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[KINGHORN]

where do you go to get your cars set up, been looking at tuners and just not sure which one is best

cheeRS

[Ruishy1]

Go to the Garage in motherwell, do asearch, marc light is very good at what he does, and is usually reasonable in the money department

[KINGHORN]

i know a few boys thats used him, but all with jap cars, i know he is good with them but does he know his way round a ford

[Ruishy1]

i know a few boys thats used him, but all with jap cars, i know he is good with them but does he know his way round a ford

He knows his way around most cars, he used to work on saabs
TBH once you have the knowledge it dosnt matter which car you work on, the theory is all the same

[RSstu]

ava in glasow no there stuff

[scottrs1]

ava in glasow no there stuff

i second that ,i take all my cars there

[Ruishy1]

ava in glasow no there stuff

really ?
then why did one of the "mechanics" build my mate a 250 bhp rs turbo engine, that never run right, or tell me that an rx7 ran a tripple rotor wankel engine

those fuckers dont know a piston from a pistoff

[KINGHORN]

it is possible for an rx7 to run a tripple rotor wankle

[Ruishy1]

it is possible for an rx7 to run a tripple rotor wankle

yes but not as standard, its a helluva job to it the 20b into an RX7, i was considering one a few years back but a mate put me off them due to being very high maitenance

[scottrs1]

ava in glasow no there stuff

really ?
then why did one of the "mechanics" build my mate a 250 bhp rs turbo engine, that never run right, or tell me that an rx7 ran a tripple rotor wankel engine

those fuckers dont know a piston from a pistoff

it does,nt matter what tunning company you go to there will always be good and bad storys ,they have always been good with me and my mates cars , and i will defo keep useing em

[KINGHORN]

yeah AVA have always had a good rep with the fordy, bit of a treck tho,

anyone used SItech in perthshire

[jammy86]

I've gone off AVA. If you want the car ran on the rollers for cheap and the fueling checked then no problem, £60 and you'll get a good deal. But they don't seem to know much about EFI rs turbos. I took mine there had it set up and checked for detonation, had seriously bad fuel economy, took it back and they could offer no solution, apart from that it was maybe running a bit too lean and so was requiring more throttle to get the required power out of it, and charged me another £60 for the privilege. I wouldn't have minded that there was no solution to offer, but to be charged twice... well......... As it turns out the solution is that the EEC-IV is tug.

I later bought my own wideband (which was the same cost as the two session at AVA) and discovered the car was running richer than it should (after me turning it back down a half turn on the regulator that AVA had turned it up). This didnt make much of an improvement to fuel economy when driving about town, but did make it run a fair bit less rich on the over run and at idle so must have made some difference though I'd be lying if I said I measured it. The car is still as powerful as it was when it was at their setting.

I wont be going back, but thats also because I live 450 miles away now

JAmes.

[Ruishy1]

Another person had the rose tinted glasses taken off

[Fezzy Turbo]

I've gone off AVA. If you want the car ran on the rollers for cheap and the fueling checked then no problem, £60 and you'll get a good deal. But they don't seem to know much about EFI rs turbos. I took mine there had it set up and checked for detonation, had seriously bad fuel economy, took it back and they could offer no solution, apart from that it was maybe running a bit too lean and so was requiring more throttle to get the required power out of it, and charged me another £60 for the privilege. I wouldn't have minded that there was no solution to offer, but to be charged twice... well......... As it turns out the solution is that the EEC-IV is tug.

I later bought my own wideband (which was the same cost as the two session at AVA) and discovered the car was running richer than it should (after me turning it back down a half turn on the regulator that AVA had turned it up). This didnt make much of an improvement to fuel economy when driving about town, but did make it run a fair bit less rich on the over run and at idle so must have made some difference though I'd be lying if I said I measured it. The car is still as powerful as it was when it was at their setting.

I wont be going back, but thats also because I live 450 miles away now

JAmes.

So to recap, you tried to tune your own engine for fuel economy, but failed ..... or maybe you didnt ? but you never tested ? so you female provider of 'horizontal refreshment' off AVA ? after they more than likely told you that, yes you do have a problem but it will need more investigation, rather than just a check up run on the rollers and can i ask where you bought the wideband ? ...... please dont say Halfords!
Paying £60 an hour for a tuner is quite reasonable if you ask me ..... or maybe im wrong ?
In all the years of FRST ownership and trying numerous tuners and so called "experts", its has only been AVA that have been trustworthy and actually knew what they were doing. 154,000miles+ on original T2 running stage1 should be evidence enough. I know the problems Ford EFi can give, as it took me ages to sort out a stuttering problem, with 3 ..... yes 3 garages failing to fix it!
Allan and the guys will give genuine advice, but dont go there for a check up run on the rollers and expect them to drop everything because it ends up your car is not running right. There is also Sitech racing in Blair Athol, of which i have heard some good things.