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This is more for your information purposes only...

http://www.makoracing.com

The guys name Is Mat. His contact info is on the site. He does a lot of remote tuning using different shops dyno's. He *told* me, he's one of the only for Diablo in Eastern Ontario/West Quebec.

Setting up an appointment with him.....I know I should have gone with SCT form the get go, but this will be cheaper for me anyways...

$150.00/hr, 4 hour minimum. :o

So....soon....I'll have some dynos for you guys :P :lol:

[scoobasteve]

Wouldnt it be cheaper now just to go with an SCT anyway.

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scoobasteve,Aug 29 2005, 10:58 AM Wrote:Wouldnt it be cheaper now just to go with an SCT anyway.
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No, I'm looking at $420 for the XC2

then another $150/hr for tuning, cuz I dont feel like learning and reading the xcal 2 instuctions, how to tune, go dataloggin, etc.

I already have the chip and Im hoping since hes workign with Tom's base tune, he should have that much to change. I mean its not like the car runs like s**t right now. :rolleyes:

Mat mentioned he'll see what he can do about the 4 hour minimum since I already have a pretty clean base tune.....big plus for me is that the dyno he uses is 5 minutes away from my house. B)

[scoobasteve]

that works out... but jeeze.. if he cant do something about the 4 hour minimum...

600$ for tuning + 400 for the predator is more than enough to make me rethink that turbo project.

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scoobasteve,Aug 29 2005, 11:40 AM Wrote:that works out... but jeeze..  if he cant do something about the 4 hour minimum...

600$ for tuning + 400 for the predator is more than enough to make me rethink that turbo project.
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If its anywhere you want to spend the right money in the right place, its the tuning. ;) B)

Doesnt the pred have logging capabilities? You wouldnt add on the $600 for tuning then, escpecially since you will be doing it yourself.

[scoobasteve]

I dont plan on tuning it myself... It just seems like youve went through alot of hassle using the pred. through toms mail order tunes etc. If i had the money. i'd go rent some shitty motel down in NC... or wherever tom is in. and have tune and install my turbo kit...

Theres a guy on fj...
stock svt internals. (sheet metal intake manifold made by tom) running the DiscoPotato GT28RS. Putting down 331 hp 280 torque.

Pretty damn sweet if you ask me.

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Flofocus,Aug 29 2005, 10:45 AM Wrote:$150.00/hr, 4 hour minimum.  :o
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The total cost of your day will be worth almost as much as the car.

:lol:

[schade]

the 4 hour min. is most likely to help recover some of his costs for having to travel to the different shops. As making an 8hr drive to a shop to do a 1hr tune just doens't make much sense.

unless he gets an apperance fee aswell

[Jays2000ZX3]

$150 is kind of a lot of money. If he generally uses the same shop to tune at, he gets a discount for sure on the dyno time. So lets say he pays $75 an hour which is still a lot....he would be making $75 an hour to tune...wow, I'm in the wrong business.

And I am hoping that the $150 includes the dyno time.. :o

4 hour minimum is stupid, talk to anyone that tunes there is no way in hell it should take 4 hours to tune a car with a chip.. :o :o

Anyways..that's just me.

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Jays2000ZX3,Aug 31 2005, 08:37 AM Wrote:$150 is kind of a lot of money. If he generally uses the same shop to tune at, he gets a discount for sure on the dyno time. So lets say he pays $75 an hour which is still a lot....he would be making $75 an hour to tune...wow, I'm in the wrong business.

And I am hoping that the $150 includes the dyno time.. :o

4 hour minimum is stupid, talk to anyone that tunes there is no way in hell it should take 4 hours to tune a car with a chip.. :o :o

Anyways..that's just me.
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Everywhere I've called quotes me a 3-4 hour minimum to tune.

But seriously, I'm hoping its cheaper. I sent him 3 datalogg sheets that were going to Tom, He has a pretty good base to work off of......its like 1/2 the work is already done for him, so yeah, I cant see 4 hours to tune a car that isn't running THAT bad.