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by Kyle Tomita on Mon, Feb 4th, 2013 | Modification, On The Dyno, Tuning

On the dyno, we have a 2013 Ford Mustang GT 5.0.

In stock form, the 5.0 is rated at 420 hp and 390 ft-lbs of torque.

by Kyle Tomita on Wed, Jan 30th, 2013 | On The Dyno, Tuning

On the dyno, we have a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe.  

by Kyle Tomita on Thu, Jan 24th, 2013 | Modification, On The Dyno, Tuning

On the dyno, we have a 2JZ vvt-i powered Nissan 240SX.  

2JZ VVT-i and BorgWarner

by Kyle Tomita on Sun, Dec 30th, 2012 | On The Dyno, Tuning

On The Dyno, we have a 2JZ powered Nissan 240SX.  

2JZ VVT-i Nissan 240SX on the dyno at PSI

by Kyle Tomita on Tue, Dec 18th, 2012 | On The Dyno, Tuning

Last week, Eckert's Rod & Custom brought down the 1969 Ford Mustang Mach Forty that won best of show at SEMA to the shop to get tuned.  

Ford Mustang Mach Forty on the dyno at PSI

by Kyle Tomita on Thu, Dec 6th, 2012 | On The Dyno, Tuning

On The Dyno: We have a turbocharged Honda S2000.  

Turbo Honda S2000 on the dyno at PSI

This S2000 was on the dyno for tuning by Jason Oefelein with an AEM EMS.  It was back for a retune after having the engine stroked and a larger turbo.  

by Kyle Tomita on Thu, Nov 29th, 2012 | General, Tuning

As you all might know, we stay very busy and encourage proactive preparations for next year racing season. With that in mind, we are offering a discounted rate for tuning and now LABOR during the next few months.

Tuning Robbie Nishida's SC300 at PSI

Above: Jason Oefelein tuning Robbie Nishida's 2JZ SC before Formula D Seattle.

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Brian doing an alignment on a Subaru STi

Above: Brian Hartsock doing an alignment on a Subaru STi.

by Kyle Tomita on Fri, Oct 19th, 2012 | John Reed Racing, On The Dyno, Tuning

Newly licensed Formula D driver Rob Primo stopped by the shop on the way down to All-Star Bash 2012, at Willow Springs International Raceway.  He was stopping by to have his car retuned and ready for the event.  Also a large supply of Falken tires were drop shipped and waiting for him.  

Rob Primo 2JZ S14 Pre-ASB2012 002

by Kyle Tomita on Tue, Oct 16th, 2012 | Tuning

We would like to introduce the Magnum Powers Supercharger Kits for the Jeep Wrangler TJ 1997-2006 4.0L.

We have been working with them on the tuning side of this kit. Jason Oefelein tuned the test 2000 Jeep Wrangler.

Jason Oefelein tuning a Supercharged Jeep Wrangler

by Kyle Tomita on Fri, Aug 17th, 2012 | Fabrication, General, John Reed Racing, Tuning

During the summer, we see an influx of sandrails and offroad vehicles and this season is no exception. Along with the turbo Polaris RZR project we have been working with John Reed Racing, there have been several sandrails in for tuning.

PSI and JRR Polaris RZR Turbo Kit 001

by Kyle Tomita on Tue, Aug 7th, 2012 | Fabrication, John Reed Racing, Modification, Research and Development, Tuning

This is the latest project that we have been working with John Reed Racing on.  It is a turbocharged Polaris RZR.  We handled design and fabrication of the turbo kit and John Reed handled the wiring and tuning.  

PSI and JRR Polaris RZR Turbo Kit 005 

by Kyle Tomita on Sat, Jul 14th, 2012 | General, Suspension, Tuning

You can definitely tell we are in the middle of  drift season.  Coming up next week is Formula Drift Seattle Round 5 at Evergreen Speedway.  It is the major drifting event in the Northwest.  

Name the cars inside PSI - 6-29-2012

Since the Achilles Radial drift cars were dropped off a few weeks ago, we have been working on many drift cars and getting them ready for events. 

by Kyle Tomita on Fri, Jun 22nd, 2012 | On The Dyno, Tuning

Joe Ayala came back to PSi to have his car tuned before Drift Evolution and  this time it had a GT28 turbo. 

Joe Ayala S13 on the dyno at PSI

Jason Oefelein once again tuned Joe's car with an Apexi PowerFC.  This new setup produced 290 whp and 283 ft-lbs of torque.

by Kyle Tomita on Tue, Jun 12th, 2012 | John Reed Racing, On The Dyno, Tuning

On the dyno, we have Tyler Grimsley's Nissan S13 powered by a turbo KA.  

TYGR Racing on the dyno at PSI

by Kyle Tomita on Mon, Jun 11th, 2012 | John Reed Racing, On The Dyno, Tuning

One of our client's brought in his 1992 Nissan Sentra with a SR20DET.  

SR powered Sentra

Above: The Sentra out front and ready to go home.

When it first came in, the engine was hurt.  The engine was pulled out and sent off to the machine shop.  While the engine was out, the engine bay was prepped for its return.  

by Kyle Tomita on Thu, Jun 7th, 2012 | Modification, Tuning

A client recently sent his 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT to us to have an Edelbrock supercharger installed.  

2010 Dodge Challenger SRT-8

Above: The Challenger is a vibrant purple that we were told is a rare factory color.

by Kyle Tomita on Wed, May 30th, 2012 | On The Dyno, Tuning

On the dyno, we have a 1928 Ford Model A Touring.  

1928 Ford Model A Touring

by Kyle Tomita on Sun, May 27th, 2012 | On The Dyno, Tuning

Import Face-Off is returning to Woodburn Dragstrip once again.  Last year, we tuned a Mitsubishi Evo for the event. 

Brian's 865whp Evo at IFO Woodburn 002.JPG

Above: 865whp Evo tuned by Jason Oefelein and Woodburn dragstrip.  

This year, we tuned two Evo's for the IFO and both are running large turbo setups.  

Over 1600 whp of Evos

by Kyle Tomita on Wed, May 23rd, 2012 | Modification, On The Dyno, Tuning

A client came in to have us install a set of Stillen headers and retune his 2008 Nissan 350Z. After installing the headers, we strapped the 350Z and Jason Oefelein started tuning the 350Z with the UpRev Osiris.

Jason Oefelein tuning Nissan 350Z - UpRev

by Kyle Tomita on Tue, May 22nd, 2012 | Modification, Tuning

A client brought in his 2012 Nissan GT-R to have us install an AMS Alpha 6 kit and tune it on the dyno with Cobb AccessTuner Pro.

by Kyle Tomita on Wed, May 9th, 2012 | On The Dyno, Tuning

We are back at it again, tuning another Nissan with the UpRev Osiris system.  This time it is not a 350Z but a 2012 Nissan Frontier.  

Nissan Frontier on the dyno at PSI

by Kyle Tomita on Mon, May 7th, 2012 | Fabrication, Modification, On The Dyno, Tuning

Justin Shreeve - PARC 3-11-2012 - 001

Above: Justin drifting at PARC.

Justin Shreeve is one half of Tandem of Die.  He was out at Pat's Acres in March drifting, while Joe Ayala, the other half of Tamdem of Die, was taking some photos.  

by Kyle Tomita on Mon, Apr 30th, 2012 | Tuning

As many of you know, those who keep up with Formula Drift that is, Robbie Nishida's new Lexus SC was not ready for the Streets of Long Beach but he drove the Nissan S13.5 from last season.  

Above: Robbie Nishida in the Achilles Radial Nissan S13.5 at the Streets of Long Beach.  Photo courtesy of David Karey for MotoIQ.com.

by Kyle Tomita on Fri, Apr 27th, 2012 | On The Dyno, Tuning

On the dyno, we have not one but two Nissan 350Z's.  These Z's came in for tuning with UpRev Osiris.  We have been tuning several cars with the UpRev Osiris system lately but this is the first time we had two on the same day.  However, with the increase in the popularity of UpRev tuning, this probably won't be the last.  

Each of these Z's had a few upgrades but were running the stock tune.  

2007 Nissan 350Z on the dyno at PSI - dark blue

by Kyle Tomita on Mon, Apr 23rd, 2012 | Modification, On The Dyno, Tuning

On The Dyno, we have a 2010 Nissan 370Z.  This Z has an aftermarket intake and a Fast Intentions exhaust system.  After the installation of the parts, the Z was tuned with UpRev Osiris.  After tuning, this setup produced 305 whp and 248 ft-lbs of torque.

Here is the dyno run video,

The UpRev Osiris system works on many Nissan and Infiniti models.  Feel free to contact us for more information about having your car tuned.

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