I have been talking with Steve Kan over the last week to see about getting him in back to the NW. In addition to this I have also spoken with a few forum members about tuning their cars. We need 5 cars w/ deposit before Steve is willing to come out.



Bio:



For those that have not heard of Steve Kan here is a little bio from his website:



Steve Kan is one of the most renowned car tuners in the world. He has tuned countless vehicles using name brand aftermarket fuel management systems. He has evolved his own skills and methods tuning rotaries, and piston engines. Click Here to read what people have to say.

Steve started his tuning journey in 1995 from his personal vehicle. After success with his car, along with many others who wanted his tuning ability services, he started making a name for himself in the rotary community. In 1998 he teamed up with Rotary Performance, and launched his professional racing career. Since then he has opened his own performance facility in Fort Worth, called Gotham racing, and travels all over within the United States providing tuning services.

“Many people ask how I came up with the shop named Gotham racing. The answer is very simple. My race car was nicknamed the "Bat Mobile " at the tracks and local street scene.”

Steve earned a degree in BSEE (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering) and has a wealth knowledge with electronics and programming. In college, he was involved with the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) program as a hardware designer for the engine management system. This, among other things, is what makes Steve one of the best Rotary and Piston tuners in the world.



Acceptable ECU’s



Haltec

MicroTech

MoTec

GReddy eManage

Wolf3D

APEXi PowerFC

APEXi AFC

Hydra EMS

AEM EMS

Autronic

Links

LS1 Edit

SDS

Fast



Tuning costs:



$350 - Stock Turbo up to 12psi of boost (pump gas only) 1 map

$400 - Aftermarket Turbo up to 16psi of boost (pump gas only) 1 map

$450 - Aftermarket Turbo from 16psi - 25psi of boost (race gas and/or auxiliary injection only) 1 map

$600 - Aftermarket Turbo up to 25psi of boost (pump gas and race gas tune) 2 maps



On all tuning sessions there is a Non-refundable $200 deposit.



Additional costs will be applied for dyno time. Dyno time will be $85/hr. Most tunes take anywhere from 1-3hrs.





Schedule:



I would like to give people an ample amount of time to get their cars ready. I would also like to ensure that there is a sufficient time gap between this tuning session and the tuning session held last June. I feel that a time that would accommodate both would be in the end of September. I am open to suggestions however. Once we have decided on a specific date I will coordinate with Steve. Please vote on a date and a back-update to ensure that we can get a slot with Steve.



Location/Dyno type:



Depending on the amount of cars we might rent the dyno for 2 days. In order to book the dyno I need to gauge interest. Dyno time will most likely be spent at Horsepower Connection in Olympia. It is a 2 wheel Dyno Dynamics dyno rated for 2400hp. It also has the ability to do steady state tuning which provides a large advantage for the tuner.



Additional information:



For more information, media or testimonials please go to Steve’s website:

www.SteveKanTuning.com



For local tuning session held this year please visit this thread:

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=63...light=Steve+Kan



Questions:



If you have any questions please send me a PM. I will be coordinating the event. Also all of the people that I have talked with that are still interested in getting a tune please PM me or comment in this thread.

 

Dave, I pm'd you with a couple things. We will more than likely be wanting to do this. Now that the wastegate is a little more cooperative we are hoping to hold more boost. Only 10.3 hp to go to hit 300 with our little turbo

 

Ok, sounds like we have 3 people willing to tune. Once we hit 5 I will start a formal list.



As for time: End of September seems to be the best.



Keep the comments coming.

 

Sounds like a plan, I should be able to pick up my missing 5 psi of boost, now that I welded one of my waste gate shut. I highly recommend Steve for tuning rotaries, my car runs factory smooth with tons of power to boot. My tune at 10 psi with a S-AFC was 249 to the wheels. Steve's tune on the same car with a power fc was 289 to the wheels at 10 psi. I will definately be heading back again.

 

I have read countless threads on Steve Kan. I have not read one bad comment about him.



It looks like we have 4 prospective cars. I know there were a few more, show yourself!

 

So, Chris what number are you looking for now?

 

Ok, let's start the list.



There are some holes so please fill them in for me...



Tune #1 = stock turbo

Tune #2 = aftermarket turbo < 16psi

Tune #3 = aftermarket turbo 16-25psi

Tune #4 = all the fixin's



1. Z-beater REW w/ PFC Tune #3

2. Woundup7 13bt w/ PFC Tune #___

3. Anton 13b w/ microtech Tune # ___

4. Johgar REW w/ PFC Tune # ___

5. Zack4173 REW w/ PFC Tune #___

6. Guanco 13bt w/ microtech Tune # ___

7. Guanco 13bt w/ microtech Tune # ___

8. Guanco 13bt w/ microtech Tune # ___



Maybe list:



9. kompreserlogic 13b turbo 6 ports w/ Haltech Tune # ___

10. Marcus219 13bt w/ haltech Tune # ___

11. Rotary power101 REW w/ PFC Tune # ___



Please PM me what tune you would like. If someone from the maybe list wants to move up let me know.

 

**all people getting their cars tuned please PM me**



Ok, to make this simple we are going to start accepting deposits now. I will collect all the deposits and then send them to Steve. I would appreciate it if people would make the check out to Steve.



Once I recieve the deposits I will send them via certified mail.



$200 per person for a deposit is mandatory. Dyno time will be 85 per hour and will be held at horsepower connection. Dyno time will be paid for after tune.