Hey guys,

With all the talk of tuning around here, I am curious as to whether anyone offers any kind of "remote" tuning?

Let me explain first. Considering my location (and lack of big interest in the Gulf South area), I am functionally SOL in terms of getting a tune easily. Dallas is the closest I've seen anyone using the Dimsport method offered, and that would set me back around $100 in gas, not including accommodations (I don't plan on driving 7hrs, tuning for 2+, then driving 7 hours back and feeling comfortable).

If the tune is offered for $350 + dyno time (if it is offered again closeby, the only reasonable option), this whole package ends up costing me around or upwards of $700.

Now, on one of the forum posts, I caught something regarding sending your ECU itself off for a flash. I don't like the idea of going by premade maps, but it gave me pause for thought. I do have access to a dyno here in town (http://www.thunderracing.com/shopservices/) and have access to a wideband system separate. Has any vendor considered the possibility of a send-off, tune, receive, re-dyno, re-send off, repeat...kind of tuning? This would easily be cheaper for someone like me by quite a large margin (shipping wouldn't be nearly as bad as my aforementioned costs), and could be done in a progressive manner so as to keep car availability for the individual maximized.

Maybe this has already been considered by a vendor or individual. I'm just putting it out there...I'll never know until I ask. Just looking for an answer to even the possibility of doing as such.

- Matt

P.S. The guys at Thunder Racing would probably despise my car...I've been in there before but check out their site..."good ole' boys" at their finest.

 

I am working on being able to do this. It isn't cheap on my part to get into this but this is something I want to be able to do for the community.

 

Honest to god, this would absolutely knock my (and I think a large, as-yet-unreachable portion of Mini owners) socks off. I really do think it is amazing the information, innovation, and class you've brought to changing the possibilities of this car.

- Matt

 

then again I may be coming to New Orleans to check out some properties

but I have inquired into this as I know its a service that is needed but no one else seems to want to spend the money as it will NOT be a profit center for them. It's just money.... right?

 

I hear the 9th Ward has some cheap property...



...and to think it could all be yours.

Hopefully I won't be hunted for that comment.

I wish I had the same perspective of the market as you do...coming from my point, I don't know a thing about the costs or effort involved in such an operation. Sometimes I wish there was more a person could do to personally to aid progress; wishing seems to be the best bet.

- Matt

 

actually we are looking to restore the Orpheum

 

We only want you here if you're going to hand out Dimsport licenses.

- Matt