Posts tagged 2010
Get Tuned Before The Outlaw Race In October!
Aug 17th
Before I get started with the post explaining why you should book your appointment for tuning early I’ll summarize it. If you plan to have your car tuned before October’s Outlaw Race you should absolutely have it booked as far in advance as you possibly can to make sure we still have slots available! Now, here is why I say that…
Usually at the beginning of race season, we make a post informing everyone that our schedule is starting to fill quickly. We do this every year to help everyone become more aware of the availability and have even started posting updates to Facebook and Twitter throughout the year of when we are booking. One of our largest complaints from customers has been our 2-3 month wait times. After streamlining the systems we tune, and adding eTuning to our repertoire of tuning services, we have successfully kept that wait time under 2 months in 2010.
However, one of the most anticipated races of 2010 will be October’s Outlaw Race taking place at Englishtown’s Old Bridge Raceway Park on the 9th and 10th. As with any race, we expect our calendar to fill up fast with appointments in the few weeks leading up to the weekend. We try to fit as many tunes as possible into the schedule to accommodate the influx of appointments and work overtime sometimes scheduling up to 3 tunes in a single day. Unfortunately, there just aren’t enough hours in the day to fit everyone, and we end up having to turn some folks away in the weeks leading up to a big race.
The closer it gets to race day, the more magnified the problem becomes. We fill in appointments just about every day for daily drivers and road course cars that are not coming in to be tuned for an event like the Outlaw Race. Just two weeks ago we had a lot of calls from customers who wanted to be tuned before Honda Day. Unfortunately, we rarely have any appointments a week ahead of time and were already booking almost a month beyond Honda Day. On more than one occasion we’ve seen the appointments in the final week before a race be predominately for daily drivers, and cars that will not be and have no intention of heading to the track. Most of these cars are in no serious rush to have their setups tuned, however the owners have made plans to get to the cars down to us on those days and can not afford to change them.
Most of this issue can be avoided by booking your appointments early! If you know that you will be running at the Outlaw Race in October, give us a call as soon as possible or schedule your appointment online and make sure that we can get your car in and ready for the track. We look forward to the race and we hope to see everyone there!
New Tuning Rates for 2010! [u]
Dec 29th
Update: eTuning is now available! Click for details.
Evans Tuning is pleased to announce a new tuning rate structure for 2010! We really want to help our customers save money and continue to receive high quality tuning and reliable service. Currently we are charging the same flat rate for tuning either naturally aspirated or forced induction. Though this worked well for many years, the time spent tuning certain setups varies. This has led us to change our pricing structure based on particular setups. Starting January 1st, 2010, naturally aspirated vehicles will be charged a cheaper tuning rate than forced induction vehicles (see rates below). We are also significantly reducing our pricing on tuning when the engine management system is purchased through us. We feel that giving a further discount when purchasing the engine management system through us allows us to provide our customers with the best tech support for tuning and any manufacturer’s warranty. If you were price shopping for tuning rates and felt that Evans Tuning was out of your price range previously, now is the time to take advantage of our ultra-competitive pricing!
In addition to our new pricing structure we will also have a new tuning schedule. Every spring, summer, and fall the biggest complaint we receive from our customers is that the wait time to get in for a tune is too long, sometimes upwards of two months. Previously, we allotted 4-5 hours or longer per car depending on the system being used and the application. For example, an appointment that should have taken only 2-3 hours ends up taking 4-5+ hours due to mechanical/electrical issues with the car. While in those instances the extra time was needed, most appointments do not take nearly this long, particularly naturally aspirated vehicles. We will now be scheduling 3 naturally aspirated vehicles per day as well as two forced induction appointments per day. We’ve restructured our hours to accommodate a higher volume of cars. This will significantly cut down on wait time without sacrificing the quality of tuning service our customers have become accustomed to.
Our New Tuning Rates
Hondata s300 Tuning
Naturally Aspirated (customer already owns s300 system): $400.00
Forced Induction/Nitrous (customer already owns the s300 system): $500.00
Naturally Aspirated tuning and Hondata s300: $825.00*
Forced Induction tuning and Hondata s300: $925.00*
*Includes installation into customer supplied unsocketed, stock OBD-1 ECU. More >
Evans Tuning 2010 Yearly Update
Dec 23rd
2010 promises to be a year full of new and exciting developments for Evans Tuning. We feel that we are one of the few tuning shops that are constantly evolving and making adjustments to better suit the needs of our customers. In 2009 we put a ton of effort into the redesign of our website. The best part is that we have many more revisions coming on that front to make it easier to navigate and more useful.
Here is a quick look at what we have planned for 2010: More >
