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Postby blinklight » Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:26 pm

Lancer1993 wrote:I might be in Adelaide in April, not really considering a tune but will keep it in mind. Maybe if the timing works I could just drop by to check things out.



Please let us know when your coming and I can arrange a meet with the SA peeps. Would love to catch up :)
We are always up to showing interstaters around, along with an excuse for a good pub meal somewhere
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Postby Anhevius » Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:07 pm

Hey, can you pull me off the list for tuning? I've had some bills come up and I won't have the first half by the due date. Sorry.

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Postby danieljgibbs » Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:34 am

The more I think about this the more I want it

Are there anymore details we can get about the tune? What exactly is it doing?
By getting extra tourqe down low and midrange rpm are we sacrificing anything up top? Are there any negatives at all?

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Postby aspir3 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:59 am

danieljgibbs wrote:The more I think about this the more I want it Are there anymore details we can get about the tune? What exactly is it doing? By getting extra tourqe down low and midrange rpm are we sacrificing anything up top? Are there any negatives at all? Manual ES 2L


I have seen no negatives at all.

There is more power up high and low.

Better economy.

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Postby aspir3 » Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:49 pm

Wow I just checked the original post and 6 members have paid their deposits. Well done.

This is going to be a big weekend of tuning.

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Postby merlin » Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:46 pm

Air tickets paid for, arriving 3pm Friday afternoon.

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Postby danieljgibbs » Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:15 pm

After long thought I'm ready to fully commit to this tune however I can't find anywhere to pay the deposit

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Postby SAM-24A » Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:23 pm

@ Daniel aka danieljgibbs

PM your State Moderator for payment details: blinklight *thumb*
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Postby ChrisRalliart09 » Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:47 pm

Cant wait, hope to put an exhaust in before and install the newly acquired coil overs before the tune.
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Postby merlin » Tue Mar 01, 2016 7:44 am

LOL, set the coilovers to full soft please and work up from there.
Most setups I have been in are set way to hard for street use and the car just skips around not getting good road contact.

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Postby aspir3 » Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:40 pm

Are those dates correct 10-12 of April? As that is a Sunday to Tuesday.

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Postby blinklight » Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:47 pm

aspir3 wrote:Are those dates correct 10-12 of April? As that is a Sunday to Tuesday.

Thanks Troy, my calendar defaulted to 2015. All fixed :)
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Postby merlin » Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:53 pm

Can I ask that all cars booked for tuning be fueled with 98 octane fuel, from either BP or Shell.

Please avoid Caltex, as I have had three cars for tuning this year that were fuelled with Vortex98 that were definitely not 98 octane. Noticeable knock was evident and the ECU was interpolating into the LOW octane fuel and spark maps.

When the cars were re-presented with true 98 then there was no knock issues.

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Postby Shaun Patterson » Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:09 pm

i only ever use caltex up here, the bp 98 feels some much slower

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Postby burfadel » Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:46 pm

Shaun Patterson wrote:i only ever use caltex up here, the bp 98 feels some much slower

Probably sourced from a different location?

merlin wrote:Can I ask that all cars booked for tuning be fueled with 98 octane fuel, from either BP or Shell. Please avoid Caltex, as I have had three cars for tuning this year that were fuelled with Vortex98 that were definitely not 98 octane. Noticeable knock was evident and the ECU was interpolating into the LOW octane fuel and spark maps. When the cars were re-presented with true 98 then there was no knock issues.


After the tune is done with 98, is 95, e10 (94/95 rated), or even standard unleaded able to be used still with benefit? I realise that 98 octane is better, but even now it has been up to 25 cents a litre more expensive than e10 etc. Also 98 octane isn't always available, and if it is since it is up to 25 cents a litre more expensive the turnover would be much lower. It may be the reason for the pinging with the Caltex 98, fuel becoming stale?
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