and baseline before and after runs can be done in an 8 hour day. If any one car has extra modifications that he/she would like then he would pay more in terms of dyno time and tuners time.
But again this is what Subaru WRX guys would do in renting dyno time and a tuners time. I'm a newbie when it comes to chevy performance.
I'm coming from an import car and this was a very common practice with renowned tuners traveling and reprogramming factory computers and/or aftermarket computers.
I think that last thing I paid was the split dyno cost + $100/hour for tuning + the license for the tune. With this I got a dyno chart, A/F chart and the numbers to justify my purchase.
The price goes down with the amount of cars that participate in the dyno day. Up to 10 cars can be strapped down and baseline before and after runs can be done in an 8 hour day. If any one car has extra modifications that he/she would like then he would pay more in terms of dyno time and tuners time.
But again this is what Subaru WRX guys would do in renting dyno time and a tuners time. I'm a newbie when it comes to chevy performance.
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One more thing is that you need to work out with the tuner a specific date. If you keep listening to people to push things back another month because they dont have the time or money, it will never happen. How many times have I been through a "dyno day," for it to fall through because of poor planning or people falling through.
Good luck on what ever you guys decide.
Good luck on what ever you guys decide.
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Originally Posted by onyx_silverado
i'm hoping this is still up for May... hoping, hoping, hoping.......
Jim