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Best custom dyno tuner for the M156 in Northeast US?

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Old 01-19-2018, 10:57 PM
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Best custom dyno tuner for the M156 in Northeast US?

Yeah yeah, I searched. I don’t really know where to start with this. I want someone with a dyno who REALLY knows what they’re doing to spend as much time as needed to dial in my tune(s) - I want a number of switchable files for different circumstances including a 100+oct Race with a 7800 redline and intake runner tuning, Drag, Street and maybe others like Valet. I’ve been looking into HPTuners, but just don’t have the time or energy to learn it before the season starts. I want some pretty specific things tweaked as I’m about to do the bigger TBs and shorter rear gearing among other things (I want the car to behave in a very specific way on track), and I don’t mind driving anywhere in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic for the right place. Who has some suggestions? I do not want a remote tune - I want this to be done on the spot. Again, as long as it takes.

My first thought is BrenTuning up in MA. Good reputation but not sure of their experience with the M156.

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If you get a few other guys looking for custom tunes, Jerry T. and Phil B. from EC HQ will fly out and custom tune a few cars over the course of a day or two. Thats what we did here in Minneapolis last Spring. It was pretty cool having them out custom tuning all of our cars. My wife's Bi-turbo GL450 is SILLY fast haha.
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hey Phil,
I'd be down for both, will keep an eye on this post
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I was told brentuning uses oetuning.if you want to come up to ma I'm down for a custom tune from oetuning.

we can fly Jeremy out to bren and get a few cars done.
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Im looking also....although Im not interested in multiple tunes. But I do want the car on the rollers and dialed in correctly. Never was a fan of plug and play canned tunes\

I was thinking about using AMR
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oe tuning tuned my c63 & a friends c63 on dyno could not b happier.
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Don't think Bren uses OE tune, i went to them to retune over my OE file. I liked it a lot better than OE.
They also do a TB tune for the trans might be another reason to head up here. Did notice a significant dif before and after.

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I was told brentuning uses oetuning.if you want to come up to ma I'm down for a custom tune from oetuning. we can fly Jeremy out to bren and get a few cars done.
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Don't think Bren uses OE tune, i went to them to retune over my OE file. I liked it a lot better than OE.
They also do a TB tune for the trans might be another reason to head up here. Did notice a significant dif before and after.
Yeah thanks guys, that’s interesting as OE was on my list if I give up and do remote. I’m leaning towards Bren whether they use OE or not. It seems that they do know what they’re doing. Apparently they won the all-motor class at some competition in 2015/6 with 514rwhp (totally unverified just rumor). That’s good enough for me to give them a call to see what’s up.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...dyno-tune.html

My VB/TCU is already Weistec tuned, but if they have the ability to crack that then it’s another good sign.


Originally Posted by kjkidd21
If you get a few other guys looking for custom tunes, Jerry T. and Phil B. from EC HQ will fly out and custom tune a few cars over the course of a day or two. Thats what we did here in Minneapolis last Spring. It was pretty cool having them out custom tuning all of our cars. My wife's Bi-turbo GL450 is SILLY fast haha.
I’ve heard that too, but the last few times they were supposed to come out East for these organized group tunes, they fell through AFAIK. I’ve been super happy with EC personally, but with all the silliness surrounding V6 and V7, I feel a bit turned off right now and want to try something different, more bespoke. I don’t know if I can get the kind of focused and personalized service out of EC that I could a local tuner without it being some kind of special event that the great Jerry is flying all the way out, you know? I suppose they should go on the list too....
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Maybe hit bren up and see if they will do another oe/bren dyno day.

they have done them in the past.
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How much does it end up costing? They probably charge the labor plus the cost of a software license?
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Kevin Baldi who works out off GO LAB WORKS is the man you seek,used to tune out off precision tuning in nj
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Just noticed someone beat me to the response, but based on many results, I believe Kevin Baldi is who you are after. I believe he checks all your boxes, and the results he has been responsible for tuning in numerous platforms has been proven time and time again.
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Originally Posted by skratch77
Maybe hit bren up and see if they will do another oe/bren dyno day.

they have done them in the past.
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Bren Tuning is no longer an authorized OE Tuning reseller/dealer. OE Tuning still offers the best power and reliability from ECU tuning for all M156 platforms. We can tailor tunes to suit any specific needs. Please contact us directly for more information if this interests anyone.
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Will be following this thread--located in the mid-Atlantic and would be interested in the more bespoke tune option if the details/location are right.
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Ive been nothing but happy with my experience and the quality of the tune from BrenTuning. I brought my car to him 3 weeks after I bought it and he is constantly updating files to stay ahead of the curve. Im currently working with him on some handheld selectable files right now for FL model years as he has finally nailed functionality, looking forward to getting the new maps loaded.

As far as experience, he tunes a handful of the local New England and New York C63 and M156 cars as well as a handful of the new 5.5L and 4.0L applications. One of his previous personal vehicles was the C63 that won a local all-motor shootout and his current E63 is an absolute monster.

I previously sent my STi to Bren and had great results and wont hesitate to send him any car I own in the future.
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