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Old 02-05-2009, 09:18 PM
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So ive been driving on an crap tune for a while but decided it was time to upgrade so i called ptuning. I ordered their s back exhaust and set an appointment to get a tune. I drove 3 hours last night to Virginia and got a hotel room so i could get to their shop first thing ive been watching dvds in their store since 10 A.M man its cold in here but it will be worth it. These dudes have been super cool they even offered to order me chinese food. LOL. I most def recommend them but if your gonna wait in the shop wear layers damn its cold in here. Will post up dyno when i get back.
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damn dave i was thinking of doin the same thing in the summer. tell me how everything goes. verocious is having a dyno day saturday. tell me if you want to come. its free.
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Tune couldn't have been THAT bad since you just drove three hours on it
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in for pics, vids, numbers, and beer!!!!!!!!

i can hope right??!!!
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LOL....at the Chinese food. 3 hrs...pssh! WISH they were only 3 hrs from me. Try 10 Hrs.
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you won't be dissapointed, it is worth the drive, but this is coming from a guy who lives 30 mins away lol
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Wish i was even 10 hrs from a decent tuner... self tune ftw
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haha i wish theyre that close to me too.. try 3hrs x10! lol.. im just gonna let them ship me a fully built motor
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haha i wish theyre that close to me too.. try 3hrs x10! lol.. im just gonna let them ship me a fully built motor
lol. in for vids!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or ill blow up ur car.
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Originally Posted by enjoithis
Wish i was even 10 hrs from a decent tuner... self tune ftw
PTuning is only a 5 hour drive for you .


Best decision you'll make regarding your car, Dave. I'm going down there to get my car tuned eventually.
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lol damn was the tune that bad that you couldnt come back to post numbers lol. j/k
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Originally Posted by enjoithis
Wish i was even 10 hrs from a decent tuner... self tune ftw
ive heard of a few good tuners in NY... isnt Dezod's in NY?
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Wish i was even 10 hrs from a decent tuner... self tune ftw
ive heard of a few good tuners in NY... isnt Dezod's in NY?
They're in Buffalo, which is 8 hours away from LI.
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
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Wish i was even 10 hrs from a decent tuner... self tune ftw
ive heard of a few good tuners in NY... isnt Dezod's in NY?
They're in Buffalo, which is 8 hours away from LI.
that stinks... i remember there being a very good tuner that a lot of the supercharged guys where going to that wasn't as far but i forget the name of the place.
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just got back. Ran into some issues. i ll post everything tomorrow but i ended up with 270hp on the heartbreaker dyno so i gained about 50 hp. All i can say is it was the best decision ive ever made. Ptuning rocks and toan the tuner is the man.
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Wish we had someone good around here - the only half decent tuner in okc thinks a tune is making 3 dyno runs and retarding some timing lol
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congrats on making a good decision!
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Only people around here know hondas and thats about it lol Hondas are like THE import scene in oklahoma Considering there isnt much of an import scene to begin with - ive gotten pretty good at street tuning - but is there anyone in texas that's any good? BTW im using the FIC so id appreciate someone who knows the fic well
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Originally Posted by thendawg
Only people around here know hondas and thats about it lol Hondas are like THE import scene in oklahoma Considering there isnt much of an import scene to begin with - ive gotten pretty good at street tuning - but is there anyone in texas that's any good? BTW im using the FIC so id appreciate someone who knows the fic well
Theres alot of good tuning info on AEMpower.com and in the threads on here. Bascialy know your goal AFRs and where you should reach them, and have a good idea of how the AFR and o2 maps affect the fuel map and give it a shot.

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