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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 08:10 PM
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tuning in chicagoland...

Anyone have a lead to good dyno shops in the area? Pwerks is booked and im gonna need a tune either saturday or the next
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 08:16 PM
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how close are you to st louis?
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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 01:37 AM
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4.5 hours away.
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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 07:34 AM
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Ew. Do you have hpt? Id talk to the arm about remote tooning
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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 08:21 AM
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he dont wanna remote tune, i'd love to get tuned by him though, just he's 3-1/2 hours away lol.
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Old Mar 21, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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If you only lived close to Dallas. I have a great tuner.
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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Get ahold of Ryan with P&P tuning
hes local here in STL

its worth the drive
The best tuner in these parts
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Old Mar 31, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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Any one know of good tuning in Chicago land area for an 07 LSJ
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Old Mar 31, 2014 | 01:27 PM
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^i'm gonna be taking my car to Soundperformance up in schaumburg or near that this or next week.

they havent yet tuned a cobalt, but they do a lot of HPtuners stuff and have lots of 1300+ hp cars coming out of their shop
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Old Mar 31, 2014 | 02:17 PM
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Man I wouldn't let anyone touch my car that hasn't already tuned several. Then again I'm afraid to even drive it after all this.

Is Pwerks that booked up you can't get in?
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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 07:34 PM
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Yep
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Old Apr 4, 2014 | 09:01 PM
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It will be worth waiting for Pwerks.

My appointment is May 6th.

A tune is not something you wanna be the guys first car ever...
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Old Apr 4, 2014 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by blackbirdracing
It will be worth waiting for Pwerks.

My appointment is May 6th.

A tune is not something you wanna be the guys first car ever...
My car is going in on the 7th! These guys have been slammed.
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Old Apr 5, 2014 | 08:31 AM
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The good ones usually are.
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by blackbirdracing
A tune is not something you wanna be the guys first car ever...
Every tuner has a first of every car
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 08:20 AM
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This is true. But do you want to be that 1st?

Not me.
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 08:23 AM
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no i don't but really have no other option lol

given the guys been a tuner for many years on many cars, many of which are 1000+ whp i feel pretty safe with my little 4banger
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 08:54 AM
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Ermahgerd i havent seen blackbirdracing in 5eva
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 09:09 AM
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This is true. But do you want to be that 1st?

Not me.
damn you are quite local to me! i'm going to st charles right now as a matter of fact
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 08:48 AM
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Telling you man. Book a date with Pwerks.

Just wait. Not saying anything bad about your tuner. But 1000hp cars aren't direct injected, variable cam, LNFs. These are finicky engines.

I could go into more detail but seriously. Take it to the guy who has tuned 100s of LNFs.
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 09:21 AM
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i have an LSJ and it's already at the dyno shop probly getting tuned today thanks for your concern though. pwerks doesn't have much LSJ experience anyway

the guy is highly experience with HPT cars
blower cars
e85 cars
all gm ****.

far as i'm concerned the LSJ is just another LS engine haha
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 12:20 PM
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Text me when you hear your #s RB !!
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 12:20 PM
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will do man! what did you get again, 315? mustang dyno or dynojet?
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 12:21 PM
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309 on dynojet. Don't go beating me and Alan's #s now
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 12:24 PM
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well besides b.s. shaft delete i don't think i have much of an edge on you guys *hopes its dynojet for fair comparison*
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