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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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Question Recommend a Chicagoland Tuner? Road or Dyno?

My ETS 58 trim turbo kit will be here next week, and I'm on the search for a good local tuner. I have an Autronics standalone. Normally, I'd go to DevoTuning, but they have closed :-/.

Anyone who's had a good experience with a local tuner post up.

Also, mention if you were road or dyno tuned. I still can't decide which to go with.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 08:19 AM
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U most likely already know but ima say the required chicagoland answer lol. AMS they know what they are doing and are the best, dyno tuned by a shop of absolute pros.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 08:32 AM
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U most likely already know but ima say the required chicagoland answer lol. AMS they know what they are doing and are the best, dyno tuned by a shop of absolute pros.
Yea definitely bro. They quoted me @ $900.00 for a dyno tune. I'm looking to see what my other options are for now.

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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 08:47 AM
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I believe a member on here by the name of inco9nito99 would know, he may even tune but I'm not sure. His info says hes in Roselle. I'd shoot him a pm and see where it'll take ya.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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Kunal tunes for APM racing. I highly recommend him!
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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Yea i believe that may be inco9nito99. I may be wrong cuz I've just been piecing it together over the years through posts. But I have heard that Kunal does real good work.

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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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hah sounds ground man, sending pm now!

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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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hah sounds ground man, sending pm now!
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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Like I told you, you are better off getting tuned on the stock ECU for your power goals and selling the Autronic Standalone.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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Like I told you, you are better off getting tuned on the stock ECU for your power goals and selling the Autronic Standalone.
I don't claim to be anything other than ignorant when it comes to Autotronic, but my general impression of that was that it was more for dedicated race cars with the budget to accompany it. Is it true that it's got no knock detection/correction features? If so, +1 on the standalone front. You're fortunate enough to be in an area with a lot of great stock ecu tuners, I'd take advantage of that. Plus you wont have to change the configuration to pass emissions down the road(if you live in a county that requires testing).

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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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If you want it done right and unlimited tech support to go with it you can find our phone number in my signature. Just remember, the tune is what ties all of the money/parts/time together and makes them an acceptable and workable package. Since there is no 'real' product alot of people don't understand the pricing, but then again, its not for everyone.

I can tune the Autronic, the stock ECU or anything else you can dream up. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.

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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris@AMS
If you want it done right and unlimited tech support to go with it you can find our phone number in my signature. Just remember, the tune is what ties all of the money/parts/time together and makes them an acceptable and workable package. Since there is no 'real' product alot of people don't understand the pricing, but then again, its not for everyone.

I can tune the Autronic, the stock ECU or anything else you can dream up. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.

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Sending a PM now. I think Id rather keep the autronic.


Thanks for the feedback.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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Definitely take it to AMS only.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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Theres APM, AMS, and Strictly modified.. I think at strictly a full dyno tune is 295..
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by awdwannabe
Theres APM, AMS, and Strictly modified.. I think at strictly a full dyno tune is 295..
no, a street tune is $295 at Strictly Modified. They only do street tunes. If you want to put your car on a dyno just to see the power, its an additional $175.
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