RevenSeven

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Steve and Jerry over at SMG Racing in RI does great work.

https://www.facebook.com/SmgRacing

Member Name: SMG944

Aside from doing many other things to my car, they tuned it today and it hit 340hp on DynoJet at 14psi. I'm having some ignition problems. Planning to change the plug wires and coils and retune again next week. Hoping to hit 350-360 at 14psi.

Just wanted to thank them and give them a good review on the forum. If you're looking for a rotary mechanic, they are the people to go to in the RI and MA area.

They also fixed my twin turbo boost pattern issue quickly. They are reliable, quick, professional, friendly and they might even buy you lunch. Also got a nice poster of Brooke Burke on the bathroom door too.

Here is a pic of my 3rd Gen next to his customers CYM.

ZumSpeedRX-7

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Plus 1 for Steve / SMG Racing. Very knowledgeable.

I knew Steve did work on the side, but I never knew he had a shop. Where is it located? I was thinking of heading to KDR/Speed-1 in Pennsylvania for another tune with Dave, but it definitely just got much easier. I'll have to set up a session with SMG over the summer.

Impressive numbers and a great looking FD by the way.

RevenSeven

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Hi Rick,
Beautiful car and sweet setup. I'm waiting on the HKS Twin Power. It's currently on back order. I can't wait to install it to stop some of the top end break up.

Steve's shop is at 100 Bellow Street in Warwick RI. He tunes out of a dynojet in Fall River. Their number is: 401-954-7401

They definitely do a great job. They are working on my friends FD now. We're going to do another dyno tune in about a week or 2.

zachg88vert

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steve does a gret job thats my cym in the pic next to your car :-)

Nuvolari

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nice FD , and good to hear of another good shop

Seven Heaven : HKS Twin Power ? buy some good coils the twin power is a band aid at best.

ZumSpeedRX-7

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Thanks. Let me know when Steve dyno tunes your friend's FD. Steve mentioned that your friend has a nice single set up that should be pretty responsive that could work for what I have in mind. I'd like to check out how it comes out.

Steve also mentioned you were considering getting out on track and were looking for some advice on suspension. Feel free to PM me, and I can shoot you my number to see what you have in mind. He also said you had a lot of low end power and kept kicking the rear out. What size tires are you running?

Thanks again for the info Zach.

As for the ignition amp, I just installed the HKS Twin Power and it fixed my break up issues. I'd start there before going with coils.

bmwrx7man

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wow i didnt even see thanks alot dude . get a hks twin power and we go retune it again

RevenSeven

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Hey Gerry,
How's the FC coming along? Hopefully the twin power will be here this week and we can do the tune sometime next week.

Hi Rick,
I have 9.5 265 Nitto NT05 Tires in the rear with about 70% thread. I have a carbon fiber hatch and I think the weight reduction may be also a cause of the rear tire spinning. I'm currently running the buddy club racing specs and the settings for both front and rear is set at medium. They have 15 level adjustments but I have not played around with the settings yet. There is about 1 inch clearance from the tire to the front and rear fenders. It seems to slip bad in wet conditions but dry is not too bad.

Seems like you have track experience.

What settings would you run for track use?
What settings would you run for autocross use?

Here are the 2 events that I signed up for. This is going to be my first time autocrossing and driving on a road coarse.

https://www.motorsportreg.com/index....4#.UaTjl9jivXR

Boston Chapter BMW CCA - Ultimate Calendar Event

What events do you do?

We should get a MA/RI meet together.

Thanks for your help.

RevenSeven

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Sweet ride. The street port sounds nasty. Hope you're leg is better.

zachg88vert

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thanks bud just picked her up wed so i can put the break in miles befor i go for surgery lol very happy with the car

smg944

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Thanks for the review Tony , much appreciated.

Zach , gets some nice break in miles on that CYM next time you pick her up she will be close to 500whp so start shopping for rear tires lol

zachg88vert

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almost went threw a full tank est round 300 miles so far :-) been doing an hour or two a day never goes above 81-84c. rear tires will be a must :-) then beat up on some ponys and camaros

ZumSpeedRX-7

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Aim higher!

zachg88vert

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dont have much else in my area becides gt500s and one sub 11 second honda

fd3s20b

Smg944 it's almost time to retune mine for 500hp. The 400 doesnt feel so fast any more. Hahaha.

ZumSpeedRX-7

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From my experience, I can't get these cars to handle well in the wet for me at all. So I just don't drive her even if there's a chance of rain. Oddly enough, the last time I drove my FD in the rain was at an SCCA Nationals event with R-Compound tires, and she handle amazingly. I just haven't tempted it since. It sounds like you have a good suspension and tire set up, just a lot of power. Yea, just definitely take it easy in the wet and look into finding a good shop to dial you in. I upgraded (downgraded in weight) my set up and need to refine my set up. I have been looking all over RI, MA, and pretty much all over New England and have finalized it to FlatOut Motorports. Hoping to get that squared away soon, I can keep you posted on how it goes.

I have limited track experience, not nearly as much as I'd like. I have had great luck with the following suspension set up: 25.5"F, 26.25"R, +5* Caster F, -1,5* Camber F, -1.4* Camber R, +0.08" Toe F, +0.02" Toe R, corner balanced, with 225/50/16 tires (Dunlop Direzza's - best bang for the buck). I have since upgraded to 295/35/17s and 255/40/17s and need a new suspension tune. I run stiffer suspension with softer tires to start but adjust throughout the day.

Give an autocross event a shot, invest in a temp tire gauge and see how your tires and car handles and adjust to your favor. It is definitely subjective, but some things just work better than others. I ran the same general settings for autocrossing as open track days. Let me know if you run an event and I will come out and give you a hand, even if I'm not running it (i love being around that kind of stuff).

I have had fun running SCCA autocross events, but the fun to waiting ratio is way skewed. I was competitive for a season when I invested in R-comps, but haven't had fun since. Autocrosses are a great way to get to know your cars characteristics and general limits, but after a track day with 100+ miles, it's completely night and day. I believe all seat time is good seat time, so just get out there wherever you can.

I'd definitely be up for a MA/RI/CT meet. My friend and I were going to throw my rear diffuser on this weekend, but there's a show in western Massachusetts that I'm hoping to get out to instead. I'd rather throw my hood back on and call it a weekend to get out to see some other rotary powered monsters. Are you going?

RevenSeven

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Yup, SMG is awesome. Went to the dyno with Steve yesterday. After adding the HKS Twin Power and put down 374.74 HP at the wheels on a DynoJet. This is on a 99 spec twin turbo running 15psi. It put down 343.46 on 10psi.

Dyno Graph

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...8&l=3631bd94ed

Picture of car on dyno

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...8&l=d9170374c1

The HKS Twin Power fixed the top end break up. It was an easy install and def worth the money.

Waiting for one more HKS Twin Power to come in to dyno my buddy's FD. I'll post his dyno sheet when we get it.

Check out their facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/SmgRacing

Check out Dave's 2 month old dynojet:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Precis...598493?fref=ts

smg944

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Tony you have a good set of tuff twins. lets see what i can pull out of kwans car on the same levels. have fun with it on the tracks.