FBM Tuning fixed my issue, FA20 and Visconti didn't work as well

[nix]

Originally Posted by whitefrs

whos the tuner??

trust me i lost 1000

600 Visconti

400 FA20

Morpowa, an Aussie ecutek tuner, they don't offer etunes.

[nix]

Originally Posted by Zgrinch

What was the increased HP u saw from the other tuner?

Not much since he was just getting familiar with the car and we installed the avo turbo kit straight after.

[whitefrs]

@King Tut

check this out
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-dyn...5-evo-9-a.html

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

He don't know JR! That's the "Oh man..." part.

This is my first Subaru. The local Florida Subaru guys all use Anthony @ Drunkkman Tuning who was local to me till he moved to a high dollar facility in Bonita Springs, FL. I asked him multiple times if he would tune EcuTek, and he said he wasn't willing to pay the investment. I also asked him to check out BRZedit, but he never did.

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by whitefrs

@King Tut

check this out
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-dyn...5-evo-9-a.html

Looks like he can make a big turbo work on an Evo, but that doesn't mean he can tune a 12.5:1 compression port and direct injected FA20 engine. I look forward to your results though. Make sure to get it on the dyno and get some dyno plots and some boost plots.

[Sportsguy83]

This is just me and I might be totally wrong in my train of thought, but given the fact this car uses Port/Direct Injection, I would not trust it being tuned by anyone other than people who already have experience with it, or at least with other cars that have the same setup.

Tuning a car is not rocket science, but I feel the dual injection system can be a bit more complex for a person who has never tuned a DI system. Also, I would like to see them tune several N/A cars with results before tuning my FI setup.


I welcome anyone to offer a counterpoint on this. Local Subaru guys use Mikey Botti. They fly him down here every couple of months to get 10-12 guys tuned with nothing but stupidly awesome results. I didn't even considered him because of the above reasons.

[whitefrs]

Originally Posted by King Tut

Looks like he can make a big turbo work on an Evo, but that doesn't mean he can tune a 12.5:1 compression port and direct injected FA20 engine. I look forward to your results though. Make sure to get it on the dyno and get some dyno plots and some boost plots.

Hes doin a street tune for now and then we goin on a dyno in a month or so but ill go do some pulls just to see how much hp he got on a street tune

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by whitefrs

Hes doin a street tune for now and then we goin on a dyno in a month or so but ill go do some pulls just to see how much hp he got on a street tune

That is the best way to do it. Get it running great on the street so you can enjoy it, then put it on the dyno and see what kind of numbers it can do.

[whitefrs]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

This is just me and I might be totally wrong in my train of thought, but given the fact this car uses Port/Direct Injection, I would not trust it being tuned by anyone other than people who already have experience with it, or at least with other cars that have the same setup.

Tuning a car is not rocket science, but I feel the dual injection system can be a bit more complex for a person who has never tuned a DI system. Also, I would like to see them tune several N/A cars with results before tuning my FI setup.


I welcome anyone to offer a counterpoint on this. Local Subaru guys use Mikey Botti. They fly him down here every couple of months to get 10-12 guys tuned with nothing but stupidly awesome results. I didn't even considered him because of the above reasons.

Maybe Chris or Mike from @PrimeMotoring can chime in and give some info about JR

[Frs300]

Originally Posted by whitefrs

Maybe Chris or Mike from @PrimeMotoring can chime in and give some info about JR

why dont you just stick with one person until they are completely done tuning the car before you go to the next? might get better results that way instead of jumping from tuner to tuner

[whitefrs]

Originally Posted by Frs300

why dont you just stick with one person until they are completely done tuning the car before you go to the next? might get better results that way instead of jumping from tuner to tuner

Etunes will never be better that live tunes.

I always wanted a live tune and thats why i went with John but not a good experience

I was always waiting for JR but he is super busy with P&L shop Car

[whitefrs]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

This is just me and I might be totally wrong in my train of thought, but given the fact this car uses Port/Direct Injection, I would not trust it being tuned by anyone other than people who already have experience with it, or at least with other cars that have the same setup.

Tuning a car is not rocket science, but I feel the dual injection system can be a bit more complex for a person who has never tuned a DI system. Also, I would like to see them tune several N/A cars with results before tuning my FI setup.


I welcome anyone to offer a counterpoint on this. Local Subaru guys use Mikey Botti. They fly him down here every couple of months to get 10-12 guys tuned with nothing but stupidly awesome results. I didn't even considered him because of the above reasons.

Btw He also is the Tuner for P&L
I heard he did a great job with them.

[Hawaiian]

Originally Posted by nix

Not much since he was just getting familiar with the car and we installed the avo turbo kit straight after.

Originally Posted by King Tut

Looks like he can make a big turbo work on an Evo, but that doesn't mean he can tune a 12.5:1 compression port and direct injected FA20 engine. I look forward to your results though. Make sure to get it on the dyno and get some dyno plots and some boost plots.

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

This is just me and I might be totally wrong in my train of thought, but given the fact this car uses Port/Direct Injection, I would not trust it being tuned by anyone other than people who already have experience with it, or at least with other cars that have the same setup.

Tuning a car is not rocket science, but I feel the dual injection system can be a bit more complex for a person who has never tuned a DI system. Also, I would like to see them tune several N/A cars with results before tuning my FI setup.


I welcome anyone to offer a counterpoint on this. Local Subaru guys use Mikey Botti. They fly him down here every couple of months to get 10-12 guys tuned with nothing but stupidly awesome results. I didn't even considered him because of the above reasons.

Originally Posted by whitefrs

Btw He also is the Tuner for P&L
I heard he did a great job with them.

So, I was just in the shop yesterday, and he was working on the P&L car. There are big things coming for all of you boosted auto guys to get excited about, but I don't want to steal their thunder.

JR also took a shot at my car. He has been working on a few cars local to him, but wanted to get one on a dyno. The results were +8hp and +4 tq over a previous pump gas tune I was running NA. My Tq line is flat and the car feels almost like my E85 tune. I can't wait to see what he does with that.

All that being said, It's not complete yet. He's still getting familiar with the Ecutek platform, and that takes time and seat hours tuning. There are also a few minor things to work out, but seeing what he did with the P&L car, I'm confident it will happen. He also is a perfectionist and wants to make my Tq line Ruler flat.

[Tansey86]

Are we talking about JR from Tach Motor Works?