RichTune has had it's ups and downs over the last few months but we are making a huge come back. Anthony Pannone has joined the RichTune tuning network. Here is a short personal bio of our newest tuner.
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In January of 2007 I purchased my 2006 Mazdaspeed 6 brand new with the intent of doing an intake/exhaust and just enjoying the car for what it was. Boy was I wrong! I quickly let the “mod” bug bite me and became passionate about helping to progress such a limited production platform. I acquired mostly bolt-on parts in the first year and went to my first drag race in September of 2008.
At this point the COBB AccessPORT had been developed for the Mazdaspeed3 platform but waslagging behind for the MS6. It was released in the summer of 2009 and I began working with COBB Tuning to develop the first BETA off-the-shelf maps for the MS6. My interest in tuning was ignited and I took off on my own tuning journey from there. I kept my close relationship with COBB Tuning to help them develop more maps and to expose more problems and limitations of the factory ECU along with the rest of the community.
I have been tuning people on and off for years and after moving to Maryland I became friends with Rich through our shared passion for the platform. I began to teach him the ropes of tuning from my extensive background and from there on he took off and ran with it. I helped Rich in the background with different problems and limitations his customers were experiencing while getting tuned but since RichTune has become so successful I decided to join the team myself.
I have always been self tuned which has brought me to where I am today. I have a broad knowledge of tuning everything from stock cars to the largest and highest HP big turbo builds that exist. This includes tuning for Water/Methanol injection systems along with 5th port/Port Injection setups using the Split Second AIC controller. I also have an expert understanding of engine theory and troubleshooting experience (comes by nature since I am an electrical engineer by trade) which is imperative when working around small issues that may arise while tuning. I have close relationships and have helped develop several hard parts with some of the biggest names in the industry including Custom Performance Engineering, Sonic Tuning, SpeedPerf6rmanc3, James Barone Racing, and JM Fabrications.
Blogs:
http://blogs.cobbtuning.com/2009/08/21/accessport-tuned-mazdaspeed6-is-fast-at-the-strip/
http://blogs.cobbtuning.com/2011/11/23/first-11-second-mazdaspeed6-in-the-us-accessport-tuned/