bambooluv

I toke these pictures before heading out to the hot import nights 5 year aniversary bash . The shop is very large the workers are very helpful and they are deffinetly top notch having the likes of Dr.Charles of past Atomic fame . Side note all you kiwi turbo manifold fans kiwi didnt stop making manifolds or close down they are still available and Area 51 can get them for you just ask for Robbie when you call (949)472-6320 . one of the intresting things that i saw on my visit is the transplant they were doing in the far back corner of there r&d section it was a 99 hb with rsx type R motor going in . Area 51 has made it a complete bolt in affair with there custom motor mount kit that will be available soon , 92-95 owners the mounts will follow shortly after the 96 up has been realeased . I really couldnt get a good pic as they didnt want me to take to many pics of it , but they did let me look at it up close and this is a great piece of engineering . Hopefully you guys enjoy the pics H.I.N pics up later today .

http://imageevent.com/bambooluv/area51


-Pdang



[Modified by bambooluv, 9:17 PM 7/14/2002]

PrecisionH23a

dude, you ******* rock. ive been looking for the kiwi for MONTHS!!! thanks!

bambooluv

yeah they are top quality products used by Garry Gardella in his old setup , st00pid use to use it and I have there manifold for my 22 track car( pics up soon)
Yeah I was shocked to when he told me that he can get kiwi and that they wernt closed , good luck-Pdang

ninesecrx

Any shop that has a person like Dr. Charles working there would be a shop that I would not recomend. He drove atomic into the ground by being shady as well as stealing parts from customers. I have also witnessed him taking customers cars to the street races.

BoostedH23a1

how much are they the mani i mean

PrecisionH23a

In the past i heard they go for 1000 for mani and dpipe, i think im going to buy one on monday

Area51typeR

Mike (ninesecrx),
Area 51 is not owned or operated by Charles, He is the Head of our racing research and development... Just to let everyone know we have a great reputation within the Industry. We do lots of work for many OE Car Manufactures, as well as many American and Japanese based companys. There are many people that will vouch for our credibility as a respectable high performance tuner shop as well as a fabrication shop. I dont think you should judge our shop on one member of the staff from their actions in the past.

You can take a look at more pics of our shop at: http://www.speedoptions.com/features...p?id=60&y=2002


[Modified by Area51typeR, 2:35 PM 7/14/2002]

matt j

i was up at area 51 just the other week and the **** was dope, charlie let me come back into r&d and take a close look at the rsx motor and also some other stuff, charlie was dope and let me know alot of info on my hatchback. i would recommend area 51 to anybody just for the customer service and how prompt he was in answering all of my questions (even the stupid ones). so i give props to area51 fabrications

ninesecrx

I have also heard many good things about Area 51. I have also seen your work as well and think highly of it. I have just had bad experiences with Charles as well as many other people I know. I realize that Charles does not own the place as you have been open since he was the guy at atomic. He might be really good at working on Hondas, but as far as him as a person, I dont think much. Anyone who would take a customers car to the street races and risk losing it...thats not someone I would like to deal with if I were a customer. Also...I know for a fact there was a theif ring going around at atomic and thats not something I would like to deal with thinking about if I were a customer. What I am posting is not in anyway slandering Area 51. I am just warning the people about someone who works there from past experiences.


[Modified by ninesecrx, 12:26 AM 7/15/2002]

Full-Race Geoff

FWIW the kiwi manifold on gary gardella's car cracked twice, and the runners on cyls 2 and 3 make very sharp, abrupt turns, causing hot spots to exist. Ill take a picture of the manifold for anyone interested in kiwi manifolds... he has long since switched over.

kiwi manifolds are not all that they are cracked up to be. however dees manifold is the nicest kiwi i have seen.

PrecisionH23a

hmmmmmm thanks for posting that... did you ever get a price on the h23a manifold we talked about making for my set up? thanks

bambooluv

Well Im heading back to Area 51 today to setup an account for our shop down in houston ill be sure to get the prices of the manifolds-Pdang

I said ill get the H.I.N pics up soon but just waiting for the camera to get back....

PrecisionH23a

yea find out the prices as well as for the 3" dp, thanks

vtecvoodoo

Sexy shop, lotta eye candy, and close to my house

bambooluv

well heres the story all the manifolds are made to order so they really dont have them in stock but the retail going price is anywhere from 1100-1400 depending on car and street strip models ask for robbie when asking for this or Dr. Charles-Pdang

bambooluv

well a little late but here are the H.I.N pics

http://imageevent.com/bambooluv/hinla

bambooluv