Announcement: The Official SoCal Dyno Tuning Event T-shirts are a GO!

Here is the final design for this year's T-shirts which will be available to all participants of the event (whether you're on the dyno or just showing up to hang out).

This year's price is only $21 (the $1 covers paypal fees)
If you're interested, please send money via Paypal to (jedi054 at gmail dot com) make sure to include your forum user name and shirt size.
We will not have extra shirts available on-site so if you want one, make sure you order asap so we can have your T-shirt ready in time for the meet. :D:




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money sent

funds received for Laythor and Flashwing. thanks guys!

money sent

thanks pdxhak, your shirt is ordered. :)

sweet deal - this dyno shop is only a few minutes from my house..... I can come and go as I wish!

You got monies.

Jedi, see my PM......................

what size shirt?

Moneys sent

T-Shirt Ordering Deadline: February 16th

I just heard back from the print shop and unfortunately they're quite backlogged these days so we'll need to have orders in 10 days prior to the event to ensure I have them in time to bring with me on the 26th.

Sorry for the short window, I was honestly hoping to take orders much closer to the event but I'm sure most people will see this in the next week.
IF you are not attending the event and still want a T-shirt, PM me and I'm sure we can have a shirt made even after the 16th deadline and get it delivered to you somehow.

thanks to those who have already sent in $ for their shirts.
only 16 days to go! :scared:

WHAT! You mean I still have to wait 16 days? Can't you hurry up!

cant wait till this day comes up im excited !!

:suspect: do not google sweet 16 images at work :suspect:

(grabs cell phone. Google here I come)
:suspect:

pervy

are we there yet?

heyyy jedi i dont think im gonna be getting a tshirt this time around, is that okaaay? please dont give me AFRs in the 20s! x_x lol

no worries Konig.
19.4 AFR's, here you come... :evil_laug

Just a reminder that there's only a few days left to order your T-shirts.

Only 12 Days to go!

time to start finishing up those last minute mods, this will be the last weekend before another epic weekend at SR Motorcars.

Everyone have their car ready? I have a few minor things to do but I'm basically ready to go!

I'm almost ready, just need to finish up an exhaust mod and then get the car cleaned up this weekend.

pdxhak: what day are you heading down to Cali?

I plan to leave in the evening on 2/21 and will be in San Fran on 2/22.

I cleaned up the engine bay over the weekend. Removed the insulation and wiped it down. I have 1 minor exterior mod that I will mount later this week. Should get it from the painter today or tomorrow. Engine wise I need to reroute a hose but will do that the day of the dyno. I have an oil filter reloc kit but will probably wait until the next oil change to install it.

Wish to participate in So Cal Dyno Day
 

Any chance I can participate if someone cancells? I work in Gardena so this would work well. I was not planning on attending because I was pleased with the first tune that I got after 2 months of waiting but now I am well over 2 months waiting for the second tune and I am starting to think that participating in this event is the only way I will ever get my second and third tune before I wear out the car. I will be there one way or the other to discuss my experience with the custom tuning service with Jeff and try to come up with a plan to get my car tuned since this is my third and final year of ownership based on the high milage that i drive.
It sure would be nice to get on the Dyno and get tuned. Alternatively I would be just as happy to recieve my second tune and a commitment to finish this process up in a reasonable time.
So how about it? Can I get in or at least wait listed?

Canyonman: Saturday is completely booked as is Sunday.
pending a mechanical failure or unforseen circumstances, I don't see anyone dropping off but you are welcome to come by Sunday and see if a spot opens up.
There is currently one member ahead of you on any potential wait list so 2 people would need to drop off (or 1 FI car) for your car to make it in the rollers.

As far as the tuning: did you get a reply back with 'received' on your last submission?
Did you check your folder on MM's website for the new tune? If I remember correctly, he doesn't email the maps anymore, they're uploaded onto his site for users to download once completed.

Either way, come on down and enjoy the show. :)

It's a good show! also its a great way to learn more about the car. Lots of knowledgeable peeps there.

haha - I was wondering what took you so long to do that! ;)

Just 1 more thing to be anal about when cleaning the car :lol:

When I removed the padding from the hood the paint was not all black. The center looked like it was primer gray so not sure what is going on. Anyway I put the padding back on.

spray paint, problem solved. :rofl:

Tune
 

Jedi,
Thanks for the invite. I have checked the website every day since Dec 10 and emailed Todd weekly for a month because in the email Jeff said that the next cal would come in 10 business days. I am looking forward to discussing this process with Jeff and determing a path forward so of course i will come down. If there are cancellations please lock me in for the #2 spot on the waiting list.
Thanks

You'd be surprised how much mazda skimped out on painting the engine bay for use with black... it annoys the heck out of me. lol

It's dark and the robots can't see. :suspect:

darn robots.... they need to go in the scrap pile.

Jedi, I have not seen the current wait list but if I'm the one person in front of Canyonman he is more than willing to move in front. I was planning on doing pulls only and no tuning so it's no big deal.

Thanks flashing but Shady is the one on the list.

11 days to go!

Now's the time to make sure you have your supplies ready:
1. Beverages (water, soda, etc). Having a little cooler isnt a bad idea.
2. Folding chair. There are not a lot of places to sit at SR.
3. Snacks.
4. Sun screen
5. Money. Make sure you bring the money for SR with you, trust me, i know.

Make sure your car is in good working order. Oil is freshly changed, plugs are within factory recommended lifespan (at the very least), coolant is full. This is your last weekend to either take it to your mechanic for a once over or do it yourself.

I would strongly recommend you bring a quart of whatever oil you use with you. I'm not one of those guys who normally has a quart in my trunk since most of my normal driving is withing 20 miles of my house, but for the dyno day I bring one. You don't want to be doing your pre dyno flight check and find you're down on oil.

Make sure your cooling system is working well. Dyno pulls are a big stress on any engine and a poorly working cooling system will show it's ugly head during one. Noticing a sweet sticky smell after a hard drive? Seeing a puddle under your car even when you haven't used your AC? Get it checked.

This is more of a personal thing for me but I'm still throwing it out there. Clean out your car. Even if you have the most stock rx8 at the meet, people are still going to be looking at it, Jeff is going to be sitting in it, and people will be taking pictures/video/live streams of it. Do you really want the box of tucks medicated wipes to be left on your floor? A garbage bag and vacuum will do wonders.

See you all in 11 days!

My car is always messy if I cleaned people would think I committed murder. I'm just there to hang out and pick up my AP I doubt I'll actually get on the rollers.

11 more days to wait?

Dyno Day
 

Flashwing,
That is very generous of you.

Thanks!

Since I'm now ported and rebuilt my engine I'm dying to see what I'm making I'd like to be in the 200 range...

After all that hard work and money spent I just need to know! Sorry Canyon.

now that you know you'll be on the rollers, clean your fucking car Shady :)

Laythor beat me to it, I was about to post something similar about being ready and having your car ready for this event.

Nicely written advice below, one thing I would add to it is
- Bring your camera!
you don't want to kicking yourself the day of that you can't take a picture of some of the HOTTEST RX-8's that this community has to offer.

And as for the 'having your car clean' part, remember: we will have a Professional Photographer there next weekend so be prepared.
photography being done by www.zachbenge.com