Want to see if we have enough interest to get MazdaManiac (Jeff) up here in Toronto. For those that do not know, Jeff is the leading "custom map maker" for Cobb AccessPort. When he does a tuning session, your car goes on the dyno for 2or 3 runs while he dials it in with a custom map for your car. If you bought the Cobb AccessPort from him (http://www.mazdamaniac.com/cobb/accessport.htm), you do not have to pay for his time to tune. However, collectively, all who attend the event need to help pay for Jeff's travel costs and the costs for rental of dyno location.

If you don't have a Cobb, you can just sign up for the Dyno runs

Most we could handle is 10 dyno/tunes and 4 dynos. If we got all 14 slots filled, cost per person would be about $150, give or take.

Location options: discussed on page 2 of thread..


Sept 13th is the date!

Would need to firm up date soon before Jeff's calendar fills up. Interested? Please add your name below and indicate which dates work for you and whether it is for both Cobb + Dyno or just Dyno:

DYNO + TUNE
1. RX8thunder
2. RotorWheee
4. MadaJeff
5. Kafka
6. TurboEight
7. BrianGT
8. RedefineRX8
9. Prospectjtaz
10. qtwre
11.
12

DYNO ONLY
1. WCS
2. Gecko
3.
4.

i really hope we get alot of people in this..

but i have a bad feeling about this that were not going to have enough intrest for jeff to come up.

I'm with you , I hope we can get enough. This would be a really great meet

1. RX8thunder (all dates good) Cobb + Dyno
2. RotorWheeee Cobb + Dyno
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^ Alex, add your name to the list if you are interested so that we can start getting momentum forward.

My hope is that there are many thinking about getting a Cobb and perhaps this will push them over the edge. GTA is a big market, so I'm optomistic.

Perhaps we could do it at a place that does mods and turn it into a Mod and Dyno day.

I hope to have a few new items by then.

Put me down for a dyno only Scott.
Alternatively if you get enuf peeps that want the Cobb-Tune by Jeff you can put me on a standby list.

I might be interested to drive down for the day. I would have to know the exact weekend well in advance though.

I would be down for a tune, but I have a turbo and an intercepter X.

^ we will firm up the date as soon as we can (enough interest). To get a tune from Jeff, you will need to get a Cobb.

I will have my car by July and would love to go as well.

Please put me in.

One question tho...these can be unplugged to OEM if needed? I know it can clear codes...but can it put it back to flash X or whatever when there are some warranty work required?

I am not going to make big turbo and all, I just want to know if we can have this covered and no surprises...

Thanks.

yea, it can be fully unintalled, all back to default OEM setting/maps.

You can put me down as well in your main thread.

i would like to know around how much to get jeff here...

just an FYI. we started a thread like this for west coast and Jeff came in and said to have one person organize and they should first secure location and price for 8 hours. Check out the thread for his replies in the west coast forum.

^ we will firm up the date as soon as we can (enough interest). To get a tune from Jeff, you will need to get a Cobb.

I can do Int-X (Microtech), Haltech, Motech, Bosch, GReddy and AEM as well.
It just wouldn't be "free" like it is for the AccessPORT folks.

just an FYI. we started a thread like this for west coast and Jeff came in and said to have one person organize and they should first secure location and price for 8 hours. Check out the thread for his replies in the west coast forum.

Thanks for the "heads up". I will we organize the event. Location will not be an issue. We just need to firm up interest and pick a date. I will take care of the rest. I will open an official thread with all of the details, when the time comes.

I can do Int-X (Microtech), Haltech, Motech, Bosch, GReddy and AEM as well.
It just wouldn't be "free" like it is for the AccessPORT folks.

Jeff, thanks for stepping in, I didn't realize you tuned so many different devices.

You can put me down as well in your main thread.

i would like to know around how much to get jeff here...

Good stuff Alex, I will add you. For the purpose of estimating $150 per person, I assumed Jeff's travel and accomodation costs were $1200, all in. I'm hoping that this is the worste case scenario. We'll do everything possible to kep it as low as possible.

beer is free for jeff btw...ONLY after the tuning is done lol

Thanks for the "heads up". I will we organize the event. Location will not be an issue. We just need to firm up interest and pick a date. I will take care of the rest. I will open an official thread with all of the details, when the time comes.

Which shop are you thinking?

I would really think about driving out there for this depending on exact location, dates, and cost.

I'm in...

1. RX8thunder (all dates good) Cobb + Dyno
2. RotorWheee Cobb + Dyno
3. WCS Dyno
4. MadaJeff Tune + Dyno
5. Kafka Cobb + Dyno
6. TurboEight Cobb + Dyno
7. BrianGT Cobb tune + Dyno
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11.
12

I can do Int-X (Microtech), Haltech, Motech, Bosch, GReddy and AEM as well.
It just wouldn't be "free" like it is for the AccessPORT folks.

That is no problem. I would gladly pay for a quality tune.

count me in, I'll just harass theif while I'm up there.

cobb tune + dyno

Which shop are you thinking?

Got a few in mind (RPM, Street Power, Magnus Motorsports) but have just begun the hunt so if you have any suggestiuns, please fire away...

Dang! If only I still lived in Toronto, I'd sign up so fast!

^ Unfortunate. Guess you'll have to move :)

FYI, MM tuned WCS's Cobb in Chicago a couple of weeks ago and this is how he responded to my question about whether the Cobb tune made a real difference...

"oh yeah... responsive and power all the way through the range... I would even hazard to say that I can feel more low end power..... but above 4.5k rpm it's quite noticable"

Marketing 101: Testimonials :)

RPM ftw!!

Did I miss the part where RPM installed a dyno?

I would like to suggest TAG in Oakville right by the Ford plant.

^^^^ I was wondering the same thing

Anyone dyno their car BEFORE mods ?

I am going to dyno it with everything stock...and see if my engine comes up with 170hp or 190hp....

lets hope the rotary god was smiling on my wanke...when it was being made lol

Did I miss the part where RPM installed a dyno?

I would like to suggest TAG in Oakville right by the Ford plant.

They have the facility to bring it in where required. Will add TAG to the list of options. Are you going to sign up qtwre?

Anyone dyno their car BEFORE mods ?

I am going to dyno it with everything stock...and see if my engine comes up with 170hp or 190hp....

lets hope the rotary god was smiling on my wanke...when it was being made lol

boo...no need for a baseline...

lol

it just make you more sad to see the baseline...:banghead:

Sure, consider me signed to show my interest.

Things are filling up nicely so I am going to try and nail down the details early to mid next week and get an official thread going. All of those signed up on this thread will have first dibs on time slots in the official thread.

It will be a great meet!

Woot...*waits for update(

boo...no need for a baseline...

lol

it just make you more sad to see the baseline...:banghead:

I just want to know my car's current state...and Cobb AP can check the car's reading(in car dyno too?) so its great. I am viewing Cobb AP more as a dignaostic tool first, tuning second haha.

My old VW has OBDII VAG-COM and it was marevllous...not as powerful as Cobb AP tho...

Bump --
boy this thread sure lost it's steam....

you guys should go buy Civics's

Going to open up an official thread soon. Need to nail down some details next week.

Bump --
boy this thread sure lost it's steam....

you guys should go buy Civics's

lol...ouch........

Going to open up an official thread soon. Need to nail down some details next week.

Any chance you would like to share some of these details you're planning? Approximate date you thinking of? Have you thought of a shop?

^ Gathering info from shops (interest, facilities run down, price and available dates) and firming up date options and travel costs for MazdaManiac. With shop, date and costs nailed down, we can firm up our plans

It's my understanding from everyone that responded, that all of teh potential dates are fine with exceptiion of Jay, who can only make the September date. If this is incorrect for any of you that showed interest, please let me know ASAP.

Hey Guys, bit of an update. There are two shops that have agreed to host so far. Still working on the other two. One shop is RPM. It would not be at their own facility but is very close to their shop. Cost is $700 for the day. The other shop is TAG in Oakville. They charge on a per car basis -- with tuning time built in, cost per car would likely run $75 to $80.

Next steps:
1. Get buy in and pricing from other shops (this week)
2. Confirm date (looking like Sept 13) and travel costs with Jeff - Mazdamaniac (this week)
3. Get group consensus on location (weekend)
4. Launch official thread (Mon)

Ok, so Sept 13 is the date. Jeff has booked it off and we have two locations to choose between. Other locations have been removed from consideration because of either cost or capability.

Option 1:
Splitfire Performance
Located in Bramption - 220 Rutherford Rd South
Dyno: In ground. Very new model with the latest software (224 Dyno Jet)
Lot's of space for many cars to hang out and quiet streets for runs
Stores/Food within 5 minutes
Cost: $1000 for the day

Option 2:
RPM (available for mods)/ Dyno location few minutes away
Located in Waterloo
Dyno: In ground. Older model but apparently gets the job done (don't have model number for it)
Lot's of space for many cars to hang out and quiet streets for runs
Stores/Food within 15 minutes
Cost: $700 for the day

So as you can see, here are the pros/cons of each option...

Splitfire: closer to GTA and newer dyno
RPM: $300 less expensive ( assuming 12 guys, that works out to $25 a head.

So which option do you prefer?

I want in on this....I will beat the shit out of this car before I return it.....sign me up for it....if I dont have the car by that point I will just forfit the cash.....anyways, sign me up yo!!.....will be interesting to see the difference between a car with and without the access port

^ You got it. Location preference?

both look good......I assume I cant be tuned....I dont have an access port so tuning my car will be a bit of a challenge I assume....both these places aren't at the same location are they?? both have the same address?

^ Good catch. RPM is in Waterloo. I will get Jeff to answer your question about tuning

Since customs might be a bit tricky if I am carrying unboxed AccessPORTs in my carry-on, I'd prefer if anyone that wants an AccessPORT purchase one the usual way sufficiently in advance of the dyno day so that they might have it delivered in time.

I'd lean towards option one with Spitfire for a known commodity Dynojet.

I just realized I went to Spitfire 3 years ago with another group, would be interesting to see what my differences are.

So preference to Spitfire but I'll go to either location. $25 wont make a differance

I am contemplating purchasing a Cobb AP for my 6SP AT. Jeff if i purchase a used AP from a private person on the forum who purchased it from you, you will still tune it correct?

I'll come just to hang out. Unless I have a sudden change of mind... It's been a couple of years since I've seen redefinerx8 anyway :D

EDIT: I'd prefer Brampton since it's a much shorter drive :D

My vote is for spitfire. Waterloo needs to move. It's in a terrible location... ;)

Bump. Thanks to the few of you who offered an opinion about location. Nobody else have an opinion? As it stands now, Brampton will be the location. Speak now or lose your vote!

Spitfire is my vote

Spitfire is my vote too.

Is there an official thread coming soon?

Spitfire is my vote too.

Is there an official thread coming soon?

yes, will post in the next day or two.