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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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hey guys i just moved to houston and was wondering if you could tell me of any good gtg spots, and what days you have them, also some good ls shops would be helpful, thx.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:13 PM
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Which part of H town are you in?
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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Welcome to H (as in HOT) town.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 02:49 PM
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Got tired of all the Idiots Out Wondering Around? Lol welcome to Texas
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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thx, looking forward to winter down here, really tired of 0 degrees and all the snow, so any ideas on my camaro for more hp? its a dd so i dont want to get into the shortblock, so heads cams etc ideas would be helpfull, was thinking about having it tuned as it still has factory tune on it, is it worth it? also good tuners in the houston area and what can i expect to pay for a basic tune?
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A tune is always worth it but if your thinking of doing other power adders it might be better to hold off on it so you can tune the new stuff in.
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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First I would recomend Texas-Speed for bolt-ons and i know a tuner if you PM me.
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