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Steve Kan Tuning Interest January 17-19 2009

Old Jan 17, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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oil and plugs changed.. GReddy intercooler installed.. AVC-R cleanly spliced, routed and connected.. i finished at 3am last night on the street in front of da crib... but i finished..
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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A couple quick last minute questions. I have never been to a tune before. Mechanically my car is ready to go.

Does it matter how much gas is in the tank(I have about a half tank right now)?

What octane gas? Is standard premium ok? Someone told me I should add in some race gas to add an additional safety margin when tuning.

I'm not looking for a dyno glory run, rather a nice middle of the road tune to maximize my set up.

See you guys tommorow.
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Half tank should be fine, but i would recommend to fill it up before your session. 91 octane should also be fine, since it sounds like your car is not highly modified.
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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Even if you aren't getting your cars tuned, anyone's free to come out and meet your fellow members as well as Steve and Chris, both of whom are great sources of knowledge and experience with rotaries. And of course you get to watch some RX-7's tear up the dyno.

Josh
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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lets hear some numbers...
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by smog-guy707
lets hear some numbers...

355hp : gt35r kit, stock ports, stock primaries 1600 secondaries, hi flow cat, rb duals, walbro pump, greddy fmic. Other than my oil drain hose being kinked and making my turbo smoke a lot...it was a good day!!
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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anybody else with numbers?
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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hey latin fd, how much psi?
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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hp or rwhp?
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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It was 355rwhp at 15psi
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