hondata tuning in melb?

[preludacris]

Hi guys,

just wondering if you guys have had any exprience with James from Revzone (hondata), reason i ask is because friend thinking of getting his ecu tuned (K100) and i believe he is the only one does hondata turning in melbourne??

Please let me know any personal experience you've had and how the tune went and price wise.

all postive and negative feedback welcome

Cheers!

[Riced_Civic]

From my knowledge he's the best in Melb

[EK4R]

im getting my ecu tuned by him.

^^riced civic what makes u say his the best? did you get urs tuned by him also?

[gnx1987]

top bloke. knows his stuff. I'd go to him again.

[kookie]

got my car tuned by james knows what he is doing best in the business i would say.
Plus you get to have a look at the goodies he is working on while your there.
=]

[7ypeR]

Yeh i've used james a couple of times to tune my car. He is a top bloke who know a thing or two about hondas. He tuned my car NA before it went turbo. I then flew him up to brisbane to tune it turbo. My dc5r made 227kw@8psi. Everyone thought that the car wouldn't last but i've run it for more than 6months now. I even upped the boost to 10psi!

All in all, I was thoroughly happy with the service. One thing i can tell you is that you can't be cheap when it comes to tuning. It's what brings the total package together.

Hope that helps

[IEVAQ8]

i have used him with my dc2r na with vafc............
he is a top block, he willk talk and talk and talk to yoiu like a mate, will never brush you off.............he is happy to explain the differences between ecu's and other brands and stuff..................
me and james have become close mates since he tuned myt cart, and i head over to revzone pretty much once a month at least............
he will be tuning my dc2r again as its now boosted...............
just by speaking to the block, you kinda know what he is about...thats my opinion................

[Jarkz]

Where abouts in Melb is Revzone located?

[Riced_Civic]

im getting my ecu tuned by him.

^^riced civic what makes u say his the best? did you get urs tuned by him also?

im just asuming hes the best from my knowledge, but there probably better people that i dont know of so i says hes the best that i know now. and yes i am geting my car tuned my him in mid august.

[IEVAQ8]

rev zone is in nunnawading/ringwood............

they are in MOLAN rd...............i think thats the correct spelling

[preludacris]

thx for feedback guys.

keep it coming!

[Jarkz]

rev zone is in nunnawading/ringwood............

they are in MOLAN rd...............i think thats the correct spelling

Not far from me at all.

I will be using this bloke also from the feedback

Cheers :)

[IEVAQ8]

there brand new dynos are coming back to them end of this week or early next week, and i have my baby dc2r turbo booked in for tune................
so i will give results of it and there workmanship.(which i already know of) once the car is back

[steebs]

i highly recommend james aswells.

answered all my questions, and explained everything in detail

currently getting my dc5r tuned by james, just had a road tune done last week, and what a difference that was ;D

cant wait for dyno/fine tuning as soon as the dynos are back.

[itr_112]

Wow good words!
He has blown up 2 out of 2 of my mates engines with his tuning using hondata, the car ran fine with a MoTeC.

[staryknight]

I know for a fact James has never lost an engine on the dyno… what I find ironic is you supporting dyno dave in your signature and dyno dave has been screwing people over left right and centre, and then they go running to James to fix the problems, yet you always try and pay James out in your posts I smell a jealous rat…. I doubt you’ve even met him.

James is a top bloke ill only ever let him touch my car, go meet him in person and make your own decision.

[mugsee]

If my mates' engines were blown up by any tuner, I'd at least like to warn others of what had happened instead of trying to cover it up. Isn't this what itr_112 has done?

[dupac->]

i wish we had a nice tuner down in syd.
lol

[itr_112]

Jealous Rat? Please, im from Melbourne and went to Sydney for a PROPER TUNE. If I was jelous I would just drive to Nunawading for a tune, which is 10 mins from here.

Has James told u about the 3 motors that he tuned with Hondata that blew up?
U must know about the supercharged DC2R making 191kw atw that he "built and tuned" dont you? Well it took a bit over a WHOLE YEAR to build, cost $14,000 yes $14,000 to install a supercharger, LSD, porting the head and coilovers(tein SS) and blew up a couple of months later.
A white turbo Del Sol he tuned - Made 267fwkw - BIG POWER from James also blew up after he tuned it with Hondata.
An Integra running a built B16B motor - Running fine on MoTeC revving to 10,000 as soon as James touched it - It lost power - revved to 8500 then also konked out.

WHat has James done to resolve this problem? Nothing ran and hid in the corner.

So what fast cars has James built or tuned? Besides his own.
There was a Black FN2 SC at RX-8 Winton track day recently that James built and tuned - sounded unhealthy as anything making some serious engine noises which sounded like the valves were dropping.
Thank god the owner brought along a trailer.

DynoDave tuned my car to make 120kw atw - thats good enough for me to do a 13.8. He also tuned another DC2R with 122kw atw which ran 13.66, and an EG with 108kw atw to hit 13.9. EGk24a is running low 12's on a stock motor - on the other hand another DC2R tuned by James made "138fwkw", u mite have seen it all over this forum - his running consistent 14's.

[jimmeh]

Jealousy of successful people is a curse and nasty trait on the internet… that’s all I’m going to say.

I vouch for James one hundred and ten percent, he knows what most people can only dream of knowing.

In Sydney go see Adrian from Toda Racing he won’t let you down.

[7ypeR]

James tuned my car and all my mates cars fine. They rip up actually. Sometimes it aint all about the power. Maybe you're referring to a different james :).

[LUD35]

he tuned my brothers NA Integra, and i know my brother won't let anyone else tune his cars.

i personally won't be getting anyone else to touch my car, even though im in brisbane, its still so worth it flying him up to tune the car.

top bloke, top tuner, i would recommend him to anyone.

[Paul-FN2r]

Lets get a few things straight here the owner of the CRX and Integra your talking about is a drug dealer who sells ice, cocaine, and speed to junkies in Melbourne … your not one of his clients are you ? The owner couldn’t drive correctly if he tried (I hate DRUG PEOPLE I RUN A HONEST BUSINESS AND PAY TAX!)

I’ve seen the two engines you have talked about and herd both sides of the story, in fact I was at the workshop when his team of drug posy’s turned up one day, all looking like a semi trailer rolled over them, with blood shot eyes and slurring words.

The owner of the CRX told the RevZone guys that the engine was fully built with sleeves, etc – instead it was a standard block with a standard small radiator, in fact the owner was so high on drugs when the car was being tuned, he was screaming out “More boost more boost the engine is fully built with sleeves” and yes 4 weeks later the owner popped a head gasket due to over heating the engine, which then caused the engine to hydro lock, that’s not a tuning error problem that’s a over heating end user problem.

As for the supercharged DC2 Integra RevZone built (not James.. so get it right) 14k to modify a supercharger from a VTIR to make it fit on a Type R with custom pulleys belts and manifold, Toda Cams, Toda springs, clutch and fly wheel, porting and polishing, suspension, head studs, gaskets, injectors and a ECU plus labor and tuning that sounds about right, the engine (standard bottom end) however lost oil pressure and burnt out the trust bearing causing the crank to have end float and broke a timing belt and smashed all the valves, that’s not a tuning problem, it’s a mechanical oil pressure problem.

And the Integra running a b16b which to me sounds like a stupid setup, I just talked to James and he confirm he has never touched a b16b in an Integra and laughed when I asked him… He said the only b16b engine he tuned was in a Gen 2 CRX 8 years ago.

How do I know all this, well I’m Paul and I own the FN2 supercharged car your talking about, do I even know you??? and why are you giving shit about my car! My car was tuned by James and Doug the owner of Hondata USA I couldn’t think of anyone better to touch my car!

The Pervious week to Winton James and I we were at Calder park racing the car testing it out for the first time, is a dream and a delight to drive I love it, although the whole setup is still all prototype equipment. At Winton on a 40 degree day it was also a dream although my standard timing chain tensionor gave way and caused my timing chain to rub, thus making a horrible noise, but no engine damage. The standard chain tensionor is a known weak point of the k20 engine, I guess I found the limit. This has now been replaced with a Toda tensionor and the car is perfect now.

I despise people who lie on the internet without knowing the full truth, do your research in person not on the internet, only girls hide behind computer screens and pay people out.

I’ve known James for a long time and the work he is doing with JTune Civics is world first development and it’s a privilege to be the owner of the first supercharged FN2 Civic in the world.

Enough said – Paul

[EGB18CT]

james ftw, from all the questions ive asked him, prolly been a pia to! he has never left them unanswered, from the work ive seen him too is also top notch. Even look at the parts he uses and requests, nothing dodgey but only the best. Unfortunatley iin this world when there seems to be a good hard working person out there, there will always be some arsehole out there to screw you over and take your fame...

i was going to build a sfwd eg hatch and was going to be built by him but unfortunatley ive gone for a different route (xy falcon ute drag car to race with family and friends) so the civic i have now will have a basic street kit done to it hopefully soon which will be tuned by him.

I reckon from the customer service and advice given hes a top bloke.

[Sexc86]

I know for a fact James has never lost an engine on the dyno… what I find ironic is you supporting dyno dave in your signature and dyno dave has been screwing people over left right and centre, and then they go running to James to fix the problems, yet you always try and pay James out in your posts I smell a jealous rat…. I doubt you’ve even met him.

James is a top bloke ill only ever let him touch my car, go meet him in person and make your own decision.





Agreed. Alwayes seems like the "Dyno Dave" Supporters saying this sort of crap. They seem more interested in Ruining other people REP (James, Toda, Etc) rather then supporting their own tuner.


James Is a 100% Genunine bloke. ALwayes happy to share his knowledge and advice with anyone (rather then cashing in on it)Very easily contactable As well.

This man build a 400wkw Boosted b16 (standard displacment) nearly 5 years ago. And back then you were lucky to see a turbo honda ANYWHERE in australia... let alone one makeing over 5 times the factory power.

I think its safe to say the man Can tune DAM well!

[CRXer]

james did a damn nice tune on my car & i would be quite happy to use him again.

he is as others have said a genuine friendly guy,u would know this the first time u speak to him.he is very professional as well,as far as customer service & quality of work is concerned.

[fatboyz39]

....this is a form of advertisement.... thread should be locked.

[jimmeh]

Oh look it’s another brain washed dyno dave fan boy! Isn’t your signature advertising?? This thread is about Hondata tuning in Melbourne… I’ve spoken on who I recommend and why, enough said. The people have spoken and the liars telling fibs have been caught out….leave your negative comments at the door and move on.

[EK4R]

hmm sounds like a good bloke. hopefully ill get mine tuned nxt week so i can have my input on this. cant wait to drive it

[Limo]

ive known him for years, he tuned my crx NA and turbo, both very good. reccommended him to my mates, all have used him (even non-hondas). ive heard nothing but good comments about him from everybody i know, only down side is he is quite busy and have to book in advance to get work done

also how many sets of drive shalfts did the superchargered dc2r go through in the first few weeks?quite a few from my knowledge

[vanxpress]

hey wtf.....do u know .....watch your mouth b4 i put a supercharge in it....wat do u know about my life ....get your fact rights b4 i will fckn sue u idiot.......i been working in a air freight company for the last 12 years all this time just made enough savings for my toy to roll.....not a FCKN DRUG DEALER..MR JAMES....i work hard for my money....if i was a drug dealer my engine at revzone would b finish rebuiding by now....not still lying around for over a year for a new block to finish off my project ....cause i cant afford it...no money ..do u get it.....LOOK GUYS DO U THINK JAMES A COOL GUY I TELL U GUYS SOME THINGS ABOUT JAMES HE A DIRTY RAT....A SNAKE I SAY...I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE BOYS AT REV ZONE JAMES THE RAT AROND 2 YEARS AGO HE BUG THE OZHONDA FORUM BY USING A PRE PAID INTERNET AND BUG & FROZE THE OZHONDA FORUM JUST TO TAKE ALL OZHONDA MEMBERS TO GO HONDA TECH.....I CANT BELEIVE A PIONEER OF HONDATA AUSTRALIA ...DR JAMES WOULD DO THAT....I BELEIVE IN WAT GO AROUND COMES AROUND......IM SORRY TO SAY THIS THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH....TILL NOW BOTH OF MY CAR IS STILL IN THE GARAGE WAITING FOR JAMES TO FIX HIS DAMAGES...

[sr3]

Don’t believe the internet if in doubt! Go see James in person you will be pleasantly surprised, I highly recommend him.

[JasonGilholme]

vanexpress: are you the drug dealer guy??

[michael_antoi]

Drug talk, personal and business slander, advertising, this thread is begging to be closed before a lawyer steps in.. So what was this thread about again ?

[EuroAccord13]

I think this thread is getting out of hands...
Drug talk and accusations without cause and justice or evidence is not what we want in here...
Take it up with any person in question. Internet talk can only get you so far.
I will be happy to re-open this THREAD if the person in QUESTION wants to clarify this issue but for the moment it will stay locked with the key under my armpit.

CLOSED