Utec tuners in MD...besides turboxs themselves

ablair544 · 08-19-2006, 08:57 PM

Any good utec tuners in MD besides turboxs? or wait....id assume turboxs does a nice job

**evilSTi7** · 08-19-2006, 09:44 PM

umm, i think i would wait to get tuned at turbo xs

spazegun2213 · 08-20-2006, 06:38 AM

PHIL @ Element tuning.

He used to work for Turboxs and helped them develop the UTEC. he now does his own thing and still tunes UTEC's. He is a GREAT tuner and is cheaper than TurboXS.

I would shoot him an email and see what he can do. Tell him Ross sent you

***Datadatum*** · 08-20-2006, 08:34 AM

Yep - Phil is awesome. Check out his website www.elementtuning.com

kts262 · 08-21-2006, 04:35 AM

TurboXS did a great job tuning my STi about a year ago. They developed the UTEC and tune cars on them every day, can't go wrong with that.

I'm not sure who I'm going to take my car to when I swap to a bigger turbo. I will probably go back to TurboXS but I might give Phil @ Element a call too. I'm still a year away from a bigger turbo so I have some time to sort it out.

ablair544 · 08-22-2006, 08:37 AM

cool....can they usually get you more power with a custom tune? One of my buddies with an evo said it wont be much better with the custom tune but i just said he was mad at me cause he hates my car.

kts262 · 08-26-2006, 12:53 PM

A tune will get you more power over a predone stage 2 map. Due to the wide variety of exhausts, STis, get most pre done maps are very conservative. You should net probably ~20 more whp/wtq with the tune and you will have a much greater powerband which is the big benefit of a custom tune.

If you plan on doing anymore mods I would do them first before the tune so you can maximize your money. I got mine tuned with the UTEC + Stealthback but then later added a CAI, catless racepipe, new muffler, etc. I should have waiting to get it tuned until after that. I'm adding a few more parts, I'm going to start trying to tweak the tune a bit myself, and then down the road when I get a FMIC and a larger turbo I'll get it retuned professionally.

08-19-2006, 08:57 PM	#1
ablair544 Senior STI Driver Car: 04 silver STI Fav Mod: turboback exhaust Location: laurel, md Posts: 355 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Utec tuners in MD...besides turboxs themselves Any good utec tuners in MD besides turboxs? or wait....id assume turboxs does a nice job This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

08-26-2006, 12:53 PM	#7
kts262 HowTo Contributor Car: 2008 DGM (BBS+Navi) Fav Mod: stock FTL? Location: College Park, MD Posts: 2,117 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (9)	A tune will get you more power over a predone stage 2 map. Due to the wide variety of exhausts, STis, get most pre done maps are very conservative. You should net probably ~20 more whp/wtq with the tune and you will have a much greater powerband which is the big benefit of a custom tune. If you plan on doing anymore mods I would do them first before the tune so you can maximize your money. I got mine tuned with the UTEC + Stealthback but then later added a CAI, catless racepipe, new muffler, etc. I should have waiting to get it tuned until after that. I'm adding a few more parts, I'm going to start trying to tweak the tune a bit myself, and then down the road when I get a FMIC and a larger turbo I'll get it retuned professionally. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

08-19-2006, 09:44 PM	#2
evilSTi7 The Hoff Fan Club, member #001 Car: 05 WRB/Gold Fav Mod: Hood Scoop Homer Location: Where ever The Hoff is! Posts: 10,318 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (4)	umm, i think i would wait to get tuned at turbo xs

08-20-2006, 06:38 AM	#3
spazegun2213 Poor Speed Racer Car: 96 328 Fav Mod: Tightening the nut behind the wheel! Location: Northern VA Posts: 8,432 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	PHIL @ Element tuning. He used to work for Turboxs and helped them develop the UTEC. he now does his own thing and still tunes UTEC's. He is a GREAT tuner and is cheaper than TurboXS. I would shoot him an email and see what he can do. Tell him Ross sent you

08-20-2006, 08:34 AM	#4
*Datadatum* 100% More Wingless Car: 05 STi + 08 OBXT Fav Mod: baby seats Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 5,702 Join Date: May 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Yep - Phil is awesome. Check out his website www.elementtuning.com

08-21-2006, 04:35 AM	#5
kts262 HowTo Contributor Car: 2008 DGM (BBS+Navi) Fav Mod: stock FTL? Location: College Park, MD Posts: 2,117 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (9)	TurboXS did a great job tuning my STi about a year ago. They developed the UTEC and tune cars on them every day, can't go wrong with that. I'm not sure who I'm going to take my car to when I swap to a bigger turbo. I will probably go back to TurboXS but I might give Phil @ Element a call too. I'm still a year away from a bigger turbo so I have some time to sort it out.

08-22-2006, 08:37 AM	#6
ablair544 Senior STI Driver Car: 04 silver STI Fav Mod: turboback exhaust Location: laurel, md Posts: 355 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	cool....can they usually get you more power with a custom tune? One of my buddies with an evo said it wont be much better with the custom tune but i just said he was mad at me cause he hates my car.