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Old 10-31-04, 07:31 PM
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Has anyone attended EFI University?

Been thinking about taking a couple courses (upcoming NY classes) with them... Worth it or no?
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Yes. Ben's classes are very good.
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Where are these classes offered? Are these the ones that were in sport compact a few months ago?
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http://www.efi101.com/schedule.html

take a look at the schedule.

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Damn, wish I had some extra cash around. Those courses definitely look like they are worth taking.
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I will probably go
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Could someone PM me a "username and password" so i can go to the EFI-101 (Student Access) forum?

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Go to his class and you will receive your own username and password.

That forum is student access so you'll have to be a student to get it.
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Ben Strader just released a new book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books
mine's on the way ;o)
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Ben does a fantastic job of not only teaching the fundamentals of engine management systems, he provides the students the tools to further their own education on the subject by being able to make informed decisions when it comes to the implementation of engine management equipment. In his courses, you will learn concepts that are otherwise taught only in select few university level engineering programs, and which are extremely important to being able to develop your skills as an engine tuner. Ben also cuts through a lot of the BS that has been preached in magazines and online forums for years and proves what he says using simple math that all students are taught to use. If the math isn't enough to convince you, the dynamometer demonstration at the conclusion of the course surely will.

Keep in mind, the EFI University seminars are not a mere novelty. If you go into them with the motivation to learn, and actually make an effort to fully take-in everything that is presented, you will leave the program with a much better understanding of how things really work, and you'll be much more likely to not make bad tuning decisions on not only your car, but your customers' cars as well. I recommend buying (and reading) the Ben Strader book from Amazon.com or the like prior to attending the courses. This way, you can make a list of questions to take with you so that you fully maximise your value per dollar spent, and it makes for an even higher quality experience for the other students if everyone asks the tough questions.

EFI University is already changing the landscape of what makes up the tuners operating in the US. Professional tuners can leave his class with a logical approach to doing better quality work for their customers, and novice tuners will know enough to see through the bogus claims of others and will recognise the difference that quality tuning work and the right tools make. You will most likely meet some very good people and make a lot of new friends at the seminar, as people who attend are most likely intelligent folks who are serious enough and motivated enough to make the effort to educate themselves on a subject that relatively FEW people are truely experts on.

EFI University can't promise that you'll become the best tuner in the world, but I think they can promise to make you a much better tuner much sooner than if you had to try to figure it all out on your own, the hard way, without a structured course to get you ahead of the normal learning curve.

Yes, I think it's money very well spent.

BK
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