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Old 09-14-2006 | 04:57 PM
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if you were open i would have looked into getting a tq converter from you already today.
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Old 09-14-2006 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ASUSMC
Will you also do some Mustangs as well?
They plan to work on all Late model cars fords/chevy's/Mopars/My Evo/possibly other makes too.
Old 09-14-2006 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by craparo
stock gaskets though, like exhaust, intake o-rings, that kind of ****
well i will have that stuff stocked, but as for the buy-ins its going to be hard for a bit, i cant guarantee the best price, but i could guarantee the work will done properly, and be tuned properly.
Old 09-14-2006 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by RyneZ06
well i will have that stuff stocked, but as for the buy-ins its going to be hard for a bit, i cant guarantee the best price, but i could guarantee the work will done properly, and be tuned properly.

as i have learned over and over again, spending that tiny bit extra (like 30$ on a price of part) is worth every penny having a shop that will truly stand behind their work.
Old 09-14-2006 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by craparo
as i have learned over and over again, spending that tiny bit extra (like 30$ on a price of part) is worth every penny having a shop that will truly stand behind their work.
thats what i have learned, Ie: morgan motorsports, and they werent even that cheap
Old 09-14-2006 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by craparo
as i have learned over and over again, spending that tiny bit extra (like 30$ on a price of part) is worth every penny having a shop that will truly stand behind their work.
Old 09-14-2006 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RyneZ06
thats what i have learned, Ie: morgan motorsports, and they werent even that cheap
Good luck with the shop, I will sport a sticker on my car. Btw your spelling has improved
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was morgan a good shop? what happened? all i know is i still have their license plate frame (mmsracing.com) on my car and their heads


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I would say not, based on Ryne's find after pulling his motor. Spelling is much improved man
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what did he find
Old 09-15-2006 | 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by XpEdItIoUs
Good luck with the shop, I will sport a sticker on my car. Btw your spelling has improved
thank you you dont know how good that feels for you to tell me that.
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Originally Posted by 2c5s
That's because everyone expects to get the parts for less than than suggested retail. In order to do that, you would have to do a "buy in" for the specific parts, like AFR 225's, as an example, let's say they dealer cost @ $2,000 per set with a min. buy in of 10 sets. That's $20,000 in inventory alone for one product. Then you get to wait to sell those while you have your capital tied up. Let's multiply that by the 10 hottest selling parts...... and look at the amount of money that's needed to have part'sn the shelf. It ain't cheap.
I totally agree but I wasnt just talking about just the afr's. The point I was trying to make was that it would nice to have a shop in the Inland Empire that has smaller items that most places do not stock i.e. valvetrain parts, gaskets, seals, LS1 engine building tools, bolts, studs, etc. A couple 5 axis CNC mills for head porting wouldnt hurt either. Just in case you have an extra couple hundred thousand laying aroud.
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Good Luck and keep us updated.
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Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle313
I totally agree but I wasnt just talking about just the afr's. The point I was trying to make was that it would nice to have a shop in the Inland Empire that has smaller items that most places do not stock i.e. valvetrain parts, gaskets, seals, LS1 engine building tools, bolts, studs, etc. A couple 5 axis CNC mills for head porting wouldnt hurt either. Just in case you have an extra couple hundred thousand laying aroud.
as far as valvetrain like, comp cams for example, requires a rather large buy in , so that would be a while before a i could be able to do a buy in that large.
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"Wheel's up" hu... kinda sounds like a semi-knock off of "Ballz Deep"

(i know how much you love those guys)
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whatever happened to ballz deep? i remember those guys from before i left now i don't see anything about them
Old 09-16-2006 | 12:11 PM
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stick around... there is always a monthly post about those morons..

or do a search on their name.. there have been MANY threads about those guys.. but they keep a low profile lately.. probably because they are on the Honda Boards trying to race 16sec cars with their 11 sec cars so they can feel rad..

NAAAAWWZZZ..
Old 09-16-2006 | 03:54 PM
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yeah i remember all the posts from before but i don see **** now.. if the search function would start workin id look again. i thought the threads with them and all of us chiming in were hilarious




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