Any good Dyno tuners in socal?
07-27-2012, 03:46 PM
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Good luck, I had bad luck with a cheap tuner. He was OK to let me leave with my car backfiring on start up. Turns out he didn't connect the cam sensor wire, he said it must have vibrated loose?????????????
He told me that he didn't know how to run a shop back then (2009) maybe he is better now.
He told me that he didn't know how to run a shop back then (2009) maybe he is better now.
This thread was for tuning advice in socal... Hopefully there is more than just 2 shops in southern california.
07-27-2012, 06:07 PM
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All I can add is, Jim has been fantastic to work with. Totally honest and on the up-and-up, the quality of his work is beyond reproach.
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07-30-2012, 10:05 PM
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i would charge $650... Apparently a 5.3 in a swapped car, in 2bar sd , with that will need a 4l80e segment swap is a cheap tune...
You guys have no idea how the business works, i have to pay for my overhead, my $55,000 dyno that i am using to tune your car, my expertise, my employees, my hptuners credits, and electricity (apparently eddy current dyno's are easy on power usage)... A lot you guys say i dont like tuning on f-bodies anymore... This is why i get this crap all the time.....
You guys have no idea how the business works, i have to pay for my overhead, my $55,000 dyno that i am using to tune your car, my expertise, my employees, my hptuners credits, and electricity (apparently eddy current dyno's are easy on power usage)... A lot you guys say i dont like tuning on f-bodies anymore... This is why i get this crap all the time.....
08-01-2012, 08:50 PM
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Your choice in tune should be based on how well their customers cars run, not the price. You shouldn't be modding your car to the point where it needs a tune if you cannot afford the tune itself.
And as others have said. I consider Mail-order tunes to be startup tunes. They will get your car running well enough so that you may drive your car to a shop to have it dyno-tuned. Unless you are going to log your car and mail the ecm back and forth until your logs and AFRs are perfect. But that could take months
And as others have said. I consider Mail-order tunes to be startup tunes. They will get your car running well enough so that you may drive your car to a shop to have it dyno-tuned. Unless you are going to log your car and mail the ecm back and forth until your logs and AFRs are perfect. But that could take months
08-08-2012, 11:36 PM
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If you love your motor and want the most power go to CMS. I've had 10+ cars tuned by Ryne at CMS. There is no one better!
My latest from last Friday on the stingy dyno!
My latest from last Friday on the stingy dyno!
