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Nice! There's now a certified Cobb tuner in Hilliard:
http://www.meadengineering.com/
I'm so calling them. As soon as I figure out how to make my car stop leaking coolant and... well... start.
http://www.meadengineering.com/
I'm so calling them. As soon as I figure out how to make my car stop leaking coolant and... well... start.
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#4554
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Nice! There's now a certified Cobb tuner in Hilliard:
http://www.meadengineering.com/
I'm so calling them.
http://www.meadengineering.com/
I'm so calling them.
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I took it apart again and tightened it up. I think I cut the piping a little slanted so the underneath wasn't quite tight up against the lip of the sensor. So I tightened it up a bit. It was just a slow drip but I'm not about to leave it like that.
Technically it wasn't leaking anymore when I left it on Sunday but I was pooped and didn't want to put my car back together again. I'm doing that tonight and starting it. We'll see if it can hold it's water then.
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Already queried 'em about it Jon. We'll see what they say but Cobb trains them to work on all 5 of the cars supported by Cobb so they should have some experience. But they don't specialize in Mazdas so I doubt they work with rotaries.
Still would be nice to get it tuned while on a dyno. Probably cheaper too.
Still would be nice to get it tuned while on a dyno. Probably cheaper too.
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That's not too bad (assuming by 1st you meant the 1st custom and not the base calibration). So he's back to being able to get tunes turned around in a reasonable time? Sounded like he was catching up a few months ago but I haven't been spending much time in the tuning forums.
Gotta get back in there this month so I can figure out what I'm doing.
Gotta get back in there this month so I can figure out what I'm doing.
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I sent it out almost 2 weeks ago and from what I hear from others, he has been taking about 2 weeks to deliver back.
Which is no big deal to me.
If it takes him 2 months to get ALL my maps tweaked, that is perfectly fine and reasonable.
I know he has a lot on his plate.
Hell... I had a friend ask me to transfer his wedding video from a High8 tape to DVD.
I said, "Sure... no problem".
He then delivers my a bag with 12 MORE High8 tapes from his sister to transfer onto DVD!
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So I know what its like to get slammed all at once with people nagging to get it back ASAP.
I already told him that the other tapes aren't going to be done completely for a couple months.
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Ok. Like I've said before I'd be fine with getting a MM tune if I go FI but I just don't see the value of his tune over a Cobb tune.
Now if I could find a local tuner who can give me a base map off a Dyno that I could go back to whenever I change up my car (midpipe this year, FI in the next year or two) who I could go back to on a semi-regular basis. I'd probably jump on that over tweaking the Cobb tune.
But obviously it's gotta be someone capable of tuning our cars. I know that Jason at RX7store can tune rotaries but he isn't a licensed tuner so I'm not sure if he could create a Cobb map. I've been talking to local tuners who aren't rotary tuners but they all have the same problem.
But I'm not in a huge rush for it. And in the end I might just go back to tuning with MM like everyone else.
Now if I could find a local tuner who can give me a base map off a Dyno that I could go back to whenever I change up my car (midpipe this year, FI in the next year or two) who I could go back to on a semi-regular basis. I'd probably jump on that over tweaking the Cobb tune.
But obviously it's gotta be someone capable of tuning our cars. I know that Jason at RX7store can tune rotaries but he isn't a licensed tuner so I'm not sure if he could create a Cobb map. I've been talking to local tuners who aren't rotary tuners but they all have the same problem.
But I'm not in a huge rush for it. And in the end I might just go back to tuning with MM like everyone else.
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Anyone interested in some RX8 B-Pillar appliques? Likely cheap.
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/pts/1037730634.html
I was just out poking around and that's the only RX-8 part available. Dude's been trying to sell it for at least a month along with a bunch of other random autoparts. Here's the latest post (and the one you should respond to if you're interested):
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/pts/1055290728.html
I think it's these ones but hard to tell w/o looking up the part#:
http://www.rx8strakes.com/index.asp?...PROD&ProdID=88
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/pts/1037730634.html
I was just out poking around and that's the only RX-8 part available. Dude's been trying to sell it for at least a month along with a bunch of other random autoparts. Here's the latest post (and the one you should respond to if you're interested):
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/pts/1055290728.html
I think it's these ones but hard to tell w/o looking up the part#:
http://www.rx8strakes.com/index.asp?...PROD&ProdID=88
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#4571
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Why is it shocking that I would pick up you guys some beer for workin on my car? If you want something other than coors light you are going to need to speak up soon though. Cable guy just left.
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I'd probably go to a guy that works on miata's and other race cars in Medina before I went all the way to Painsville for someone who just provides me dyno charts which I could use to tune my car.
#4573
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Just busting your chops John ![Wink](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
In all honesty though, if someone is buying beer I am not going to be picky about what kind it is. You really can't complain about free beer
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In all honesty though, if someone is buying beer I am not going to be picky about what kind it is. You really can't complain about free beer
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Oh god. I'm having high school flashbacks now..... ![Lol2](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/lol2.gif)
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Natty Light and some Beast (Milwaukees Best). No wonder I drink so much liquor now, I'm trying to erase the memories![Lol2](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/lol2.gif)
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Natty Light and some Beast (Milwaukees Best). No wonder I drink so much liquor now, I'm trying to erase the memories
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