I have a 2006 black IX mr. I have a turbo xs catless tbe and am looking to get an aem intake and a hks bov. This car is my daily so i dont want anything to crazy. Where would everyone reccomend me taking my car to get tuned? Im willing to just ship the ecu somewhere to get a reflash.

 

1.) Dont get the AEM intake. Get a drop in or a BR MAF adapter+cone filter
2.) Your BOV is the best one. Dont get the HKS. Waist of money
3.) If your going to send your ECU then go with Dynoflash or Jestr.

 

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See if someone in OH is any good with the ECUflash system. There's a guy here who has gotten really good at it, they'll usually charge less than the companies that do it for a living.

 

I can give ya a hand with the tune if you'd like, and picking out the parts that will function well on your car.

cheers!

 

Hello, if you're still looking for the tune, feel free to PM me.

 

i think im going to go with buying a tactrix cable and getting a reflash in the mail from jestr.....does this sound like a good idea?

 

sounds lioke a great idea

 

Jestr are a popular company, but I personally don't like mail-in-flashes because they give you your flash based on your modifications, not based on your actual car, so the A/F ratio and safety may not be that great, unlike a custom road tune or custom dyno tune, where the tune is specifically for your car, and the tune is modified until the target A/F ratio is reached and no knock or pulling of timing. If I'd be you, just go in the regional section and see if there's a ECUFLASH tuner in Ohio or nearby.

 

Hey blackIXmr I had my car road tuned by sekula and I can tell you he definately knows his stuff, after he was done my car pulled 100 times better and my tune is still safe and my own not someone elses tune. I did the mail in on my previous car and spent all that money and I wound up getting a custom dyno tune and seeing a huge difference from the mail order. Im not saying that the jester tune is bad or anything like that and im sire there are tons and tons of happy people out there with a tune from them, i just like to know mine was made speciffically for my car. Talk to sekula a bit thats what i did before I made the decision to have him tune my car and Im glad I did. Thanks again sekula, hopefully I can make it to one of your meets soon.
nick

 

Thanks lotsOboost! So yea, it's your choice obviously, I have heard some good reviews about them, and I have heard some bad reviews. Good luck with whatever you choose!

 

what's wrong with the AEM intake? or do you just not recommend it at this stage?

 

i have a aem intake and a hks bov email me at jnbt2002@yhaoo.com

 

Changing from the stock intake normally requires the reflash to rescale the MAF values to compensate and adjust the fueling. Very similar gains can be had by using a drop in filter and cutting away the side of the stock airbox lid opposite the inlet scoop.

As to who to get to do your tune, I have see maps from different tuners and there are a couple that are plain bad. I tune my car myself.

MB