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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 06:56 AM
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Its up off of IH-35(exit 2222) to 290 east, then take a left on cameron road. Its gonna be the first little business complex on your left. You'll see a skyline or a black MR2 at the door. edoperformance.com is the website.
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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I might pass by sonce I will be picking up my Mom at the airport this weekend. I dont want to get a tune just yet because I plan on buying QAT-R's turbo kit when I come back from Florida in August. But I would like to meet some of you guys there and say whats up!
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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Stop by the BBQ is at 12pm


Originally Posted by evoray
I might pass by sonce I will be picking up my Mom at the airport this weekend. I dont want to get a tune just yet because I plan on buying QAT-R's turbo kit when I come back from Florida in August. But I would like to meet some of you guys there and say whats up!
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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Bbq

How long do you plan on having the BBQ (for those of us coming later in the day)? If you need me to bring anything just ask!

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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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BBQ is going to run from about 12pm-1:15pm. William will die in the heat if he is flipping burgers any longer than that. I am sure there will be some left over burgers and dogs until around 2:30pm or so.
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by evoray
I might pass by sonce I will be picking up my Mom at the airport this weekend. I dont want to get a tune just yet because I plan on buying QAT-R's turbo kit when I come back from Florida in August. But I would like to meet some of you guys there and say whats up!
Looks like It'll be waiting for you man. That other guy hasn't called me back about it.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 06:18 AM
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Awesome!
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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Heads up to you White Rabbit guys (and really everyone) getting tuned this weekend...

For you guys with full turbo back exhausts, and most of the bolt ons (again, really applies to everyone), you need to give your ignition system a little TLC before hand. Make sure your plug wires are in good order, plugs are fresh, or in good condition, and gapped on the low side. Every one can argue til the cows come home about which plug is best, but just make sure you have a good set/gap.

I'd suggest for safety sake that you use the fuel you intend to run around on. It makes a real nice graph when you go back to the dyno when you use "spiked punch" for your tune, and then on the dyno... but it makes for an expensive rebuild when you get the mixture wrong on the street and go "head hunting".

The White Rabbit likes about 23psi and up. I'd suggest no more than 23 psi on pump pee (Texas 93 octane) without alky/H2O injection. Race gas guys, and guys running alky/H2O injection should start at 25psi and go with what the tuner is comfortable tuning from there... Your probably going to run out of tuning headroom/conditions before the Rabbit runs out of breath. Just the same, remember a daily driver is just that, a daily driver so err on the side of caution.

Make sure you have all the "bugs" worked out before your scheduled time... everyone should be "friendly", but "friendly" wears out real quick when you are screwing with everyone else's schedule. People have commitments in life other than the car, and we should respect that.

Good luck guys!

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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Well said Zeus. Along with that we will try to keep everyone's appointments. So make sure you are on time. Being a little early is always nice too. That way we maybe able to get ahead of schedule. A big thanks to everyone who signed up for the tuning. It is nice to have Mark back in Texas. I am sure he is just going to just love the heat. I sent everyone my number. If you still need it please PM me. See you all tomorrow.
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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Thanks for the tune guys! Mark you rock
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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Hey it was really great to finally see all of you guys in person. Mark rocks as always. I would like to especially thank Josh for helping out almost every single car out today, he is by far the most valuable member of the centex community.

Zarathustra/J8 it was nice doing business with you guys and I will leave you some feedback, I hope the feeling is mutual...

Last but not least, Will and the crew @ Precision R was very gracious and helpful. They have definitely earned my future business (when stop eating Raman every night)...Need some sleep now...
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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yay
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by QAT-R
I would like to especially thank Josh for helping out almost every single car out today, he is by far the most valuable member of the centex community.
I hope everyone appreciates how Josh GAVE of his time... he busted *** ALL day for people! There are not many still around willing to help people while not expecting something in return.

Sorry to those I didn't see on the way out. I was late for business I had back in Austin. A special thanks from me for "cuts" in line to get my business done, that will not be forgotten. I'd also like to echo the thanks of QAT-R to everyone in envolved...
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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Wow,

What can I say guys? What a great group of people. I wanted to shoot out a big thanks to Mark for making this happen. It is a rare thing when you see a tuner spend so much time trouble shooting problems and just genuinely helping people fix them. A lot of tuners would just walk away and say tough sh**. Mark stuck it out until everyone left happy. I am not sure if all of you know, but we did not leave Precision R until almost 11pm last night. Blown income’s car had some problems and Mark and Paul stuck it out and helped get him on his way. Thanks again Mark and Paul for a great tune and all your help.

William thanks so much for opening your shop and helping everyone out. Just offering all of us A/C would have been enough. Thank you for feeding everyone and letting us use your parking lot as a giant DIY convention.

Josh you are one crazy dude. Laying on your back under cars for most of the day (100 plus degrees). It was pretty awesome how you helped everyone in need. I think the thing that was really amazing is that you did not want anything in return. A lot of people do not realize how expensive troubleshooting can be if they have a shop look at their car. Thanks for all of your help.

It was great meeting a lot of new friends. Hopefully we can set-up something up with Mark the first part of next year. It would be great to see close to 24 EVO’s in one parking lot again.
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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Yes mark did a great job again. He was very helpful when tuning my aem. He explained a lot to me that will expand my tuning knowledge. And my friend with a silver 05 with just turboback, intake and mbc is EXTREMELY happy with his tune. We cant wait for you to come back down and work your magic on our cars................. I bet zeus will wear his naughty shorts again too
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