[Z06] Had some work done, however......
05-02-2015, 11:19 AM
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Had some work done, however......
...I don't really like the way it was tuned after the work.
This is the second round of engine work since new. First readings five years ago were 543 RWHP. I should have shown more gain after a more (slightly) aggressive cam, new heads from Lingenfelter. It seems, as I found out later, that my installer sent the car to a shop, where the guy admitted that he was really a Mustang Guy. Additionally, my mileage dropped by 4MPG combined and I am not a "cowboy". I just think that this new tune is not efficient....There was a Comp Cam in it on the first round of upgrades, the new one is a Comp cam also, but the "latest version" of a mild cam.
Enough small talk.
Who is considered the best Z06 tuner on Long Island (NY) as I want to have a second opinion?
You will notice that I did not post any names of the shops, as I do not want to turn this into a bash session, so "Just the facts".
Thanks
This is the second round of engine work since new. First readings five years ago were 543 RWHP. I should have shown more gain after a more (slightly) aggressive cam, new heads from Lingenfelter. It seems, as I found out later, that my installer sent the car to a shop, where the guy admitted that he was really a Mustang Guy. Additionally, my mileage dropped by 4MPG combined and I am not a "cowboy". I just think that this new tune is not efficient....There was a Comp Cam in it on the first round of upgrades, the new one is a Comp cam also, but the "latest version" of a mild cam.
Enough small talk.
Who is considered the best Z06 tuner on Long Island (NY) as I want to have a second opinion?
You will notice that I did not post any names of the shops, as I do not want to turn this into a bash session, so "Just the facts".
Thanks
05-02-2015, 12:42 PM
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05-02-2015, 12:46 PM
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http://corvettes-of-westchester.com/ - Chuck COW - I have heard great things.
I have also heard that Doug @ ECS (NJ) is also very capable.
One word of advice - any tuner is only as good as the parts on the car, the cars health, etc. You hear stories of people having bad experiences with great tuners - *usually* - its because the car was not well configured, wrong parts, poor install, poorly maintained, etc., and not the tuner.
I have also heard that Doug @ ECS (NJ) is also very capable.
One word of advice - any tuner is only as good as the parts on the car, the cars health, etc. You hear stories of people having bad experiences with great tuners - *usually* - its because the car was not well configured, wrong parts, poor install, poorly maintained, etc., and not the tuner.
05-02-2015, 01:35 PM
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Matt from Tune Time has straightened out alot of guys jacked up tunes over the years. great guy to deal with. check his place out. many from up by you bring their car to him. including the Farks supercars and ARH Camaro SS.
The ARH/Farks team is no stranger to success in the 5th Gen Camaro Challenge, and they are the returning champs from 2011. We got the full story from Louie Filippides on how things went down in this year’s 5th Gen Shootout.
The time slip from the ARH/Farks IRS record-besting run in qualifying.
“From the first time we took this car out it had the mph to run in the 8s. We worked relentlessly on the suspension at Farks Supercars with the help of Tom at Hendrix Engineering and eventually clicked off an 8.94. Matt from Tune Time Performance was always there for us tuning the car and giving us all the advice we could ask for. Once we got the suspension dialed in, we were running a consistent 1.3 60-foot, so we decided to up the boost from 14 PSI to 16 PSI, and we set the record at 8.85 at 157 MPH. Then we broke the record again during qualifying on Friday at the LSX Shootout with an 8.72 at 156 MPH with a 1.29 60-foot!
During the 1st round of eliminations in the 5th Gen Shootout, I raced a new COPO owned by my friends at SAM, and won with an ET of 8.93. The finals took place at 5:00 am after a 4-hour rain delay on Saturday. They were calling for more rain on Sunday, so the folks in charge decided to race through the night. We also made it to the finals in the 5th Gen Index Class, but for some reason or another, I wasn’t able to hold the car in the beams and it rolled through.
In the 5th Gen Shootout, Lingenfelter had already ran an 8.94, so we knew we had a good race on our hands. George Farkouh of Farks Supercars, my partner in this whole build, did some tweaking to the tune and we iced up and refueled for the finals. When we finally lined up against Lingenfelter in the final, and the lights dropped, they had the advantage in reaction time – 0.035 to my 0.054. Fortunately we were lucky enough to cut a 1.33 60-foot to their 1.50 and take the lead. The result was an 8.83 to an 8.97. The car performed flawlessly throughout the event, and the whole experience was truly incredible.”
The time slip from the ARH/Farks IRS record-besting run in qualifying.
“From the first time we took this car out it had the mph to run in the 8s. We worked relentlessly on the suspension at Farks Supercars with the help of Tom at Hendrix Engineering and eventually clicked off an 8.94. Matt from Tune Time Performance was always there for us tuning the car and giving us all the advice we could ask for. Once we got the suspension dialed in, we were running a consistent 1.3 60-foot, so we decided to up the boost from 14 PSI to 16 PSI, and we set the record at 8.85 at 157 MPH. Then we broke the record again during qualifying on Friday at the LSX Shootout with an 8.72 at 156 MPH with a 1.29 60-foot!
During the 1st round of eliminations in the 5th Gen Shootout, I raced a new COPO owned by my friends at SAM, and won with an ET of 8.93. The finals took place at 5:00 am after a 4-hour rain delay on Saturday. They were calling for more rain on Sunday, so the folks in charge decided to race through the night. We also made it to the finals in the 5th Gen Index Class, but for some reason or another, I wasn’t able to hold the car in the beams and it rolled through.
In the 5th Gen Shootout, Lingenfelter had already ran an 8.94, so we knew we had a good race on our hands. George Farkouh of Farks Supercars, my partner in this whole build, did some tweaking to the tune and we iced up and refueled for the finals. When we finally lined up against Lingenfelter in the final, and the lights dropped, they had the advantage in reaction time – 0.035 to my 0.054. Fortunately we were lucky enough to cut a 1.33 60-foot to their 1.50 and take the lead. The result was an 8.83 to an 8.97. The car performed flawlessly throughout the event, and the whole experience was truly incredible.”
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05-02-2015, 07:41 PM
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05-03-2015, 11:13 AM
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If Delaware isn't to far from you I would highly recommend Race Proven Motorsports. They fix a lot of other guys bad tunes. Fran and Bill are great guys and strive to make every customer completely happy.. www.raceprovenmotorsports.com
05-03-2015, 11:46 AM
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OP - btw - you need to make sure your tune file isn't locked. Alot of tuners lock their files to keep other tuners/the owners from manipulating the tune.
05-04-2015, 03:04 PM
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Thank you.
http://corvettes-of-westchester.com/ - Chuck COW - I have heard great things.
I have also heard that Doug @ ECS (NJ) is also very capable.
One word of advice - any tuner is only as good as the parts on the car, the cars health, etc. You hear stories of people having bad experiences with great tuners - *usually* - its because the car was not well configured, wrong parts, poor install, poorly maintained, etc., and not the tuner.
I have also heard that Doug @ ECS (NJ) is also very capable.
One word of advice - any tuner is only as good as the parts on the car, the cars health, etc. You hear stories of people having bad experiences with great tuners - *usually* - its because the car was not well configured, wrong parts, poor install, poorly maintained, etc., and not the tuner.
I'm very close to you. Give me a call and I'd be happy to look at it for Free to tell you what I think.
914-332-0049
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05-04-2015, 04:32 PM
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...I don't really like the way it was tuned after the work.
This is the second round of engine work since new. First readings five years ago were 543 RWHP. I should have shown more gain after a more (slightly) aggressive cam, new heads from Lingenfelter. It seems, as I found out later, that my installer sent the car to a shop, where the guy admitted that he was really a Mustang Guy. Additionally, my mileage dropped by 4MPG combined and I am not a "cowboy". I just think that this new tune is not efficient....There was a Comp Cam in it on the first round of upgrades, the new one is a Comp cam also, but the "latest version" of a mild cam.
Enough small talk.
Who is considered the best Z06 tuner on Long Island (NY) as I want to have a second opinion?
You will notice that I did not post any names of the shops, as I do not want to turn this into a bash session, so "Just the facts".
Thanks
This is the second round of engine work since new. First readings five years ago were 543 RWHP. I should have shown more gain after a more (slightly) aggressive cam, new heads from Lingenfelter. It seems, as I found out later, that my installer sent the car to a shop, where the guy admitted that he was really a Mustang Guy. Additionally, my mileage dropped by 4MPG combined and I am not a "cowboy". I just think that this new tune is not efficient....There was a Comp Cam in it on the first round of upgrades, the new one is a Comp cam also, but the "latest version" of a mild cam.
Enough small talk.
Who is considered the best Z06 tuner on Long Island (NY) as I want to have a second opinion?
You will notice that I did not post any names of the shops, as I do not want to turn this into a bash session, so "Just the facts".
Thanks
A lot of good tuners mentioned, but in LI you have Vette Doctors or JTM in Deer Park.
I would be happy to tune it for you, but there should be no need to travel that far with good local tuners close to you.
05-05-2015, 02:32 PM
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05-05-2015, 02:39 PM
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Same Day (Dyno/Tune) service?
05-05-2015, 06:30 PM
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