High mileage engine - very happy customer!

[BackRoads]

My tuning process has been declared complete! Very grateful for Alex's expertise and patience!

Last summer, I was at 188,000 all original miles on my 2007 Speed3. It was mostly stock, other than CAI, HPFP internals, and some self-tuning using Cobb ATR. I decided to live dangerously and upgraded to a BNRs3v2. I added a test pipe to make sure it could breathe OK, replaced the RMM, and figured I'd add what more I needed later. Thus began my tuning with Stratified.

Alex was great to work with - he was not stingy at all with the revisions. If he was a bit late with a new map, he was quick to add days to the tuning window.

During the process, it became clear that I could get enough airflow, so I added the 3.5" ETS TMIC, which made a huge difference. Then, somewhat later, we were having difficulty getting the boost much above 20PSI. Alex recommended the Synapse DV, and immediately I was holding boost much better. From there, we started adding the E85, and things really opened up!

Then, in November, I got beyond the grip strength of my clutch, which had about 154k on it. Alex was very patient to wait while I did my clutch swap, and did a few things to make sure my tranny was ready for the next round. I didn't get it back together until almost Christmas. Then, I could feel my replacement clutch slipping! That was not a happy moment - but I apparently must have had a hint of oil on the clutch or pressure plate, because after 1,600 miles, it was now holding perfectly! We then worked to finalize the tune.

My car is now running better than I had imagined! I had been hoping for 330-350 whp - we hit my goals and then some! But of course now I am developing new goals. :-) Currently at 210,650 miles, and running very strong! Thanks, Alex!

[jtday]

Things like this put me at ease with my upcoming bnr install. 100k on mine. Alex is the man.

[BackRoads]

Originally Posted by jtday Things like this put me at ease with my upcoming bnr install. 100k on mine. Alex is the man.

If you take care of it, there is a ton of life in this engine.

My compression test last summer revealed pretty close to 160 on all four. Leakdown indicated a little pressure loss through the exhaust valves, but rings are apparently solid. My main problem is that the car is rusting - pinch weld on front of hood, edges of fenders, and a gazillion rock chips. So, I will not want to keep it forever, but it clearly has a good deal left in it!

[ms3kamas]

Where does Alex work? I might want him to do my tune.

[BackRoads]

Originally Posted by ms3kamas Where does Alex work? I might want him to do my tune.

Alex is in Vancouver, but he did an e-tune for me with great results.

Originally Posted by Killer95GT302 Wow that is impressive...just passed 100k myself and good to hear things like this!

Now looking at downpipe, 3.5" intake, and then maybe methanol injection. And stiffer front suspension. And fabricating a better mount for my test pipe.

[Lex]

Originally Posted by ms3kamas Where does Alex work? I might want him to do my tune.

I am located in Vancouver myself but we have @Mike@Stratified; in MD and even if we're not close geographically we've had great success with e-tunes where we tune based on datalogs, your feedback, and our experience.

[Killer95GT302]

Wow that is impressive...just passed 100k myself and good to hear things like this!