Hey guys. Ive have my 2011 MR for about 5 months now. Ive got an Invidia q300 exhaust downpipe and test pipe and an Ams Intake. It sounds great drives better than my S4. I just think it really needs a tune. For example I backfire a pretty good amount and yesterday on my buddies land I got spanked by a stock STI...Im pissed so what needs to be done? If tuning is needed. WHere in the Socal area could I get that done and what should It run me? Thanks guys

 

Jon Drenas (BakaUnchi) @ SoCal Cobb would be a great place to start. Bryan (razorlab) @ GST would be another good one, but I think he retired from the dyno-tuning game for health reasons.

 

+1 , Can't go past Jon

 

Also Road Race Engineering in Santa Fe Springs. Very odd to have been beaten by a STI. I wouldn't be surprised if the test pipe really messed up the tune and the backfire is an indicator it's probably running way too rich.

 

+1. Although companies that sells these bolt on parts says that "gains of over blah blah blah without a tune". What they don't tell you is that you really need a tune! Lol

 

 

Look up Rallinspired Rick, great guy with awesome tunes. PM me for his information.

 

If you're going to go to Road Race Engineering, be prepared to take some "unnecessary" criticism. I have a thread in the services and tuning review if you want to read my review more thoroughly, but overall, great place to tune, probably one of the best in so cal