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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:45 AM
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Local NW Tuners

I would like to get my car tuned but I don't know where to go. I am looking for reputable tuners near Seattle. So far the only people I've heard of are Lucas English and Dominic Acia -- http://www.englishracing.net/ & http://www.getadomtune.com/index.htm respectively. Any input or suggestions on where to go would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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JB does tunes but he is in Aberdeen
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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i know a guy who does really good job
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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Check with John Bradley too, he posts here quite often, screen name JohnBradley.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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i got my IX tuned by dominic. He does alot of scoobies but he knows his way around a 4g63.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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i would use johnbradley or Lucas English, both do amazing work and are well worth a little bit of a drive
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Herb Jackson is excellent! You can get in contact with him through Axiom in Lakewood.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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English Racing or JB, can't go wrong with either.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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Lucas English or John Bradley.

Lucas' personal Evo went 11.2@122 on a stock turbo, he also tuned the world record 1000+HP 2.0L Evo of Paul Nelson. Lucas knows how to tune, straight up.

JB did a race gas flash for Towelie's IX, and it went 11.99 with the only other mods being an exhaust and an MBC. JB knows how to tune, straight up.

The proof is in the pudding as they say.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by nBAWLSZ
Lucas English or John Bradley.

Lucas' personal Evo went 11.2@122 on a stock turbo, he also tuned the world record 1000+HP 2.0L Evo of Paul Nelson. Lucas knows how to tune, straight up.

JB did a race gas flash for Towelie's IX, and it went 11.99 with the only other mods being an exhaust and an MBC. JB knows how to tune, straight up.

The proof is in the pudding as they say.
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happy birthday Matt
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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happy birthday Matt

Thanks Billy!
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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See my sig...I can vouch for John's tunes. Just make sure you have a good working boost control source and not some Vishnu bs His tunes work and make power...I would reccomend a Wideband AF though...makes it easier on the tuner and you can get a much more spot on tune I believe.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 03:37 AM
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Originally Posted by EVO-IX-MR
Herb Jackson is excellent! You can get in contact with him through Axiom in Lakewood.

Or not, his tunes are garbage
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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Cool beans! Thanks for all of the input. I really appreciate it.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by uglyevo
Or not, his tunes are garbage
I wouldn't go so far as to say that. For the IXs, it seems he doesn't mess with the MIVEC, but his fuel/timing maps don't seem to be too bad.

At the same dyno day you setup at PINA, carlos's car (which for the mods put down the highest numbers) ran his tune (yes Lucas tweaked it for the other runs but the base numbers were all his). The other thing that you have to think about is that a lot of people have the cable now, and they will say I am tuned by x, but still go and quietly tweak the tune themselves. Then if anything goes wrong they cry "tuner x screwed me over".

That being said, JB/Lucas would be my choice.

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