UPDATE
Boston Tuning Dates - Nov 11,12,17,20,21
North Carolina Tuning Dates - Nov 14th and 15th
Well once again Frank is coming back to the states to do a tuning session so I figured I'd give you all a heads up. I'll copy over Mike's explanation from the last tuning session to save some time.
(Write-up Courtesy of Mike Saunders)
Why all the hubbub, bub?
Swedish tuning guru Frank Stromqvist of SQR is coming to the States this november to upgrade ECUs and perform custom tuning at Automotion Saab and Volvo in Billerica, Mass. He is The Man when it comes to Saab tuning. (No offense intended to our friends at Maptun, BSR, Hirsch, Abbott and Nordic.)
Uh, my Mapquest isn't working. Where's Billerica?
Billerica -- say "Bill-rika" and you'll sound like a native -- is about a half-hour northwest of Boston, just south of Lowell and about 25 minutes from any non-polluted beach, which doesn't matter much in March because you'd die of hypothermia if you tried to swim. Automotion is located at 846 Boston Road. Check out www.automotion-saabvolvo.com for more specific info about the shop.
Who's going to be there?
Besides Frank, there's Boe and Paul Kalinoski, the father-and-son team who run Automotion and are absolutely fanatical about making lumps of Swedish steel go faster. They're SQR distributors and for yuks, they race 9000 Aeros and NG900s on weekends in various road racing and time trial events. Make sure to check out Boe's Ford V8-powered C900, and his 'Vette-engined Volvo Bertone coupe. Absolutely insane.
Why is this so cool?
Sending an ECU over to Frank usually takes about 6 weeks, substantially longer during racing season if Frank is hammered with work as chief tech for Swede Team Motor. http://www.swedeteammotor.com/ Frank comes over to the US maybe once or twice a year, and usually for a weekend as he was last year at Automotion to do some sweet 9000 and 9-5 Aeros. This year seems to be more of an all-comers event and he'll be available to do staged ECUs and custom tuning.
Do I need to empty my 401(k) for this?
Most people are likely to want staged tuning, where you show up with a specific set of mods and you need the ECU tuned to maximize the power from them. (Note: These are approximate and unconfirmed pricing) This runs about $600 for t5 and about $900 for t7. If you have unique mods, say a bigger intercooler or a bigger turbo, then you'll probably want custom tuning. That will run about $1300 depending on what mods you have and what power you want out of your car. (Note: make your appointment early as they will fill in quickly, it is best to have all of your mods installed before hand, but if your mods aren't in the car, you can bring just the ECU for staged tuning.) Check out www.sqr.se to see the tuning stages available.
Boston Tuning Dates - Nov 11,12,17,20,21
North Carolina Tuning Dates - Nov 14th and 15th
Well once again Frank is coming back to the states to do a tuning session so I figured I'd give you all a heads up. I'll copy over Mike's explanation from the last tuning session to save some time.
(Write-up Courtesy of Mike Saunders)
Why all the hubbub, bub?
Swedish tuning guru Frank Stromqvist of SQR is coming to the States this november to upgrade ECUs and perform custom tuning at Automotion Saab and Volvo in Billerica, Mass. He is The Man when it comes to Saab tuning. (No offense intended to our friends at Maptun, BSR, Hirsch, Abbott and Nordic.)
Uh, my Mapquest isn't working. Where's Billerica?
Billerica -- say "Bill-rika" and you'll sound like a native -- is about a half-hour northwest of Boston, just south of Lowell and about 25 minutes from any non-polluted beach, which doesn't matter much in March because you'd die of hypothermia if you tried to swim. Automotion is located at 846 Boston Road. Check out www.automotion-saabvolvo.com for more specific info about the shop.
Who's going to be there?
Besides Frank, there's Boe and Paul Kalinoski, the father-and-son team who run Automotion and are absolutely fanatical about making lumps of Swedish steel go faster. They're SQR distributors and for yuks, they race 9000 Aeros and NG900s on weekends in various road racing and time trial events. Make sure to check out Boe's Ford V8-powered C900, and his 'Vette-engined Volvo Bertone coupe. Absolutely insane.
Why is this so cool?
Sending an ECU over to Frank usually takes about 6 weeks, substantially longer during racing season if Frank is hammered with work as chief tech for Swede Team Motor. http://www.swedeteammotor.com/ Frank comes over to the US maybe once or twice a year, and usually for a weekend as he was last year at Automotion to do some sweet 9000 and 9-5 Aeros. This year seems to be more of an all-comers event and he'll be available to do staged ECUs and custom tuning.
Do I need to empty my 401(k) for this?
Most people are likely to want staged tuning, where you show up with a specific set of mods and you need the ECU tuned to maximize the power from them. (Note: These are approximate and unconfirmed pricing) This runs about $600 for t5 and about $900 for t7. If you have unique mods, say a bigger intercooler or a bigger turbo, then you'll probably want custom tuning. That will run about $1300 depending on what mods you have and what power you want out of your car. (Note: make your appointment early as they will fill in quickly, it is best to have all of your mods installed before hand, but if your mods aren't in the car, you can bring just the ECU for staged tuning.) Check out www.sqr.se to see the tuning stages available.
