|
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
11-25-2009, 06:42 PM | #1 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 205058
Join Date: Mar 2009
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Natty, PA
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon 1992 Built Civic Hatch NA |
Any Clark Turner customers? Need some help with what to go with!
Alright, so I have a 2002 WRX Wagon. I'm planning on going with the Blouch 19T setup.
The Blouch 19T, Deatchwerks 650cc injectors, and NGK 1 step colder spark plugs have been sitting in my room for some time now, and I'm DYING to finally install them and be on my way. Is a Clark Turner protuned map with my AP V1 going to be a good route to go with (for my setup mentioned above) for the time being, until I rack up some money to actually get a good protune? Does anyone have any ideas on what kind of gains that I'll be seeing with my setup mentioned above, going with a Clark Turner protune map? This is everything that will be installed before the protune: - Full SR*S TBE - Stock gutted up pipe - Cobb SF intake - APS V1 TMIC - Stock BPV - Blouch 19T turbo - DW 650cc injectors - NGK 1 step colder irridium spark plugs - Walbro 255 lph fuel pump - AP V1 with Clark Turner protune Thanks in advance! - DJ
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
|
11-25-2009, 06:48 PM | #2 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 26568
Join Date: Oct 2002
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Brighton, Mass
Vehicle:2003 Yellow Bugeye Version 8-Vf37 |
can you log your car? do you have an ability to monitor knock, boost, timing?
every car is different and so therefore an off the shelf tune will not work the same on your car vs another car. its crucial for you to be able to see how your car is running. |
11-25-2009, 06:51 PM | #3 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 205058
Join Date: Mar 2009
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Natty, PA
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon 1992 Built Civic Hatch NA |
From what I hear, the AP V1 can't datalog, so no to question 1. Don't know what the second questions means lol (yes, I'm a noob, sorry).
I'm just saying with the mods I listed, do you think it would be safe to go Clark Turner? Thanks! - DJ |
11-25-2009, 06:57 PM | #4 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 114299
Join Date: May 2006
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Smallville, KS
|
Quick solution...ask Clark Turner. Why are you asking us? He would know better than anyone here. I'm sure his number is on here somewhere. If you don't have it...PM me.
|
11-25-2009, 08:02 PM | #5 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 126374
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Oklahoma
Vehicle:2001 Impreza 2.5RS Pure Aspen White |
|
11-25-2009, 08:11 PM | #6 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 175615
Join Date: Mar 2008
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: nepa
Vehicle:2005 STi Black Stg. 2 |
You can log with the apv1 cable but not flash opensource with it.
|
11-25-2009, 08:13 PM | #7 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 160814
Join Date: Oct 2007
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: h8mvmt.com
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon PSM |
well according to the compressor map and the section of this forum about picking a turbo this is possible on a 2.0L engine with 85% volumetric efficiency
I'd like to see it done, though |
11-25-2009, 08:57 PM | #8 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 71682
Join Date: Oct 2004
Chapter/Region:
SCIC
Location: Socal with BORICUA blood...
Vehicle:2007 WRX Sti LTD. SWP |
Clark tuned my 07 STi and yes, I will recommend him as a tuner.
|
11-25-2009, 09:14 PM | #9 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 188641
Join Date: Sep 2008
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: State College, PA
Vehicle:2005 OBP WRX, 03 EP3 Juiced 93 Ranger |
|
11-26-2009, 12:47 AM | #10 |
*** Banned ***
Member#: 207826
Join Date: Apr 2009
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Katabatic
Vehicle:85k 2002 WRX Correct Fitment Crew #034 |
I see you're totally ignoring my previous advice regarding how totally dangerous of a tuner Clark is. He is the last tuner anyone here should ever let touch their car. If you break a ringland shortly after you have none but yourself to blame.
|
11-26-2009, 02:17 AM | #11 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 205058
Join Date: Mar 2009
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Natty, PA
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon 1992 Built Civic Hatch NA |
How's a come that you're the ONLY one who rips on Clark? I'm not running a gigantic setup or anything, so it's a chance that I'm going to have to take I guess.
Can I ask what type of setup that you were going with when Clark tuned your car? Thanks. |
11-26-2009, 02:25 AM | #12 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 135789
Join Date: Dec 2006
Chapter/Region:
SWIC
Location: Las Vegas
Vehicle:2005 STi CGM |
Quote:
ill add 1 to this.. ill never have clark tune my car either. |
|
11-26-2009, 02:36 AM | #13 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 194509
Join Date: Nov 2008
Chapter/Region:
SWIC
Location: Chandler
Vehicle:2002 WRX World Rally Blue |
Clark did a road tune for me, and I have ZERO complaints and ZERO issues for many miles now. He does things the right way. I love how when people's cars are broken before the tune, they are quick to blame the tuner.
|
11-26-2009, 02:40 AM | #14 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 97522
Join Date: Oct 2005
Chapter/Region:
SCIC
Location: LA
|
clark tuned my car as well..... i am a happy customer
|
11-26-2009, 03:47 AM | #15 | ||
*** Banned ***
Member#: 207826
Join Date: Apr 2009
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Katabatic
Vehicle:85k 2002 WRX Correct Fitment Crew #034 |
Quote:
Quote:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1480058 I'm just making sure you know what you're getting into. |
||
11-26-2009, 04:12 AM | #16 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 135789
Join Date: Dec 2006
Chapter/Region:
SWIC
Location: Las Vegas
Vehicle:2005 STi CGM |
to bad part of las vegas cant chime in on this thread. this is where ive heard some stories that would make me think twice about using him for a tuner.
|
11-26-2009, 08:45 AM | #17 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 205058
Join Date: Mar 2009
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Natty, PA
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon 1992 Built Civic Hatch NA |
I appreciate you giving me this info, honestly, I do. I'm not coming down on you or anything, I was just wondering why nobody else chimed in like you. So you're saying not to get an e-tune at all? Or just not to use Clark? If it's just not to use Clark, then what's a good e-tuning company?
Thanks! Quote:
|
|
11-26-2009, 09:21 AM | #18 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 166290
Join Date: Dec 2007
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Grand Rapids
Vehicle:04 EJ207 GT30R 6MT SRR Widebody Wagon |
i have been tuned by Clark and have NO complaints. He was very quick to respond to all the stupid little questions i had and turn around on the logs i sent him were just mins. you are MODDING you car.... something could fail, something could break. ask any tuner!
|
11-26-2009, 09:49 AM | #19 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 205058
Join Date: Mar 2009
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Natty, PA
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon 1992 Built Civic Hatch NA |
Quote:
- DJ |
|
11-26-2009, 10:10 AM | #20 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 178050
Join Date: Apr 2008
Chapter/Region:
SWIC
Location: Arizona + Indiana
Vehicle:02 hybrid-wrx psm |
Quote:
Being a tuner is like being a doctor...as a doctor if you dont think you will kill someone or be there for when they die then quit and dont be a doctor. Same for a tuner they are eventually going to see engines that fail. I assume BYZANTIUM you already spun a bearing once and swapped a block and then broke a ringland after the second block... not b/c of your tune but POSSIBLY (not saying this is set in stone) ...maybe you didnt break in your motor correctly. The first 20 miles of a new motor needs to be driven quickly and peppy not slow so the rings dont seat. Is any of this the case? You already said you dont drive fast and daily commute...I hope that isnt how you broke in a motor. I know your 2002 doesnt have 20k. And also if you dont want your car to blow up then dont put it on a dyno and dont mod it. The only thing I won't agree w/ is internet tuning. Other than that I heard Clark Turner came from IT at IBM and also worked on the Cobb Accessport development. Then again a broken ringland can happen from not having enough money for the needed time to tune and/or being broomed out by a shop after, so they tune you a pig rich which could lead to this... |
|
11-26-2009, 03:45 PM | #21 | |
*** Banned ***
Member#: 207826
Join Date: Apr 2009
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Katabatic
Vehicle:85k 2002 WRX Correct Fitment Crew #034 |
Quote:
Other companies: -Surgeline Tuning -PDX -awdtuning -EQ Tuning (Vaus on this forum) -Testes1010 And I do properly know how to break in a motor. My spark plugs were fine for the compression testing but 200 miles later when I changed them due to Clark's recommendation due to a "misfire problem" they were black. |
|
11-26-2009, 06:34 PM | #22 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 224311
Join Date: Sep 2009
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Southern Vermont
Vehicle:2004 WRX sparkley silver colorish |
Clark Turner Tuning
Use Clark if you already know what to look at when you data log your car. He did not help me out after giving me a basic stage 2 map. Your best bet is a Tactrix cable and laptop; do a boatload of research so when Clark doesn't have time to hold your hand you can help yourself.
If you don't know what you are doing; Clark really won't help you at all. Other than that, the basic tune he gave me is good; car still runs 2k later with some hard driving. Header back exhaust; Perrin Intake. |
11-26-2009, 08:10 PM | #23 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 26568
Join Date: Oct 2002
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Brighton, Mass
Vehicle:2003 Yellow Bugeye Version 8-Vf37 |
Quote:
i'll be honest, i paid clark and he started tuning my car. the entire process was too tedious for me so i stopped getting back incontact with him, took the hit and paid to get my car tuned locally on a dyno. We weren't too far into the tuning process, probably 3 revisions but i'll just tell you this....its very easy for someone who is e-tuning your car, to blame your car and say there's a mechanical problem with it and have all the pressure be on YOU and off them. hope you understand what i mean. |
|
11-27-2009, 12:14 AM | #24 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 155741
Join Date: Aug 2007
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: El Paso,TX
Vehicle:07 Clark Turner & Goodpeed tuned WRX |
I have nothing but good things to say about Clark Turner! He tuned two or my cars (2002 and 2007 wrx) The bug eye was tuned in person here in my town with open source. I sold that car to a friend 2 years ago. Soon after that my friend bought a AP V2 and with some logs and Clarks revisions to this date runs like a champ
As per my 2007 wrx he has e-tuned it several times. Every time I get a big upgrade like, turbo, TVG delets, Grimmspeed boost solenoid, headers, tmic and next moth fmic plus methanol "you get the point" I always go back to him for a new or a revised map........ Every 6 month he comes to my town to tune. The firts time he came It was 8 people but then the word got around about Clark at meets and at the tracks it just grew more and more "Word of Mouth is the best advertising" there was 25 people that got tuned the last visit.. Any way as per me and all my friends "Clark Turner" is the man my two cents good luck |
11-27-2009, 02:20 AM | #25 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 181054
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Fres-Yes
Vehicle:06 WRX wagon Obsidian Black Pearl |
i also have read about Clarke as a tuner. Currently im running the OTS map for the 39 on my wagon but i will be using an e-tune prior to making the long drive to get pro-tuned. The two that i had weighed were Clarke and PDX tuning. I have read too many similar stories about Clarke blaming things that could have been his tune on the client and i really don't want to deal with that, i have not read anything bad about PDX so you may want to look into that.
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Any Forester Owners Here?? ...need some help... | sixtoo | Southern California Impreza Club Forum -- SCIC | 9 | 06-28-2010 02:21 PM |
Need some advice on what to do with this steering column | rs4buddy | Brakes, Steering & Suspension | 6 | 05-27-2009 02:48 AM |
IE Junkyard, I need some parts, which one to go to? | pheonix991 | Southern California Impreza Club Forum -- SCIC | 6 | 10-07-2007 12:31 PM |
Need some help on what to do when trading in my car? | waitandbleed92 | General Community | 3 | 11-25-2004 08:33 AM |
Need some help guys. Where to put four 60mm gauges. Any ideas | STEALTH-WRX | Interior & Exterior Modification | 9 | 02-06-2004 12:37 PM |