Hey there guys im new to the area (south bay) and i need to find a shop to tune my wrx. Also i would like to find a sunday meet to attend. I look forward to meeting suby owners here. Thanks

Chris

 

It's a long haul from the South Bay but Ed@EQTuning does good stuff. I'd highly recommend paying them a visit if you can make the drive. They were my first shop and continue to be my only shop. GST is probably most convienent for your location. I expect there will be plenty of raves for all three shops posted shortly.

Check out the meets board to find one that works for you.

 

LIC does not tune. GST or EIP in San Jose will be your only options. I have not heard good things about EQ from people here, but many people like their tuner.

 

gst or ed@eq tuning. you can find numerous threads on here supporting both. i wouldnt go to eip though.

 

^ Every shop is going to have bad press. Sometimes a few people feel the need to spread rumors and exaggerate things for whatever reason, especially over internet forums. I-club has it's share of drama llamas.

I have a great tune that Ed programmed onto my ECU, and it's exponentially better than the base map I had loaded. Power is way up, driveability is smooth and predictable, and I feel it could have cost twice as much for its refinement. In my opinion, the folks who propagate those negative threads about EQ tuning do so for the drama rather than anything constructive.

GST and Equilibrium tuning are your best choices, and my personal recommendation is Equilibrium. Absolutely worth the drive from the cruz.

 

what about Speed Element?

 

I don't think Speed Element offers tuning services

 

Go talk to tuners and find out what/who you're comfortable with and what kind of power gains you want.

 

In no particular order:

GST Tuning - Mike
EQ Tuning - Ed
Vishnu Tuning (fell from the "popular" list a while ago, but did an EXCELLENT JOB on our tune)
Method 4 Tuning - Lie, Cheat, Steal, and screw their employees - their 4 methods of separating their customers from their hard-earned money from what I hear, so definitely use a LOT of caution if you're so inclined to think you won't get ripped off.

https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-area-15/anyone-had-experience-shop-206692/

^Thread for interesting reading - for those who'd like to know what I base my OPINION on.

 

oops read below..

 

We tune here at Auto Headquarter too... Give me a call 650-368-3290..

-bryan






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There is a meet tonight at Whimiscal Frozen Yogurt at The Plant in San Jose, we are meeting up around 8 PM.

Here is the link to the thread: https://www.i-club.com/forums/meetings-events-donuts-91/matts-mini-i-grub-meet-sunday-16th-208510/

Hope to see you there!

 

You must be the only one that had not heard good things about eq. You also have 40 posts on your count and iep come on man lol

 

what he said
Ed is the man if you want a custom tune w/out and AP
GST also does very good work for install and tune. Mike is prolly one of the coolest guy to talk with as well

 

Gst ftw