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Old 04-14-06, 02:36 AM
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Tunning my FD

Hey guys, I'm getting my auto fd tuned by steve kan in LA. And was wondering what should I ask for? Does Steve Kan do everything himself or do I have to talk technical with him because I am not much of a technical person. I just want my car to be a safe, reliable daily driver with the most power possible. I don't want to sound lame or like a newb but I would also would like to have flames. I will be installing a midpipe to get a full straight pipe before the tune. Am I suppose to ask to keep it on the rich side? Or is steve that great that I should just keep my mouth shut?
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I'm sure that Steve has dealt with hundreds of RX-7 owners, including people who don't know the first thing about tuning. If you want your car to be reliable, ask him for that. Better yet, I would recommend telling him your plans for how you're going to use the car.

By the way, I'd really recommend making sure that everything is in tip-top shape before putting the car on a dyno, or doing on-the-road tuning if that's what he prefers. It would be wise to make sure that your cooling system can handle the heat generated by a lot of hard driving. When was the coolant last changed? How old are the spark plugs? Fuel filter? Air filter? A tuning session would be the worst time for something simple to fail, and Murphy's Law says that if there's something that you've neglected, it will fail on the dyno.


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honestly, i would let steve kan do his magic. you're paying for one of the best. let him do what he does best.
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Ya I already got all of those things changed. Just have never dealt with tuning so was kind of confused on how the communication works.
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Just email Steve at Gotham Racing. He should have all of your mods and how you want the car tuned (reliable, aggressive) before the tuning session.

I strongly recommend you install the midpipe and make sure you have no boost control issues before the tuning session.
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sent you a PM about the tuning day . let me know. It would be nice to have Steve tune Two autos on the same day. my mods are in my sig. I'll be using a EFI Purple box with pink 9 software . I am not looking for high HP just a good safe tune to support my mods.
Jeff
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