The only VR4 he has worked on is mine - he will be doing my auto to manual conversion and timing belt/water pump changeover. So yeah he is quite profficient mechanically, but hasnt worked on many VR4's. He has worked at a toyota dealer for the last 5 or years. Feel free to drop in and have a chat with him.
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The only VR4 he has worked on is mine - he will be doing my auto to manual conversion and timing belt/water pump changeover. So yeah he is quite profficient mechanically, but hasnt worked on many VR4's. He has worked at a toyota dealer for the last 5 or years. Feel free to drop in and have a chat with him.
Temptation
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Yeah I might, since i pretty much drive past his workshop anyways.... =)
Seeing most of you guys are probably not reading the whole thread any more, just use Ultra Tune at Golden Grove (8289 4455) for servicing work, they're a crapload cheaper than specialists, and Andrew the mechanic in there knows his stuff - drives a Cefiro, and worked on my Galant before there were any others in Australia, they do a heap of Legnums up there now.
MooIsTaken
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I've had a bad experience with Ultratune in the city before which kind of threw me off the whole chain.
Just went to Jack Baker Tyre Power for some suspension stuff, they were good and well priced. They under quoted the cost by about $70 but gave it to me for the quoted price without any hassles as well.
Just went to Jack Baker Tyre Power for some suspension stuff, they were good and well priced. They under quoted the cost by about $70 but gave it to me for the quoted price without any hassles as well.
Temptation
Leaving Skid Marks
I have read the whole thread before, but nothing much was mention about it, only SK was...
MooIsTaken
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I am aware of that. Maybe I should be more specific..
Ultra Tune in the City on West Terrace forgot to reconnect my alternator and spilled oil all over the paint of my old car then refused to accept responsibility for it. So avoid them?
ttgvr4
Leaving Skid Marks
Seems 2 me the quality in taking care with customers cars is gone, long gone. How hard is it 4 them 2 just do there job? Avoid Sinergy not only made a mess with car but rubbed my rim 4inc long around dish, top things off i bought car there and went back 4 my services 2, and sent people there 2 buy cars 2!!!!
Avoid them people and pass this info onto friends for everyones sake
Avoid them people and pass this info onto friends for everyones sake
Thread revive! Called up SKR today to ask about getting my 7202 and APEXi AVC-R put in and tuned, but the guy was pretty hazy with figures etc. Just wondering if anyone who's had their ECU flashed and tuned with Steve (and possibly an EBC as well) would be happy to pass on the price tags.
well I don't have a firm quote, but he did tell me it would cost the cost of the dyno time for the tune.... approx 3 hours dyno time.
ttgvr4
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Sorry to but getting my s2 Galant 02 flash tuned at Graham West was going to cost $870 but now its going to cost another $500 on top because he needs to get another ecu because mine cant be flashed does this sound right in price also includes dyno tune and power run or should i have just done a piggy back???
If it's an '02 it should have a 7203 ECU, which I think Steve Knight is now flashing (I'm sure one of the guys who's regularly in touch with him will give a more definite answer soon). If Graham West are saying they can't do it, and SKR does, then I'd be asking for some money back and going to SKR. Also if they're trying to source a 7202 ECU they can be had for around the $250-$300 mark when they come up. $500 is far too steep AFAIK, unless they are buying a haltech piggyback or something instead.
I having my new ride tuned at SKR this Friday so I'll let everyone know how it goes.
I'll get some clips and youtube them for entertainment value
w00! Read my posts above yours, and answer mah questions!
eddyvr4
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steve, it would have paid to have established if he could flash your ECU model prior to booking in.. im not sure if flash is possible yet on the later ECUs?
Inspite, is your 2001 a flashable ECU? i havent followed the ECU threads as ive a piggyback.. but SKR could NOT flash my 2001 Legnum as it had the later ECU
Inspite, is your 2001 a flashable ECU? i havent followed the ECU threads as ive a piggyback.. but SKR could NOT flash my 2001 Legnum as it had the later ECU
How recent was that Eddy? I seem to recall some movement forward with the 7203s but that might've been over at MEEK, in which case don't listen to me Steve haha.
I dropped in to see Steve last week to make sure he could dyno it and he warned me that once (and once only) he had a Legnum come in that he flashed and it was unusable requiring them to source another one.
I crossed fingers and said go for it.
Everything went well.
He quoted me up to 4 hours on the dyno at $150 an hour.
We talked a bit and he definately knows his stuff with Mitsu's. Everyone I have talked to praised his knowledge on these things and I'm looking forward to Friday
I crossed fingers and said go for it.
Everything went well.
He quoted me up to 4 hours on the dyno at $150 an hour.
We talked a bit and he definately knows his stuff with Mitsu's. Everyone I have talked to praised his knowledge on these things and I'm looking forward to Friday
That would probably have been a 7201, and thanks for that!
Steve, here is a quote from another thread:
Sounds like you would be fine up at SKR with your 7203.
Steve, here is a quote from another thread:
Sounds like you would be fine up at SKR with your 7203.
