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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 02:17 PM
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Does anyone know of a reputable tuning shop in SoCal? I'm in Huntington Beach and need to get my 1980 C3 tuned - timing, fueling etc....

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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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http://www.rddyno.com/about.php in Gardena came very highly recommended to me. However they screwed up my booking and after straping my car to the dyno told me they only had time for a base run, no tuneup! I was pretty upset after driving an hour and a half in stop in go traffic to get there. I never went back to them.

But in the short time I was on the dyno he quickly found a simple problem that was costing me 75hp!

I recently vowed to never burn bridges. My car is more important than my pride. I think they are outstanding.

I later went to another shop in Lancaster and had them tune it. They had tuned a friends car and did a decent job, but I wasn't completely saticfied.

Later that same friend went down to R&D and he said they did an outstanding job. His car was Fuel Injected. mine is Carburated.

R&D assured me that they are very good at tuning carbs.

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Does anyone know of a reputable tuning shop in SoCal? I'm in Huntington Beach and need to get my 1980 C3 tuned - timing, fueling etc....

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Automotive Expertise in Huntington Beach. Steve LuVisi, of Overhaulin' fame is right near you.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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When I lived in Costa Mesa and Irvine, I used to visit McJacks Corvettes on Harbor Blvd. http://www.mcjackscorvettes.com/ Owner's name is Jack. You might also talk with John, but he mainly does sales. He does not have a dyno, but is purely Corvette.

In relation to the previous response, I talked with Jack earlier this week even though I am now in Cleveland, OH and he mentioned they are filming three episodes of Over Haulin' at his shop in November.
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