New Gen 1 Roe numbers, thanks PBJ!!

[martyb]

I spent the entire day with Joe at PBJ on saturday down in St. Louis, lets just say he knows his stuff! I could not be happier with the tune job that he did on my car. He took the time to ensure that I was happy and the car was perfect. Anyone looking for a super tuner here in the midwest should look him up.

Anyway, the car is a totally stock 94, no cats, 8# roe, water/****. We ended up with 550rwhp and 641rwtq. Joe told me there may still be a bit more in it, but I chose a conservative approach, rather than trying to squeeze that last HP number out of it.

Then came the drive home, no windows, 36-40 degrees outside, and about 85-90mph the entire way. It took several hours to thaw out once I got home. Joe graciously offered to let me stay at his home, but I had things to do early Sunday morning. All in all, I had a blast.


Thanks again Joe, by the way, most of the dust we collected was blown off the car by the time I hit the Illinois border

marty

 

[XS TORQ]

Congatulations Marty! Great numbers for a stock Gen I!
What octane are you running? How many miles on the car?
BTW - always have a jacket (leather works the best IMO), beenie, and gloves stashed in the trunk just in case.

 

[martyb]

Mark,

Thank you. I am running 93 octane, and the car has 21,000 miles. Good advice on the road gear!! I normally don't get caught in 30-40 degree weather.

marty

 

[JiPi]

the car is a totally stock 94, no cats, 8# roe, water/****. We ended up with 550rwhp and 641rwtq.

Well, not bad at all for a "totally stock"!

 

[JGK95]

Marty,

Congrats on the added performance! Your car stole the show at the October meeting with the hood up!

I'm definitely looking forward to next year's meetings already!

Cheers,

Jay K.

 

[IEATVETS]

Nice #'s. Just wondering why you went to St. Louis when there are a couple of great tuners right in Chi town?

 

[martyb]

jipi,

I should have said, other than the s/c and water ****, totally stock!!

Thanks Jay. You can take if for a ride anytime.

IEATVETS,

Joe was highly recommended by a few of the local guys, as well as Sean himself. He eats, drinks, and sleeps this stuff, needless to say, he is good, really good. Him and I discussed some "next steps" for my car over the winter. One day I am going to bite the bullet and get a Gen 2 and have Paolo stuff one of his TT kits on it for some crazy power. I think I can get to 700rwhp and ALOT of torque with what Joe and I discussed, time will tell.

 

[PBJ]

Hey Marty,
Thank you for the kind words. I hope all is well and your frostbite is doing OK. Like you said, there was a little left on the table, but there are other ways to make it up. I think come springtime your car will be flying with just a little extra TLC... Keep in touch and thanks again !!!
Joe

 

[martyb]

Joe,

Frostbite is all better, thank you!! Just got back from taking a little highway ride tonight, car is running great. Thanks again for spending so much time with me last weekend. I am thinking of getting a set of Gen 2 exhaust manifolds and putting them on over the winter, just to see if I pick up any gain at all over the Gen 1 manifolds. I am really curious to see if there is a difference. I am guessing maybe 5-8 hp max.

Thanks again Joe, have a good one.

marty