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Old 09-03-2009, 07:29 AM
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How about more places in cali, mainly southern cali
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Old 09-03-2009, 04:36 PM
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Are you kidding? Verocious Motorsports should be taken down. They give really bad services. Was there when my friend was suppose to get his car Tuned but they made him sit for three hours. The guy Andy kept making excuses that oh my tuning laptop crashed and then after waiting for like god knows how long he came back with his "Money Maker" Laptop saying it didn't crash later on. Didn't even start the tuning or even put the car on the dyno and tries to charge us.
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Old 09-03-2009, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jwaggz82
any other tuners in the central NJ area?
Yes, PTuning. The drive down is more than worth it.
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Old 09-03-2009, 05:51 PM
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How about some Shops around Chicago?
Will Update as soon as I get Home tonight.
At the Stealership trying to Trade my friends 07' Civic LX for an 09' tC.
Some crazy Haggling going on over here, haha'.
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Old 09-07-2009, 03:02 PM
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Updated. Bump for more Shops!
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Originally Posted by garynkim
RIPP Modifications LLC
148 Lynhurst Ave
Staten Island, NY
Phone: (71 442-4723
Technical support: tech@rippmods.com

its good place in east cost. well.. at lease from what i know.. i have been there plenty of time tuning my car.. no problems only sc problems!!

I got tuned at Ripp and will be going back.. amazing tuner.. Fair prices compared to every else that i've asked around. made great power and nothing but a good experience there..
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Any one hear of AAM.. Altered Atmosphere Motorsports in MD somewhere. they have some stuff for the tc's that they R&D and tune. i know when i asked for a AEM EMS tune they wanted a $1000 and the car for a week to dyno tune and street tune. But there customer service is good and will to work with customer.
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Wow, you have to 1000 and they keep your car for a week so they can learn from it? Sounds like a bad deal IMO.
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What about World-Racing/Descendant EAST, In Pottstown, PA!!!! Tuners name is Eric and heard he's pretty sick with the standalones.. But has anyone actually gone there?
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Originally Posted by silvrtc300
Any one hear of AAM.. Altered Atmosphere Motorsports in MD somewhere. they have some stuff for the tc's that they R&D and tune. i know when i asked for a AEM EMS tune they wanted a $1000 and the car for a week to dyno tune and street tune. But there customer service is good and will to work with customer.
Altered is a really nice shop. Heard nothing but good things from them.

And about World-Racing, I never heard of anyone getting tuned form them.
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Old 10-10-2009, 12:50 AM
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Well SGP Raceing is no longer open as far as i know....closed their shop down
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dam no mtuned on here! WTF!
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:04 AM
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Not a true shop, Mike ;P

I'm self-tuned.. saved myself lots of money.
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by B_Real45
Not a true shop, Mike ;P

I'm self-tuned.. saved myself lots of money.
Who,

I have a florida cert, and website, logos and location dawg
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:19 AM
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As a performance shop?

Do you have the necessary tools, lifts, etc? If so, why not just build your own motor instead of paying Ptuning?
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by B_Real45
As a performance shop?

Do you have the necessary tools, lifts, etc? If so, why not just build your own motor instead of paying Ptuning?

I dont have a machine shop... Or a engine room
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:34 AM
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i trust mike more then id trust any performance shop around here.... i just had a friend come over that went to a " performance shop" and his sway bar link's were never tightend and one came off and destroyed his fender well.. and half the clips are missing from his bumper his fender liner came loose and the tire shreaded it. so yea... i went to mike's are took my bumper off. and no problems.. installed my new turbo kit. no problems...... M=tuned is a shop. just a small shop for right now.
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:37 AM
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You don't need to have a machine shop to build a motor. You need to have a machinist locally. I've built a motor before and never had a shop... you should have done it yourself so you can promote your "company" a bit more.
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:38 AM
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then why arent u building ur new motor ur self?
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:39 AM
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because I don't have a "location".

The first motor I built I was able to in my parent's garage. But now I live in an apartment next to the beach - they don't even let you do oil changes out there.
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