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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 08:52 AM
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texas tune

where is a good place to get a tune with an accessport near ft hood?
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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No where. You could try Cobb in Austin but i am not sure they will do a custom tune. Your best best is to get in on Mazdamaniac's live tuning if you can. Are you NA or FI?
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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i am looking at fi, i can go to dallas and such. i was using hood as a starting point. and no patience for mm tune
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by m1r4g3
i am looking at fi, i can go to dallas and such. i was using hood as a starting point. and no patience for mm tune
I would call Rotary Performance in Dallas.

I hate to sound like a fan boi because I am not and I understand your concerns with MM but the live tuning seems to be going smooth. If you want a solid reliable tune then really that is your best option.

The alternative to MM is a great dude named Kane but you would have to contact him to see if he is available as he has a day job.

http://ppo2performance.com/docs/

Unfortunately you are taking a huge risk if you go to someone who does not have experience tuning the 8. Even experienced rotary tuners like turblown have used MM to tune RX-8's. My experience from most rotary shops is that they try and use tuning methods that work on RX-7's in RX-8 tuning and it just doesn't work.

Besides, you are investing a lot of money, you don't want someone learning or teaching themselves on your car
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 02:01 PM
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thats what is was figuring. i really want to turbo, but the hassle is just too much for me. i have decided that its not my best option right now. but thank you
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Steve Kan is by Ft. Worth and awesome but expensive. stevekantuning.com
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Steve Kan is by Ft. Worth and awesome but expensive. stevekantuning.com

Does he do Cobb Tuning?
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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For sure. He had my car to learn on lol. I got a free tune for being the guinea pig. There is a thread where he got 208whp on a mustang dyno out of a boltons car and he has tuned atleast one turbo 8 (I'd bet way more). Nice guy
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I got ~185whp with just mazdaspeed intake and jic catback. Mustang dyno and he said most dynojets read about 8% higher
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