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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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tune in texas

i am looking for a place here in texas that can tune my car. i am looking for the cheapest place. i have been quoted 500 by some places. i am willing to go to houston and maybe up to dallas if i have to. please let me know.

if anyone has hp tuners and knows what they are doing please let me know.

i am wanting to tune with meth as well

mods so far

stage 2 with 2.8
k&n cai
borla muffler
devils own meth

thanks
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by redcobaltss
i am looking for a place here in texas that can tune my car. i am looking for the cheapest place. i have been quoted 500 by some places. i am willing to go to houston and maybe up to dallas if i have to. please let me know.

if anyone has hp tuners and knows what they are doing please let me know.

i am wanting to tune with meth as well

mods so far

stage 2 with 2.8
k&n cai
borla muffler
devils own meth

thanks
You missed me. I was doing dyno tunes in El Paso 3 weeks ago for $250. Tuned 2 cars for meth there and 4 others.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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You missed me. I was doing dyno tunes in El Paso 3 weeks ago for $250. Tuned 2 cars for meth there and 4 others.
dam that suks. oh well. any plans to be back in texas to tune anytime soon hehe
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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dam that suks. oh well. any plans to be back in texas to tune anytime soon hehe
We can make some. Get 5-6 cars together for the tuning and I will fly out for a weekend. I'm not afraid of texas.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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corvette's of dallas has HPtuners and will be dyno tuning my car soon
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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corvette's of dallas has HPtuners and will be dyno tuning my car soon
what are they gonna charge

i can make it up there no problem
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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what are they gonna charge

i can make it up there no problem
they will charge me $350 since they have never done a cobalt before and i'll be the first, they will charge other cobalts $450 after they get done experimenting on mine.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Psykostevo
We can make some. Get 5-6 cars together for the tuning and I will fly out for a weekend. I'm not afraid of texas.

do u dyno tune for that price or just street tune?
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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do u dyno tune for that price or just street tune?
Did u call up lethal performance yet?



and Psykostevo do u also do 2.4s? i need to get my i/h/e tuned. id be willing to jump in on the tune thing. i got about 3 other guys in my club that would probably do it too so that would get us to 5.We have hp tuners but no one who really "knows" how to tune well
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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Did u call up lethal performance yet?



and Psykostevo do u also do 2.4s? i need to get my i/h/e tuned. id be willing to jump in on the tune thing. i got about 3 other guys in my club that would probably do it too so that would get us to 5.We have hp tuners but no one who really "knows" how to tune well
yes i did they want 500 with hp tuners. and i am down for the group thing for the tune. lets get it done.

o yea how much is the hp tuners? how much did u get it for or can u use it as many times as u want?
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by redcobaltss
yes i did they want 500 with hp tuners. and i am down for the group thing for the tune. lets get it done.

o yea how much is the hp tuners? how much did u get it for or can u use it as many times as u want?
we got the professional one for 700 and split it up among a few members.. credits are like 50 a credit i think so 100 for 2... it takes 2 to do a car. ive been meaning to ask them how much they'd charge if we took our program and they tuned us on it. Because we're keeping copies of stock files and stuff in case we need to switch. I'm down for tuning for sure and maybe one of the other is for sure, but the other 2 guys would be maybe's
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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we got the professional one for 700 and split it up among a few members.. credits are like 50 a credit i think so 100 for 2... it takes 2 to do a car. ive been meaning to ask them how much they'd charge if we took our program and they tuned us on it. Because we're keeping copies of stock files and stuff in case we need to switch. I'm down for tuning for sure and maybe one of the other is for sure, but the other 2 guys would be maybe's
man u guys should of let me know. i could threw in some money. is there still a way for me to get in on it? i got the cash and i can talk to danny from Lethal for a group thing. we can something going quick. i am gonna see him tonight at Biffs.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by redcobaltss
man u guys should of let me know. i could threw in some money. is there still a way for me to get in on it? i got the cash and i can talk to danny from Lethal for a group thing. we can something going quick. i am gonna see him tonight at Biffs.
U can buy credits online pretty much instantly. if u can get some solid info from that guy then ill talk to my club leader (he's the one that has it) ill ask the guys on our board who's interested. Be sure to mention to him that we have our own program and laptop for it, just need someone to dyno tune us.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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U can buy credits online pretty much instantly. if u can get some solid info from that guy then ill talk to my club leader (he's the one that has it) ill ask the guys on our board who's interested. Be sure to mention to him that we have our own program and laptop for it, just need someone to dyno tune us.
sounds good. so about how many cars and mods? that way i know what to tell him because u are N/A right and some are SC'ed. would ur club leader be cool if i used the software or will some more cash be involved? and how soon are we talking about? i need to do mine very soon do to the hot ass weather and the meth kit i want to get tuned.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by redcobaltss
do u dyno tune for that price or just street tune?
These were all tunes on the dyno. But I typically street tune. You just have to pay for the dyno, and we usually get group rates for that and rent the dyno for the entire day.

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Did u call up lethal performance yet?



and Psykostevo do u also do 2.4s? i need to get my i/h/e tuned. id be willing to jump in on the tune thing. i got about 3 other guys in my club that would probably do it too so that would get us to 5.We have hp tuners but no one who really "knows" how to tune well
I tune 2.4L cars as well, including the transmission if it's an automatic. Saves you from having to buy the Shift+ module.

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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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sounds good. so about how many cars and mods? that way i know what to tell him because u are N/A right and some are SC'ed. would ur club leader be cool if i used the software or will some more cash be involved? and how soon are we talking about? i need to do mine very soon do to the hot ass weather and the meth kit i want to get tuned.
I'm not sure, but if we're doin it as a group i think he would let me take it, we'd just have to be really careful with the other members' files. and yea 2 of us are na and 3 are sc'd

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These were all tunes on the dyno. But I typically street tune. You just have to pay for the dyno, and we usually get group rates for that and rent the dyno for the entire day.



I tune 2.4L cars as well, including the transmission if it's an automatic. Saves you from having to buy the Shift+ module.

awesome! i have a 5spd, but my buddy with the other 2.4 is auto. What kind of gains have u gotten for 2.4s with i/h/dp/e?
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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I'm not sure, but if we're doin it as a group i think he would let me take it, we'd just have to be really careful with the other members' files. and yea 2 of us are na and 3 are sc'd
ok then talk to the others and see if there are good to go. i will talk to danny and try to get a group discounted price for all of us. when would be a good time frame do u think?
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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I'm not sure, but if we're doin it as a group i think he would let me take it, we'd just have to be really careful with the other members' files. and yea 2 of us are na and 3 are sc'd




awesome! i have a 5spd, but my buddy with the other 2.4 is auto. What kind of gains have u gotten for 2.4s with i/h/dp/e?
most is 12whp on the 2.4L, but the auto picked up 1.3 seconds in the 1/4 mile.

I don't know a dyno shop that WON'T let you tune your own car on their dyno. You save tehm the headache of all the whiney ass calls people have 5 days later asking questions about their car and wondering what changes were made and telling you how they beat this car now, and that car now, and how they were stupid and ran a redlight because they were so excited about how fast it was.

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ok then talk to the others and see if there are good to go. i will talk to danny and try to get a group discounted price for all of us. when would be a good time frame do u think?
Don't get your hopes up on too big of a discount.

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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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could you tune a 2.4 with a supercharger? Thats if everyone is willing to wait til I get all the stuff.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Psykostevo
most is 12whp on the 2.4L, but the auto picked up 1.3 seconds in the 1/4 mile.

I don't know a dyno shop that WON'T let you tune your own car on their dyno. You save tehm the headache of all the whiney ass calls people have 5 days later asking questions about their car and wondering what changes were made and telling you how they beat this car now, and that car now, and how they were stupid and ran a redlight because they were so excited about how fast it was.



Don't get your hopes up on too big of a discount.
i know what u mean. what else do u tune besides cobalts?
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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could you tune a 2.4 with a supercharger? Thats if everyone is willing to wait til I get all the stuff.
duh joseph!!! just get ur bolt ons tuned for now!!! hopefully squeeze some better gas mileage out too
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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could you tune a 2.4 with a supercharger? Thats if everyone is willing to wait til I get all the stuff.
Well, it CAN be done. I tuned a non-supercharged Mustang GT that had a supercharger added after the fact. I can tell you it's not easy at all. If we ever run into problems I can always call a few vendors and talk to them for help. I know Bill Hahn personally, and have a reputation with DDMWorks, who supercharges 2.4L engines.

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i know what u mean. what else do u tune besides cobalts?
Corvettes, GTOs, Mustangs, Silverados, Saturn Ions, Cavaliers, Solstice, Skys, Grand prixs, HHRs, My list of experience goes on and on. I also port superchargers for $100 a piece. You can even mail them to me and I can mail them back if you want, you obviously pay shipping both ways. Takes me about 1 hour to tear a supercharger down and port it and put it back together. I have done 27-28 superchargers on the cobalts. I tuned a turbo converted cobalt as well.

I am the official tuner for GM Roadster, and one of the writers for the e-magazine.

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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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Im down shall we get a grp for this and meet somewhere? some of my parts are taking longer than expected
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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Im down shall we get a grp for this and meet somewhere? some of my parts are taking longer than expected
Well, decide on what plan you want to take. Atleast check into the other place to see if they give you a group deal thats worth your wild. Then weigh your options, and if you want me to fly out we can plan something a month or so in advance so I can buy cheap airfare, then I will take a $50 paypal deposit from each person that plans to attend. It will obviously be non-refundable, but it will go towards the cost of the tune or porting.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Psykostevo
Well, decide on what plan you want to take. Atleast check into the other place to see if they give you a group deal thats worth your wild. Then weigh your options, and if you want me to fly out we can plan something a month or so in advance so I can buy cheap airfare, then I will take a $50 paypal deposit from each person that plans to attend. It will obviously be non-refundable, but it will go towards the cost of the tune or porting.
we will see what happens. me personally, i want to get this done as soon as possible. i might even get the blower ported with u if it all go through.
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