oh ok well the reason is because i have a cobb ap they offered me 360 dollars for a dyno tune and its on my way home to west tx cuz a stock z came stay with me is not a very good thing

 

^^^just dont expect big gains...if you get 5 extra ponies - I'd be surprised... $360 is a nice chunk of change that you get other things with and still get the same amt of HP...

Just my opinion though - Im sure someone who has had a good experience there will chime in...

UPREV ftw!!

 

oh ok well my buddy told me that i was running way to rich idle and wot and that my buddy in his subie notice that i was blow black smoke on shift at wot. and if i'm struggling against a practically stock z then something is definately wrong with my tuning.
i know 360 is a chunk of change but i'm tired of running a stock map tune. if i don't like what i see then i will be changing tunes and going turboxs cuz i just purchase a sts kit just want to see where my z was at before a tune and after tune and see what i gain after turbo install but turbo won't be installed until i get back from my deployment which will be about 4 to 6 months from now lol

 

Cobb is actually phasing out the AP for the Z/G's just so you know. They will still offer support and stuff but won't be upgrading them after sometime in August.

 

yeah i know but just want to see what i run on the dyno never dyno'd it so going to before going boosted when i get back from the desert.

 

I finally joined the Single club...

Solid diff bushing in as well....

-J

 

nice same here i have the greddy ti-c exhaust single exit and i also have the solid diff bushings and nismo diff

 

thats some sexy shiet holmes! I cant wait to get my bushings in..

 

So I got my september issue of Import Tuner and guess who is on page 21.. IFO DALLAS..

Tommys car is in there - bagged and lookin good as always.

And get this.....GIBBS RIDE... SWEET! Props to both of you fellas... I will scan and post later...




Thats cool!

 

Well, I can't speak much from the Nissan side, but I was looking at picking up the AP for my car only because I have a base, and I don't want to have to lug a lap top around to load different tunes. The ability to map switch on the fly is nice...but I like the reviews on the UpRev. I'm honestly pretty torn between the two, having Cobb local to us to get a pro tune.

That being said, coming from the Mazda side (Speed3), they (Cobb Plano using a Cobb AP) are the only guys I personally would trust to tune the Speed3 or Speed6, and if you ask anyone else in the Mazda market, it is the same basic answer. The guys there are pretty cool guys, I hang out with a few of them every Thursday. They really know what they are doing.

Kevin Hiest (the marketing guy at the Plano location) told me a while back they were planning on nixing the AP for the Z because there just wasn't a huge market for it, that short of forced induction the car was supposed to be pretty well tuned from the factory, so there isn't a ton of power to get out of it.

If nothing else, they got a nice facility, and they host a meet the first Thursday of every month.

 

oh ok guys well i called cobb today and well they couldn't squeeze me in on saturday so i guess i will not be showing up oh well i was hoping to see what numbers i was running and improvement on my car seeing that i'm running pretty rich i guess i will have my buddy tune my z at least a street tune.

 

^^^sall good - COBB blew a SC G35 sedan once....HOWEVER - they did replace the entire motor... at least you saved yourself some cash...

I have to admit - they are phenomenal on subaru and I guess mazda... no luck with the Z though..

I may have to lug a laptop to get my data logs, but Im at least seeing results vs wondering why I spent 700 bucks for no results if any..

 

yeah i guess your right just purchased an sts kit for my z comes with a turboxs utec

 

I want to get a trip down to Uprev before the summer's up.

Anyone ?

 

You know Im game Chris - hell - theres a nissan club meet coming up and why not kill 2 birds with one stone.? oh wait..I think thats in san marcos..

either way though - would be baller to get it done there in the shop doing dyno runs...etc.

 

For who does change your motor oil at home, check this out. Just wanted to share

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=709347

 

^ you get one chef? you doing your oil changes now?

 

At your situation Uprev is one best choice imo. You can simply get NA tune and go to local dyno. Also you can use it when u go FI.

If you are going to FI, keep this advice.

Skip utec, save more $ go with uprev or standalone.
Your best bet is jtran in houston or uprev in austin for tunning your Z. Those two shops I can trust and I bet whole this community agree with me they are best VQ shop in TX.

I have a shipping company and jtran might can pick your car if you are not far away.

If you are putting the kit yourself, make sure ask shop to look over BEFORE put it on dyno. You pay their hour labor or half hour for doing this(they may not charge) but that can save you something...

 

Not yet, I'm looking for feedback from those who running FI.

Yeah I just decided to doing at home from now. Last time when I got my s2000 oil change I figured it would be better doing at home since Im already taking my SUV to oil change place. I run a lot with SUV, prob 2000+ mil/month so I spend prety a lot for just SUV already.

 

https://my350z.com/forum/meet-ups-ev...18-2010-a.html

Bring your game faces people!



-J