NOVA pre-Summer Tuning Day
 

Ummmm so Brainy, Newb, and I want to go to a load based dyno. I'm thinking something along the lines of P-Tuning or F-tuning or some !@#$%-tuning shop. I bet we'd each need a solid hour of work to get a good tune done.

Lets get a list of names and shops to start and then pick a day.

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SHOPS:
Name: P-tuning
Dyno: Dyno Dynamics 4wd
Location: 9432 Center Point Lane, Manassas, VA 20110
Pricing: $250 for first hour (min) + $150 per add'l hour
URL: http://www.ptuning.com/html/awd_dyno.cfm

Name: Function: Tuned
Dyno: Dyno Dynamics 2wd
Location: 23571 Pebble Run Dr., Unit 145, Dulles, VA 20166
Pricing:
URL: http://www.functiontuned.com/facility.php#tuning

Name: Classic GT Motorsport
Dyno: Dyno Dynamics 450
Location: 9628 Leeta Cornus Lane, Unit 145, Nokesville, VA 20181
Pricing: $120 hour for EFI ($350 for 4 hour block - 4 cars)
URL: www.classicgtmotorsports.com


PEEPS:
1. y8s (Matt)
2. Rev2Red (Scott)
3. Newbsauce (Brad)
4. that7guy (Sevan)
5. keinayo (Yoram)

Looky Loos:
1. MX_Eva (Tom)
2. shuiend (Lars)
3. Stripes (John)

I am on. I like p-tuning. They did a good job for me last time.

Are all of you guys over in DC?

pretty much within 15-30 miles of each other.

damn, I am a couple months from this point! Keinayo meeting you tomorrow will go a long way to helping though ;-)

I suspect we'll try to do this asap after brad gets his car back together. a month?

June 3rd is my 1 year anniversary.

June 10-14th I'm on vacation, so anytime after that.

after that sounds good. I'll show up again but i shouldn't have anything new, we'll see but I don't expect anything on the car. If you guys are lucky I'll bring cora again :rly:

stfu you've only been married 11.5 months?

I wouldn't put your car on the dyno but you can definitely come hang. no sense tuning for 100/hour if you got nothin to tune....

my gf wouldn't come if I asked. ;)

Haha, well she might not this time, she was enticed by the karting but I don't think was very disappointed with the day. June 2nd I go with her to a MR2 Dyno Day so I guess she's not exactly typical.

none of you guys are experienced tuning the EMB are you? If I reallt hustled, I might have it together by then. My bro goes to tha air force academy in late june and I get the car full time then.

tronik, if we do the dyno at p-tuning, I think they know how to tune EMB.

I think you really ought to get a 3" exhaust on your car before you take it back to a dyno.

Y8s should make his Roadster sport exhaust work on mine.... ;)

too pristine / pricey.

Yeah I think someone on this thread (y8s) should hook me up with a 3" exhaust :(

hmmmm you guys treat me to dyno time and provide the raw materials (gas, wire, etc) and we can work something out maybe... a lift would be good.

Sold.

ill take your sebring exhaust brad. better than mine. Gotta hack off the 20" tailpipe though...

Ill be there. I should have my clutch by then!

If you found a place in Richmond, it might entice a few of the NC guys to come up... maybe a few more Hampton Roads types. My tune is good for now, but I'll come watch and eat pizza... if the drive is within an hour or two.

I think the real point in keeping this tuning day in the NOVA area is the fact that if we blow up our cars, then its not that big of a deal. I would hesitate to really push my car on a dyno 1-2 hours away.

plus we'll be on a loaded dyno with scheduled tuning time so our junx can outrun the rest of you homies.

I'll meet up with you guys, but I won't be tuning. I have a dyno 3 miles from my house:)

yeah, sorry sam, we love you and all but this is mostly for the three of us to do some real hardcore tuning. you know, so we dont have to wait for scott to do 10 dyno runs at a 12 person dyno day.

ok back on TOPIC, lets get a list of dyno shops that have loading dynos up in this bitch. i'll edit (if I can?) my first post to have the list as we go.

Matt I would call PTuning and talk t them about pricing. I know the 250$/hour rate is with having them tune the car. If you are doing the tuning yourself they might give you guys a discount. If SC dosent work out for me I will definately be down to dyno with you guys. Or else I will jsut still Scotts maps when he gets them tuned perfectly

I added one...they are a great price....near dumfries, off dumfries road...a bit south, but the price rocks!

Hell, I might be picking up a 4 post soon for my garage. Can't make the tuning day but how about an exhaust building day?

Frank

Want a quick run to GA? I really want to redo my duals like the new enthuzas with a Y pipe instead of a 1-in to 2-out muff I have now. :sadwavey:

haha my god guys. it'll take a day to do two miatas, depending on what they want done. if it's just from the bottom of the DP back then a whole day for two is reasonable. I have no jigs! who knows how to make jigs?

matt did you see the dyno place I added? I think even if it's just the three of us, $350 for 4 hours sounds VERY resonable....

Matt,

Name is Yoram. Count me in. Mid June is prefect for me because I will have my link ECU installed and would need a tune. Any place within 30-40 miles would work.

Just think how good you'll get. It'll only take a week of exhaust making. I've got an NB so it's easier. :bigtu:
Frank

Have you guys thought of York Automotive in Mt Airy? They have a dyno @100 per hour and you can do your own tuning.

Thanks Yoram, I knew it was an atypical name but it'd been a while...

any idea what kinda dyno?

Forgot me on the list! :sadwavey:

yeah that's a pretty good deal. looks like a pretty "not in your face" kinda place too. "you tune dyno session" they list. awesome.

I think lowest HP of the day should pay! :) haha.

my post was last edited at 12:37.

you posted at 12:38. go look.

Mustang Dynos:

Curry's Auto Service, Inc. 1510 Moran Rd.
Sterling, VA 20166
(571) 522-1002

DTM Motorsport 23571 Pebble Run Place Suite 160
Dulles, VA 20166
(703) 661-8885

Total Auto Repair & Motorsports, LLC 17484-A Jefferson Davis Hwy.
Dumfries, VA 22026
(703) 445-9200

So any date idea's? I'm out of town till the 30th. Hopefully the clutch will arrive by then!

probably the 16th or 23rd of june, somewhere around then.

To bring this back up I think the 16th would be awesome because I am planning on being back in NOVA that weeked. If I am up and have some spare mola I might wana get in a bit to work on my spark map or I could just steal Scotts when he finishes tuning his.

any update on this? I'm new to the miata community and would love to swing by

mother effin BUMP because I need more power and cruise mpg!!

saturday 6/23??

works for me, then autox on the 24th :rofl:

Sweet ! :bigtu:

I vote for the 23rd or the second weekend in July.. so that I can participate haha. Looking like my engine will be back together this time next week.

I think a fun thing would be a "meet" type thing at Burke Lake park. My IS300 club used to do it...they got grills and stuff. Not a bad setup.

what are the chances scott'll have a running car on that date? should we schedule without him? I need my shit toooooooned man!

im up for a dc area turbo meet

schedule without me, but ill show up and hang out. I probably wont be up and running for a month.

Yeah I'm not up for the 23rd its looking like.. I will know friday.

My FE3 might be on a truck coming from Canada by then :P Might have a tig welder at the apt by then too. If so I'll spend the weekend learnin myself to use it on some SS and Al.

well hell maybe next weekend. i was supposed to play volleyball but a dislocated finger will surely prevent that, right?

ouch yeah.

Hah, funny you should mention that.. I dislocated my doubles partners thumb in volleyball last thursday when he attempted to block me. He's out for 6 weeks needing surgery. What tournament were you going to play in?

i'm not sure of the tourney, but our team was going up against the democrat women leaders of california team. haha.