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BTW - I changed the oil and cleaned the air filter and the car even feels smoother and quicker than two days ago.
Doesn't seem possible but it just keeps getting better. Kind of wish I had done those two maintenance things before the tune.
This might be a good idea for all those getting a tune soon by the Jan man.
Jan - was my car tuned on the "1 pt off" dyno? Wouln't that help explain the initial lean AFRs at redline. BTW, do I still hold the RMW record for max WHP and TQ for a MINI w/ basic mods?
you have the most powerful for least amount of mods
your a/f was due to running out of injectors
I just hung up with Eric at Helix... we are going to add more dates...
not sure how my wife is going to like this but it looks like I will be in Philly for a week..
I will get a chance to check out the local brewery's!
I sent a GP guy your way....hopefully he can make it on the schedule.
Gaaaah!!! Makes total sense. Your "before" sounds exactly like what my car feels like now. If we get a Bay Area day set up, I'm sooooo there. I spoke with Jan and Longboard down at AMVIV last March about doing this - I'm glad to see it's happening, and that it's working.
check out the MINCAL threads, they are setting up a tune date with Jan in January.
So can the full benefits of the tune be realized with stock injectors? 380s?
I was wondering the same, my plans are only for a 15% pulley and some tuning, though depending on cost I could certainly do ejectors. I'm currently avoiding a CAI as too many of them have the guaze/oil filters which I don't like thier filtering performance (I'll go paper or foam/oil). I'd also like to avoid a new exhaust due to the daily driver status (I need to keep things quiet while driving as I take business calls while driving).
Last edited by kgardnez; Dec 23, 2007 at 07:38 AM.
Jan, What is usually done to get more power from a car that already has a good air to fuel ratio? I thought I needed a tune but I put my car on a dyno for the first time last weekend and ran a 210hp 171tq. Is a tune ever a waste of investment? Should I look into a tune? I have the Dinan 6 software currently.
This is an interesting question for me, too. I think one positive of the Dinan flash is that if you're near the Dinan installer and you think for some reason the dealer got rid of it, they'll check and replace it for free. I'm sure Jan would do something like this, too, but he just can't be everywhere all the time (though he seems to try).
The obvious negative to it is that it can't get the most out of your car because it wasn't designed for your specific car as RMW's tunes are.
I'm going to have the stage 5 Dinan software in the spring along with the boost upgrade system (offer I couldn't refuse - long story), and I guarantee I'll be wondering what else I could gain from a tune like this. One thing that keeps my wallet protected with regard to power mods is the fact that the stock MCS was plenty fast for me. Nevertheless, I'm interested to hear what you decide, clinttheminiowner.
So can the full benefits of the tune be realized with stock injectors? 380s?
380s are good for most cars, unless you have our RMW big valve head which needs the 440cc injectors that we sell. These are factory Bosch injectors so the spray pattern is ideal for the application.
Larry Clemens car is an abnomoly in the fact that it makes that much power in its configuration. Since the stock head isn't as efficient as the CNC'd head it takes more fuel to cool the engine properly.
380s are good for most cars, unless you have our RMW big valve head which needs the 440cc injectors that we sell. These are factory Bosch injectors so the spray pattern is ideal for the application.
Larry Clemens car is an abnomoly in the fact that it makes that much power in its configuration. Since the stock head isn't as efficient as the CNC'd head it takes more fuel to cool the engine properly.
The extra power is from the 62 mm TB and DFIC plus a bit of Viagra and Testosterone from my pharmaceutical supply.