Flying up MazdaManiac to Seattle for an AP dyno tuning weekend
 

Hello,

The dyno tuning session weekend with MazdaManiac in Seattle is on! We will be having the session on 1/17/09 starting at 10:00am. Please plan on showing up at ~9:30-9:45 so we can get started right at 10:00am.

I've found a local shop with a dyno and Jeff Abrams(www.Mazdamaniac.com) is coming to dyno tune anyone's RX8 with any EMS they have.

Here are the details:
Date: 1/17/09
Dyno location: Kito Autosport: http://www.kitoautosport.com/info.html
Cost: $800/day for dyno time (8hrs) + $50 for Jeff to tune Mazdamaniac AP customers. Jeff will also tune other EMS' for $150. This includes a multi pull dyno tune plus a street tuning session.
+cost to fly Jeff up $220.00 (confirmed)
The dyno costs and Jeff's flight will be split equally among the group. So a full day of 8 people minimizes the per person cost.

Jeff will have a couple extra APs at the event for $695 each or you can purchase them ahead of time from his website and he will bring them up with him.

I'll am requesting $50 deposits from people to reserve a slot. These will be refundable if you cancel more than 1 week in advance of the day.

Kristopher_d has agreed to set up deposit taking on his winding road website and will hold deposits for us.

http://www.the-winding-road.com/modu...p?product_id=2

If there is enough interest I will open a waiting list for people to step in to slots if people back out or don't provide deposits.

FAQ:
What if I don't have an Engine Management System I can tune? -Jeff will bring up Access Ports with him for sale if you let him know ahead of time that you would like to buy one. His website price is $695 for an Accessport (AP). Since he's flying up he'll probably not charge shipping. :)

http://www.mazdamaniac.com/cobb/accessport.htm

So how much is it total?

Assuming 8 people split the group costs for the dyno time and Jeff's flight: ($220+$800=$1020) or $127.50 per person +Jeff's tuning fee
If there are less people this cost will be split equally by the number of people.

If you don't have an EMS:
For the total package it will be $27.50+$100+$50+$695=$872.50

If you already have a MM AP:
$27.50+$100+$50=$177.50

If you have a different EMS or an AP bought from someone else:
$27.50+$100+$150=$277.50


What does the Cobb Acessport(AP) do?

you can learn about it and Jeff's talents here:
https://www.rx8club.com/mazdamaniac-183/cobb-accessport-discussion-140117/
or at Cobb's forum here:
http://forums.cobbtuning.com/forums/...splay.php?f=74


Results
1)Shaunv74 Gained 15peak hp and 4peak tq - NA 04 in proper working condition with reman motor
2)Anijo gained 2 peak hp and 10 peak tq - NA 08 in proper working condition
3)Arrrex-8 gained 3 peakhp and no peak tq - NA 04 Bad coils and probable low compression
4)J.CAb gained 9 peak hp and 9 peak tq - Turbo 04 with clogged cat
5)Nemesis8 gained 2 peak hp and 5 peak tq - NA 04 low compression motor
6)Dondo gained 0 peak hp and 0 peak tq - NA 04 bad coils
7)Grouch gained 25 peak hp and 7 peak tq - turbo 04 with mechanical problems (boost leak maybe?)
8)Angrybumblebee gained 6 peak hp and 0 peak tq - NA 08

I wanna go! Then I could say Hi to my Mom while I'm there.

You're welcome to come up! you just have to pay your own way. :)

I'd be interested. So while I may not pay the deposit until December I will be there!

sign me up, I have a turbo with AP!

I'd love to sign up for this but mid February would be better for me. Any idea if Jeff will bring a few APs to purchase? I will definitely drive up to hang out though.

I'm sure Jeff can bring up a few APs to purchase and tune on the spot. I'll let him respond on whether or not he needs a deposit to bring them up or not.

Great! Please keep in mind once we get the deposit sheet up you could be bumped off the list by someone that puts in their deposit first.

Kristopher_d will notify us when it's ready.

Good news. Kito autosport can do an 8 hour session so we can handle 8-9 slots if there is enough interest.

ill be there to hang but no money from me- im poor and dont need a tune:)

oh i found an new site to help find cheap fares

http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/tabid...8/Default.aspx

194 rt from Phoenix to Portland

http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/FareD...X/Default.aspx

edit- i priced out a flight for the first weekend in December for 219 RT non stop flights friday and monday

Trip Date Day Stops Routing Flight Routing Details
Depart Dec 05 Fri Nonstop PHX-PDX 2415 Depart Phoenix (PHX) at 9:00 AM
Arrive in Portland (PDX) at 11:05 AM
Return Dec 08 Mon Nonstop PDX-PHX 1909 Depart Portland (PDX) at 10:55 AM
Arrive in Phoenix (PHX) at 2:25 PM
Pricing
Passenger
Type Trip Routing Type of Fare Base Fare U.S.
Taxes PFC Security
Fee1 Passenger(s) Total
Adult Depart PHX-PDX Wanna Get Away $92.09 $10.41 $4.50 $2.50 1 $109.50
Return PDX-PHX Wanna Get Away $92.09 $10.41 $4.50 $2.50 1 $109.50
Total $184.18 $20.82 $9.00 $5.00 $219.00

Thanks Charlie! Funny how it's cheap to fly from Phoenix to Portland in January. :lol:

caravan! I will PM a few other local RX8ers to see if they want to come up as well.

Definitely let us know.

I am putting Jeff up for the weekend. Anyone else willing to put up a caravaner from Oregon?

I'll definitely bring a few APs with me.

I almost always fly USAir. Right now, its $198 round trip.
As soon as Shaun gets enough deposits, I'll book my flight to lock in the price on that portion of the expenses.

Should be a fun trip!

Will definitely be a good time. We can even put some salmon and oysters in your luggage for you to take home. :lol:

No doubt that will smell wonderful to Homeland Security.

I suppose we could throw some coffee on it to throw off the dogs.;)

Coffee. Now THAT I'm looking forward to.
Not that I don't love seafood, but we get that here.

Accepting Deposits

http://www.the-winding-road.com/modu...p?product_id=2

Deposit paid. Thanks Kris for setting this up!

In that case I may be interested depending on date and time.

It will be a Saturday in Mid-January somewhere between the hours of 10-6. the shop can give us an 8 hour day if there is enough interest. If not it will be a 6 hour day from 11-5.

So total cost is going to be $800/# of cars + $200/# of cars + $50 for Jeff?

I wasn't planning on buying an AP til closer to March, but I might be willing to push things up some. I need to figure out how much my whole trip home for Christmas is going to cost me (airfare was already $700, so I need to set a budget for while I'm back there + presents) but I'm definitely interested. I'll definitely stop by to hang out though, I'll update when I figure things out!