Yea Darren's car is pretty damn cool, too bad its just sitting though :[

Catch you on the tuning day.. I gotta get those 1300cc injectors still!!!! Jason @ RX7store.net is going to help me out ;]

 

anybody know if some way its still possible to have steve tune a car? if so, i will pay all up front or whatever i have to do to get this done. having issues with emanage ultimate, running excessivly rich, to the point where my car quits starting!.....

 

We can always put you on the standby list. I can't guarantee a tune, but it's possible if you want to hang out at the shop for a day or two.

 

Hey anyone know where I can pick up a few gallons of 100 oct in the area? I thought about getting a barrel from VP but I doubt I could get it here by friday. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

look for 76's that sell racing gas, i believe it is 100 oct, i think on their site they have a locator

 

100 Octane Stations

 

Did a little digging myself and found this:

Just a heads up for you High Compression kids...Heres a few 100 octane stations in So Cal area.


Huntington Beach Car Wash
18971 Beach Blvd.
Huntington Bch. (714) 847-4924
(Verified $5.89 100 Octane Pump)

Graham 76 Service
2690 San Miguel Rd.
(405 to 73 New Port to Mac Aurthur Left Anita, Right Prarie in Pavillion Shopping Center)
Newport Bch., CA (949) 644-7151
(Verified $5.49 100 Octane Pump as of 3-1-06)

Theres also a 76 station with it off the 5 exit Crown Valley by the Best Buy...not sure what the address is.

Kern County
Fastrip Gas
8001 White Lane
Bakersfield 661.835.1490
100 Octane

Mesa Marin Raceway
SR 178 at SR 184
Bakersfield 661.366.5711
110 Octane

Willow Springs Motorsports Park
3500 75th Street West
Rosamond 661.256.2471
100, 110 Octane

Los Angeles County
Irwindale Speedway
1330 E. Liveoak Ave
Irwindale 626.358.1100
100, 110 Octane

Brentwood 76 Service
12037 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles 310.476.9496
100 Octane

Pico Ave. 76 Service
11675 Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles 310.479.9496
100 Octane

Arroyo Parkway 76
155 E. Glenarm
Pasadena 626.441.3392
100 Octane

Phillips Ranch 76
16 Village Loop Rd
Pomona 909.623.2429
100 Octane

Cosby Oil Co.
12902 E. Park St
Santa Fe Springs 562.946.4404
100, 110, 114, 118 Octane

Canyon Services
507 Entrada Dr
Santa Monica 310.454.2619
100, 110 Octane

South hills 76 Service
150 S. Citrus
West Covina 626.339.8018
100 Octane

Orange County
Mark's 76 Service
2043 Commonwealth
Fullerton 714.278.0986
100 Octane

Laguna Hills Auto Spa
25172 Cabot Road
Laguna Hills 949.770.8300
100, 110 Octane

Dave's 76 Service
619 E. La Habra Blvd.
La Habra 714.801.3918
100 Octane

Graham 76 Service
2690 San Miguel Blvd
Newport Beach 949.644.7151
100 Octane


San Diego County
Cosby Oil Co.
6220 Fairmount Ave.
San Diego 619.280.6884
100, 110, 114, 118 Octane


San Gabriel County
San Marino 76
2390 Huntington Drive
San Marino 626.286.6030
100 Octane


Riverside County
Mike's 76 Service
2807 Hamner Ave
Norco 909.734.2962
100 Octane

Ventura County
Agoura 76
28203 Dorothy Drive
Agoura Hills 818.991.6241
100 Octane

 

Dhahlen - Please call Steve and let him know all the deposits were recieved and this weekend is a go.

My car is still not ready so there is a posibilty my spot might go up for sale (again) or if the friday guys want to come in early I might get bumped to last place if Steve has to look over my car.

 

Ok Guys listen up.

I need you to give me a call on Thursday evening or Friday etc.. just to confirm your spot for the tune. I am only going to be in town Friday and then Saturday Morning before I head back to AZ. Don't worry, I'll get things rollin and it's all easy after that.

My number is (602) 821-7307

Please do not call asking me questions that do not pertain to the tuning or what upgrades you should do to your car. Just make sure everything is in working order so save some hastle. =) But feel free to bring tools to tinker with your ride if it's not working properly.

If I do not answer, leave a voicemail with your REAL name and HANDLE on the forum. This way I can cross-reference.

Just let me know the situation.

Oh yeah, Don't call and tell me you want a refund either... or that your motor is blown.. frankly I have no sympathy for you, I'm on my 5th. =)

Cya Friday and Saturday...

You Sunday toons I might not see.. but I'll be sure and hear from Steve whether the funds were paid or not. I'm sure I can find some time to come to your door and dish out an *** beating.

Hope to hear good things and see lots of great numbers!

-Darren-

 

I paid the deposit on 9/19/06 which according to your posts put me #7 in line. On 9/28 I wrote that I was available all day on Sunday which meant at anytime! So now you bump me completely? To be fair you should bump #8 (who is on Saturday 4pm-6pm) and put me in that slot or Bump #9 (who is on Saturday 4pm-6pm). Let me know what day and what time to show up. I will call you on Tuesday 10/24/06 in the evening to confirm my time slot.

 

Just be there on Sunday and we'll get you in.

Steve can do more than 4 cars on Sunday, we should also be able to do a standby or two for some other guys.

I just posted that because you chose a slot that was already taken, after you put your name on the list I figured you wanted only that spot. But regardless, Sunday is fine. Just show up around noon or something and we'll fit you in. If anyone has made a deposit, then you'll get your car tuned. Unless for some other reason beyond steve's control it decides to not work =P

 

Worst case scenario my spot my be up for sale too as I am cutting it SUPPPPPPPPPPPPER close with getting my car ready. I'm just waiting on my 1300 CC injectors to be ready to so I can get them in and the car good to go. I will confirm with you Darren. Thanks! As of now the status is : GOOD
-Hikaru

Edit: I left you a voicemail confirming my Sunday tune Darren.

 

For the 121230123 time guys, these times are not a guarantee. Just make sure you show up at least an hour before your scheduled time.

RX7 8U - show up at Noon on Sunday, we'll be able to get your car done around that time.

Just remeber, you'll see me Friday if you're there, and some Saturday morning. I have to head back to AZ around noon on Saturday. Steve and all the other rotorheads will be there Steve has done this a few times, so he pretty much keeps it running. Just keep the cars on the dyno, and you'll be fine. Don't worry about 'your time slot' everyone who paid will get their car tuned if they show up!

Cya all this weekend.
-Darren-

Friday:
10am-12pm = GoRacer(3)
12pm- 2pm = matt g (11)
2pm- 4 pm = SteveMack(5)
4pm- 6pm = Mr_Jonboy(10)

Friday Standby:

r-pex

Saturday: "Full"
2pm-4pm = canyonrunner(6)
4pm-6pm = rurx(8)

Sunday: "Full"
10am-12pm = snub disphenoid(4)
12pm- 2pm = SloPoke(1) - Also requested by RX7 8U(7)
2pm- 4pm = Hikaru(2)
4pm- 6pm = FDRyder(9)

 

Ok I'll be there around noon on Sunday. I would think my car shouldn't take too long with stock fuel system/TTs and everything is fresh including the motor.

 

I am leaving tonight so I should arrive around 11pm. I will see you guys bright and early tomorrow.
For those who are ono standby and wants to get tune, please be there on all three days. Chances are, I can fit you in within the schedule on one of those days but that all depends on how difficult everybody's car is.

steve

 

Ryan_Newell

You were the 11th guy to pay, just after jonboy. I spoke to you on the phone so just show up Friday and we'll get you in.

I talked to the guys at RR&R today and everything is good.

We can probably get another car or two in on Saturday but I don't want to guarantee that. It depends on how Steve and everyone else at RR&R want to run it.

Cya Friday.

 

^ thank you Dhahlen for wraping my melting harness! Thanks to Steve for spending so much time diagnosing. Will try again on Sunday (i hope)

 

Got my car back in time and I am looking forward to the tune woohoo. See ya guys there Sunday.

 

so how many people will be on the dyno today I am hoping to go and watch but want to see some crazy ****!!!!!!!!!! LOL

 

3 rotor is on right now. should be on for a couople hrs.

 

how did everything turn up?

sucks to hear the 3 rotor had some ignition issues...

 

I ended up with a peak number of 302rwhp@13psi. Not too shabby, but the torque curve is what impresses me. The Knightsports twins are at 13psi by 2500rpm, and at 2900RPM and above I have 200+lb.-ft. of torque.

Now I need an intercooler that doesn't get heatsoaked after every run, a twin power, more fuel and if Steve comes back in about 6 months I'd like to see what these turbos can do without a cat in the way, and at ~16psi (maybe with water/meth injection as a safeguard).

 

3 rotor had issues along with a nasty run in with a deer. Seemed to pull the highest #'s with the problems as well as 6500 revs max.

Overall the other cars there made some gains , some with more room to improve than others due to issues that were brought to light during the tune.

My own car had a broken solenoid that Louie and Ricardo fixed very quickly but ended up having issues with either the boost controller solenoid/computer or the solenoids that control the turbo system. My secondary turbo was just having huge jumps in the boost pressure as well as lagging.

Time was getting short so I didn't have time to have the adjustments made (removing the blitz sbc etc) so I just had the tune end there.

I was very happy with Steve's service although I don't think I got any gains (due to my car, not him) and I plan on returning next April (tentative date) for the next SK tune hopefully this time with car completely ready for the tune. I just had problems come up that I wasn't aware of already existing on the car.

I'll be bringing my car to RRR for work in the future since I was happy with those guys working VERY late on Sunday.

Last but not least, thanks to Darren and anybody else for getting this SK tuning session setup in the first place.

If anything I understand more of what I need to fix on the car so it was a positive experience.

 

^ hmm, you must have had the Greddy SMIC setup. DOn't forget to cover the hole on the side of the duct to the battery and replace the battery with an optima. The 51R with a turbojeff tray is a good choice.

I would have liked to retune but my problems are not solved. I should have taken my car to XS or Signal and had then install my single setup and maybe tune. Anyhow, I made 321rwhp @10lbs even with my A/F and fuel pressure problems.

Anyhow, to Steve for spending so much time on my car and helping me try to diagnose the mystery problem that still iludes me. Thanks to Luie for lending me tools and giving me a helping hand to. Allthough I am dissapointed I did not get monster power and a chance to compare my setup with a T04Z, I did get a safe base tune that is actually very fun. I think i'd have a few speeding tickets allready if I got tuned over 500hp "lol". thanks Steve

 

i'd like to see another tune session as well, once i get everything together >.<
i get a headache thinking about this car sometimes, but i put a big smile on once i see it