New MazdaManiac BASE Calibrations
11-23-2009, 06:01 PM
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Yeah that's what I've been reading/figured. That's too bad, I bet there's a lot of people out there who want the AP and the software from MM but can't cause they refuse to do the partition. Oh well looks like I'll be finding a friend at school with a PC, no big deal.
11-23-2009, 06:10 PM
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You can get/make an adequate PC for the task for free if you look around on Craig's list or have PC friends.
It is a very low requirement install. I think it'll work on a Win98 box with no speed or memory and very low screen resolution.
You do need USB, though.
It is a very low requirement install. I think it'll work on a Win98 box with no speed or memory and very low screen resolution.
You do need USB, though.
11-23-2009, 06:16 PM
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Ok ill have to recirc. My car is running good. It has an AFR of about 11.5 at WOT and pulls hard. Im not getting on it alot but from what i have it runs real good.
edit: Ive also been waiting like 3 months now for the tunes so there is no way I can wait that long to not drive the car hard. I think it would have been cheaper and a lot easier to just take the car to a shop and have them tune it. I wouldn't need to buy an accessport for 700 bucks and wouldent ahve to wait all this time.
edit: Ive also been waiting like 3 months now for the tunes so there is no way I can wait that long to not drive the car hard. I think it would have been cheaper and a lot easier to just take the car to a shop and have them tune it. I wouldn't need to buy an accessport for 700 bucks and wouldent ahve to wait all this time.
One of the local shops I deal with frequently would require dyno tuning. The cost of a stand alone plus tuning and dyno time would easily be more than $2,000.
The accessPORT remains the most robust and user friendly tuning device for the RX8.
11-23-2009, 06:27 PM
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It would have been a lot quicker if you had read the directions before you sent in your incorrect/incomplete submissions the first 3 or 4 times.
11-23-2009, 06:38 PM
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Yep, like I said a couple posts above, I just fell victim to someone saying they can tune the car, and the tune sucks. I only got 210whp and 184wtq on a bnr turbo. My car knocks at an idle and low loads, and is not smooth going into higher rpms. Hoping when I come home in March you can do a live touch up for me on your tune with a boost controller and higher boost, Ill of course pay whatever your service cost.
11-23-2009, 06:43 PM
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Yep, like I said a couple posts above, I just fell victim to someone saying they can tune the car, and the tune sucks. I only got 210whp and 184wtq on a bnr turbo. My car knocks at an idle and low loads, and is not smooth going into higher rpms. Hoping when I come home in March you can do a live touch up for me on your tune with a boost controller and higher boost, Ill of course pay whatever your service cost.
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210 whp on BNR.
.alright, I've picked myself up off the floor.
Wow Phantom, sorry to hear about the horrible results from a local tuner shop, that tune sounds pretty terrible.
I think what people need to realize is while there are TONS of tuners out there who are VERY good at what they do, the RX-8 is a different beast and the AP isn't something that one can learn in an hour while you've got a customer's car strapped down on the dyno.
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11-23-2009, 06:53 PM
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wow.
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210 whp on BNR..
Alright, I've picked myself up off the floor.
Wow Phantom, sorry to hear about the horrible results from a local tuner shop, that tune sounds pretty terrible.
I think what people need to realize is while there are TONS of tuners out there who are VERY good at what they do, the RX-8 is a different beast and the AP isn't something that one can learn in an hour while you've got a customer's car strapped down on the dyno.
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210 whp on BNR.
.Alright, I've picked myself up off the floor.
Wow Phantom, sorry to hear about the horrible results from a local tuner shop, that tune sounds pretty terrible.
I think what people need to realize is while there are TONS of tuners out there who are VERY good at what they do, the RX-8 is a different beast and the AP isn't something that one can learn in an hour while you've got a customer's car strapped down on the dyno.
11-23-2009, 07:03 PM
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210 HP?
Holy crap! We get that out of NA cars!
I think we had some of the LA turbo cars that had boost problems making over 240 on 2 PSI or something (with no knocks or a bad idle).
Of course, they also made more than 200 pound feet of torque.
Holy crap! We get that out of NA cars!
I think we had some of the LA turbo cars that had boost problems making over 240 on 2 PSI or something (with no knocks or a bad idle).
Of course, they also made more than 200 pound feet of torque.
11-23-2009, 07:04 PM
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Phantom: you should just drive out for our next SoCal dyno tuning day. 
11-23-2009, 07:49 PM
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Thats what I was hoping man! Az is home to me so Im hoping to get out there late feb early March and hoping I can use some of your time. Im going to meet up with my cousin (Shaun Brown with the MAzda 3) and maybe we can get a couple people together and cruise to Canyon lake.
11-24-2009, 12:59 AM
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Most shops charge $450 - $600 for a single dyno tune and have no clue how to use the AccessPORT software (though, some will claim they can and then experiment on your car - just ask around here).
It would have been a lot quicker if you had read the directions before you sent in your incorrect/incomplete submissions the first 3 or 4 times.
It would have been a lot quicker if you had read the directions before you sent in your incorrect/incomplete submissions the first 3 or 4 times.
Just out of curiosity, how much time/effort do you put in/does it take to calibrate someones tune?
11-24-2009, 02:00 AM
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You were sent multiple confirmations. You had problems at your end, remember?
From the time I open the attachment to the time I send out the confirmation is about 1/2 hour per iteration.
I get about 20 submissions a week.
Since this isn't my "job", you can get an idea how this get to be problematic.
From the time I open the attachment to the time I send out the confirmation is about 1/2 hour per iteration.
I get about 20 submissions a week.
Since this isn't my "job", you can get an idea how this get to be problematic.
11-24-2009, 05:08 PM
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hi jeff:
i received my confirmation from you oct 9,09. i am still waiting for the tune. can you take a look at my files again. it has been 7 weeks now. saabstoc@aol.com.
i registered to the forum only recently.
thank you.
i received my confirmation from you oct 9,09. i am still waiting for the tune. can you take a look at my files again. it has been 7 weeks now. saabstoc@aol.com.
i registered to the forum only recently.
thank you.
11-24-2009, 06:52 PM
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