I went by there when I had my Laser and my sti, very ricey, heck while i was there, some kid came in and shouts at the sales guy " heh doo i want the loudest muffler you have", " I want thems to hear me from like a mile away doo" the sales guy got all excited and walked away form me. I promptly left there and never went back

 

Yah, sounds a little like my experience. I went in there, was in there for about 5 mins before a guy finannaly came out from the back and asked if he could help me. I was asking his advice on a couple of things. I could tell he was getting bored with my questions. He turned and went back in the back. I looked around for a second and tried figuring out how these guys stay in biz operating like this and then I just left with cash burning a hole in my pocket They didn't seem at all knowledgeable or interested in earning my bisuiness. I was just looking at getting a MBC. All he had was the Greddy (I didn't even know they made one) I was looking for a hallman. He told me that he dosn't carry theHallman and that they are more trouble then they are worth and advised that I get the TurboXS. I just went home and ordered a Forge Unos from Al instead.

 

I'll second that, and i hate to stero type people but it seems all the kids i see there are the low ball 89 accord Slammed/boucing/fart mufflers, altezza lights, POWRED BY HONDA my AccORd is FaztER THenz yOUrZ crowd...
I guess theres enough sheep to lead to the slaughter..

jesus I cant' spell.. another spell check today

 

hey i have a 89 accord, that hurts my feelings


jk

i know how that is, but if they are going to pay 40$ for a type R plastic stick on and 100$ on stickers then why not? gotta keep up rent

 

I have a 85 back in NJ.. I hear yah.. they saw a need and there appears to be a crowd big enough to keep them in stock.. on a side note i got some bucket seats form them for like 300 for the pair that i put in my laser.. not the greatest but they fit my fat butt, and were sturdy and cheep and the WSP passed them..

 

So I haven't been real happy with some of the shops I have checked out in the area. I must say though, I checked out Illtech and that is an awesome shop! Cody is very helpful and very attentive. I added this shop to the list. I have ordered some parts from Illtech and I will be having some custome fab work done for me out there as well. Call and see for yourself! I am confident that Cody will impress you. They are very knowledgeable but at the same time don't make you feel like an idiot for trying to get answers to your questions.

 

+1 on that.. Cody is a very cool guy, a great shop owner, and i can't wait to be able to do buisness with him..

 

If you have time, make sure to stop by Axiom. The owner is the nicest guy
I've met in the Auto Industry, I've known him for 8 years. I'm sure he can get you the best price on the part you are looking for. A good time to check it out would be next
Saturday, when Shiv from Vishnu comes to Tune Evo's the whole day. =)

 

I have heard nothing but good things about that shop! I do need to make my way out there one of these days. Do they have a awd dyno? I haerd they did but I do not know what type

 

Yep. Axiom has a DynaPack setup. For those of you who don't know http://www.dynapack.com/dynapack.html

I went out there to tune my Talon. Nice little place. Couldn't get the tune cus one of my rear wheels lugs was cross threaded and jammed so wouldn't come off. *Not* their fault but we couldn't continue. So I can't comment on their tuning ability. I only got to watch em tune a LegacyGT for awhile before my appointment.

A lot of cool people buzzed in and our while I was there. A few EVOs, an STi here and there, some Nissans. Talked to a soldier or two (they're near the base). So with the exception of my Talons wheel stud being a d!ck it was a good experience.

~T

 

Guys can't forget Tourqefreaks (Service & Dyno) and Horsepowerfreaks (Parts)

Guys don't do much work on the 4g63 (where i have not heard of any personal experience), But they do have the only REAL AWD Dyno in the Northwest, An AWD DynoJet, and are very good at using it, And you will get an Accurate reading of HP and TQ unlike a Dynapack or a mustang dyno and They have dyno'd Every type of evo, and dsm And are very helpful, Mark and Matt down there are awesome guys to work with.

March 25th-26th is the next meetup @ Tourqefreaks and only costs 35$ for 3 pulls with a/f on the dyno.

As far as my personal experience, If your looking for Service, Tuning, Modification work, I've personally worked with Nick Drake @ Pacific Motors for the past 3 years on my personal cars, and Have never had any issues, And with Nick, everything is on a personal basis and gives a decent timeframe and works around your schedule to be able to help you out with anything related to it. Not to mention he has access to a Truck/Trailer setup to tow you there. Not to mention he is probobly in my eyes and personal experience the best AEM tuner in the Upper Northwest, Next to AEM certified tuner John Reed or Sean Mcelderry from RRevMotors in Portland. But Nick is very very good at tuning, and especcialy for the northwests inconsitant weather patters (which can effect tuning very much). Just this past weekend (as you could have seen in the other thread), Nick tuned one of my best friends (Will Rogers) 1g AWD to 595hp and 515 Tq And we still have room to go on that mark, Tourqefreaks DSM record was set by their personal built drag car, Which is 605Hp and Nick and Will will be back to take the record down on the 25th of next month for sure.


And another shop I can suggest for Custom made work is Pina Motorsports, If your looking for some custom made Intercooler pipes or A custom made exhaust, and have immaculate work I would suggest talking to Andre @ Pina.

 

thats 595 and 515.

 

Thats what i meant, I swear

 

ADDED!! I have heared a lot of great things about this shop. I am going to be at a Dynoflash tuning on the 11th so I can't wait to check the shop out!!

I have also heard of a place...I think it is PDX tuning. Anybody have experiences there?

 

I was at Axiom last weekend and the place is great. They have a lots of EVO stuff in stock and a nice dyno. Kyle and Jun are really nice guys too. If they were only closer too me .