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Old 01-09-2012, 11:10 PM
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I've made a rather lengthy post in the southeast section of this forum (forum rules forbid cross-posting), as well as another forum a lot of you guys browse. I'd recommend checking it out, as it's got lots of pictures and some explanations. The reason I'm posting here is because I spend a lot of time in this particular board since I'm building a track only C4, and there's quite a few of you within a couple hours' drive of me.

Just be careful how you choose your tuner is all I'm saying. I've read too much about VA Speed and tunes and motor builds.
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Just spit it out... Va Speed is 5 minutes from my house and I've had them tune multiple C5s of mine. More specifically I've had Ed Hutchings tune them and now that Ed's left them I stick with Ed for my tuning.

A good buddy has a standing mile C4 with the engine built by Va Speed... it's a horror story. That said, I know of a few other forum members with amazing builds that have come out of there. It's really hit or miss for some reason.

I know the owners treat you like a bum unless you've done a blank check build with them. Spending $3-$4k over the years doesn't get you so much as name recognition.
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Originally Posted by travisnd

I know the owners treat you like a bum unless you've done a blank check build with them. Spending $3-$4k over the years doesn't get you so much as name recognition.
That's unfortunate, honestly. Just because I'm not spending $20k+ on an engine with a company, doesn't mean I don't deserve to get a good product/service. Not everyone has that kind of cash laying around just to throw in a motor or full build.

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