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Old 10-03-09 | 06:20 PM
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If Steve Kan isn't available, where do you get your car tuned?

So I'm going to be getting a rebuild soon as well as adding AI and I am looking around to find a shop in NorCal to get the car tuned. I know Steve is the tuner for our car, but when he isn't available and you guys need a tune, which person/shop do you go to to get your car tuned?
Old 10-03-09 | 09:28 PM
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dunno about Norcal but here in Socal Nelson Siverio from RRR!
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Old 10-03-09 | 09:44 PM
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dunno about Norcal but here in Socal Nelson Siverio from RRR!
I'm also looking to get my car tune and I've gotten some good word's about them from.......oh snap now I forgot he's name. Gonna give them a call next week and set up to get my car tuned.
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Seems like all the tuners are in socal. Any NorCal?
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i have heard a lot of good things about kan...
Old 10-04-09 | 08:17 PM
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Bump for some NorCal answers
Old 10-04-09 | 08:40 PM
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There aren't any NorCal tuners. NONE!!! I looked for a long time and eventually had to wait for Steve or drive to SoCal, which I didn't want to do.
Old 10-04-09 | 09:14 PM
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^Karack is a NorCal tuner...problem is you gotta schedule something in advance cuz hes bsuy as hell. He rebuilds and tunes and anything else you need done...just like I said hes busy.

530-701-8488

He runs the shop Rotary Evolution in Yuba City...it's 45 min north of Sacramento.
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+1 for Karack. He's the man.
Old 10-05-09 | 01:24 PM
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why don't you get your car running properly first, then worry about tuning once you cross that bridge
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Pics of said Kan.
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I've contacted Ben over and over and over. Sometimes he responds, sometimes he doesn't. He's actually supposed to do my rebuild. He took my information down about a month and a half ago when we came in contact and he said that he has a 2 month wait for rebuilds and I said I'm in no rush, I can wait 2 months to get it done and I haven't heard from him since. I've called, texted, voicemail, etc. Likely will go with Larson's Rotary.

And I want to know who can tune, because if I add injectors and all these other parts, I want to get the car to have a safe conservative tune so I can break in the engine correctly with the "extra" mods that I'm adding. But I'm just going to end up doing mods that won't force me to retune and just keep the Steve Kan tune for the break in period.
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How do you even go about getting a hold of Steve Kan or Nelson S?
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I'm also looking to get my car tune and I've gotten some good word's about them from.......oh snap now I forgot he's name. Gonna give them a call next week and set up to get my car tuned.
Nelson tuned my FD and he did a great job for the price car felt completely different afterward. Louie the mechanic there is a riot as well.
Old 10-22-10 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by HardHitter
I've contacted Ben over and over and over. Sometimes he responds, sometimes he doesn't. He's actually supposed to do my rebuild. He took my information down about a month and a half ago when we came in contact and he said that he has a 2 month wait for rebuilds and I said I'm in no rush, I can wait 2 months to get it done and I haven't heard from him since. I've called, texted, voicemail, etc. Likely will go with Larson's Rotary.

And I want to know who can tune, because if I add injectors and all these other parts, I want to get the car to have a safe conservative tune so I can break in the engine correctly with the "extra" mods that I'm adding. But I'm just going to end up doing mods that won't force me to retune and just keep the Steve Kan tune for the break in period.
unfortunately i was in the process of moving the shop at that time, it was too hectic for me to take on any additional work at the time. my apologies for not getting back to you.

i still do take trips to norcal for work and tuning sessions.
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did you sign up here?

https://www.rx7club.com/west-rx-7-forum-193/steve-kan-bay-area-tuning-interest-date-uknown-814435/page21/

Steve will be available in San Jose as soon as we get the fifth person in. All 4 of us already paid and ready to roll.

I got my FD tuned with Steve last time he was here. He will be available. it is no IF here :-)
Old 10-22-10 | 06:15 PM
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Just throwing this out there....I say we get a group dyno tuning session down for Karack. That way I can make his *** come up to Norcal and he can tune numerous people's cars on the dyno. WAYYY cheaper than Kahn.
Old 10-22-10 | 07:12 PM
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I can set up a tune session with Kan in lancaster ca if i have five people that are down.
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My car will probably be ready in a month or two to get tuned. Just got the new engine/setup running and now I'm installing my water injection kit. Once that is on I gotta drive some miles to break the motor in and then I'll be looking to get a tune.
Old 10-22-10 | 08:44 PM
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Old 10-28-10 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by LEOJAPAN1
I can set up a tune session with Kan in lancaster ca if i have five people that are down.
I'm down for a tune by Kan...I need it now. I'm located by Riverside area.
Old 10-29-10 | 12:10 AM
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kyle mohan said nelson is a very good choice. Thats who I'm going with
Old 11-02-10 | 01:39 PM
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who is nelson ? and where is he located? thanks


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