<![CDATA[Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota!]]>Hey guys. So here's the scoop.

Mike McGinnis from Innovative Tuning in New York would like to come to Fargo on the 18th and 19th to do some ECU tuning. Mike specializes in Subarus, but also does Evos, DSM, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and SRT-4.

The more people we have sign up for this, the cheaper it will be for everyone. I'd like to see at least 10 people willing to get tuned by Mike...if we don't get enough, his trip won't be worthwhile for him, and too expensive for us, and I'll just tell him not to come.

His travel cost is $1,000. This would be split among the total amount of drivers getting tuned. 4 people, $250 each. 10 people, $100 each. You get the idea.

His tuning cost favors the customers. He charges either per tune, or $1,000 per day of tuning, whichever is cheaper for us. For example, the charge for a Subaru with Cobb ProTUNER to get tuned is $395. If 2 Subaru drivers got tunes, they would be $395 each. If 3 of them got done, this is more than $1,000, so the 3 Subie owners would take $1,000 and split it three ways...$333 per tune. The more tunes he does in a day, as long as it's over $1,000 that day (which isn't hard to hit), the cheaper it is for us. Cost per tune varies based on your car and your engine management program.

This is a great opportunity to get our cars tuned by an excellent tuner. If you are interested in having your car done by Mike, shoot me an email at badlandsracer@live.com. Include the year/make/model of your car, and a brief list of mods pertaining to the tuning process (intake, exhaust, injectors, turbo, camshafts, blow-off valves, yadda, yadda, yadda. Especially engine management), and I'll do my best to get you a quote from Mike and put you on a tentative tuning list. Please, seriously contributors only. At Mike's request, I will be collecting payment from the individuals to be tuned before he comes out, to make sure no one backs out and leaves the other people eating a higher travel cost than they anticipated. Feel free to email me with any questions.

Hope we can take advantage of this opportunity.

Mike Mercado

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/16717/innovative-tuning-visit-to-north-dakotaRSS for NodeWed, 27 May 2026 23:45:54 GMTTue, 31 Mar 2009 23:06:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:49:29 GMT]]>Alright. Let's try this again. Heading to Burnsville tomorrow afternoon. The guys over at RS Motors were nice enough to stay open past their closing time so I can make it to get the tune finished.

Here's hoping nothing goes wrong this time!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259739https://fargostreet.com/post/259739Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:49:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:02:42 GMT]]>

inspector01;270850 wrote:
Call around, Ron will probably tune it, and he is awesome. Don't tell him I sent you tho (if it ever actually happens).

Oh it will, im looking at what ecu to get and megasquirt is the best option for my needs and the cheapest. But if no one will tune it I will have to get something else, so thats what im trying to find out. I really dont want to tune it myself if I dont have to.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259274https://fargostreet.com/post/259274Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:02:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:00:26 GMT]]>

zbrown;270836 wrote:
Perhaps your lack of grammar in your email suggested something??

I use good grammar when needed.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259272https://fargostreet.com/post/259272Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:00:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:57:19 GMT]]>Call around, Ron will probably tune it, and he is awesome. Don't tell him I sent you tho (if it ever actually happens).

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259271https://fargostreet.com/post/259271Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:57:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:50:31 GMT]]>No sir...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259269https://fargostreet.com/post/259269Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:50:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:49:43 GMT]]>You've never heard of MegaSquirt?...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259267https://fargostreet.com/post/259267Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:49:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:42:40 GMT]]>

Bp-08;270832 wrote:
do you guys know of anyone that will touch megasquirt. I tried to email db and never heard anything back.

Never heard of it.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259262https://fargostreet.com/post/259262Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:42:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:00:40 GMT]]>

Bp-08;270832 wrote:
do you guys know of anyone that will touch megasquirt. I tried to email db and never heard anything back.

Perhaps your lack of grammar in your email suggested something??

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259257https://fargostreet.com/post/259257Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:00:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:52:04 GMT]]>do you guys know of anyone that will touch megasquirt. I tried to email db and never heard anything back.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259253https://fargostreet.com/post/259253Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:52:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:37:41 GMT]]>My permanent address is in Bismarck, but I'm in Devils Lake til May...so getting back to where I need to be didn't have any effect on me. I just turned around and spent the day in Fargo with a bunch of people and then drove back to DL last night.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259250https://fargostreet.com/post/259250Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:37:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:34:53 GMT]]>Ouch. Don't you live in bismarck? They shut down 94 from jamestown to bizzo due to water.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259196https://fargostreet.com/post/259196Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:34:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:13:50 GMT]]>And so, right around the time I'm getting into St Cloud, I get a call from RS telling me that Ron won't be in due to family problems and they have to cancel my appointment to finish up the tune. Yay driving 400 miles for nothing!

Updates to follow.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259195https://fargostreet.com/post/259195Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:13:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:43:38 GMT]]>

BadlandsRacer;270615 wrote:
I got to see some pretty sick projects while I was there in December...no finished product, though.

DB failed to tune a 94-95 GT with a simple trick flow stage 1 camshaft. The can ran worse when it left than when it came in. DB tried to tell him that he needed to get a custom grind camshaft. :bullshit:

HiTech tuned it without an issue.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259039https://fargostreet.com/post/259039Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:43:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:29:34 GMT]]>I saw that RS was making more power on a stock Evo 10 then DB got out of a modded one...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259037https://fargostreet.com/post/259037Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:29:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:29:25 GMT]]>

MisterCMK;270613 wrote:
They don't do such a good job with Mustangs

I got to see some pretty sick projects while I was there in December...no finished product, though.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259036https://fargostreet.com/post/259036Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:29:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:27:53 GMT]]>Ron is good people.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259035https://fargostreet.com/post/259035Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:27:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:26:39 GMT]]>They don't do such a good job with Mustangs

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259034https://fargostreet.com/post/259034Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:26:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:18:56 GMT]]>

integra_gsr98;270610 wrote:
DB > RS.

Who cares about what cars they have sitting in their parking lot? Why not look at past tunes and clientele? DB has tuned the baddest of the bad.

I honestly didn't feel that confident with DB. I think they do a fantastic job with Mustangs. I'm not so sure about Subarus. But who can ever say for sure?

Anyway, I'm happy with what I've got, and I'll have some dyno numbers tomorrow.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259032https://fargostreet.com/post/259032Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:18:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:17:25 GMT]]>DB > RS.

Who cares about what cars they have sitting in their parking lot? Why not look at past tunes and clientele? DB has tuned the baddest of the bad.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259031https://fargostreet.com/post/259031Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:17:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:55:21 GMT]]>

Gundar1;270585 wrote:
I saw your journal on iwsti, you should make some good power.

Good luck.

IWSTI stalker!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259027https://fargostreet.com/post/259027Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:55:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:54:51 GMT]]>He's right, I was already at RS for a bit on Friday/Saturday. We did the motor break-in and driveability tuning. Ron seems like a great guy, and happily educates you when your knowledge falls short...and the rest of the RS guys are pretty cool, too. I have to say, I was INFINITELY happier pulling up to RS Motors and seeing the pure sex in the form of car candy in their parking lot (a number of Evos, STis, and others), compared to seeing NOTHING at DB Performance when I was there in December. It reinforced the thought that I'd made a good choice. I'm going back there tomorrow for the full throttle/full boost tune.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259026https://fargostreet.com/post/259026Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:54:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:00:16 GMT]]>ah ic

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259018https://fargostreet.com/post/259018Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:00:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:46:19 GMT]]>I saw on iwsti that he was already there for some stuff. Just wondering how he liked RS...

I don't have an account on iwsti. Just surf it once and a while.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/259017https://fargostreet.com/post/259017Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:46:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Innovative Tuning visit to North Dakota! on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:36:24 GMT]]>

BadlandsRacer;270559 wrote:
Well, we got a few people with some valid, serious interest, but not enough. So, Mike won't be coming, and I'll be heading to RS Motors to get tuned.

KA-T_240;270592 wrote:
How did RS go? Ron is a great guy!

...

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