Anyone here NYC. If you know intakeauto, drt, rampage or any other performance parts shop let me know your thoughs about them. I have been hearing alot of complains about some of these shops especially intakeauto....

 

What do you plan to do on your car? What kind of mods are you trying to install?
For what kind of racing? And would you mind share some of the complains? Don't worry, as much as I know, none of these shop owners are on this board.





[Modified by nEoMuGen, 6:54 AM 11/7/2001]

 

I've heard of these stores...and this is my honest opinion, the speed shops in ny are good for nothing...actually they are good when you want to buy Altezza lights. I don't trust my car being handled by any one of them. For parts I would rather buy online, payless...and even less hassle talking to the schumcks working at these places. For working on my car, they are no better than working with some club members that know how to install parts...or you should go to a shop that is recommended by someone you know and trust and had their car worked on there before. And as of now...I've haven't heard anything good about these ny shops.

 

ALL OF THOSE SHOPS SUCK!

 

The ONLY shop I will let them work on my car is AXZ....they're in Long Island.

 

You trying to be funny er you just wake up from a comma... AXZ went out off business durring the summer...

 

AXZ is out of bussiness ...... BUT " JD " still in
He open up the shop at another place in Long Island !!

 

JD is still around Lemme find out!

 

TNT

 

Yeah...I heard T.N.T is pretty good.......Turbo Nitro Tuning, I don't know if they are good for NA tuning though. Exit 53 off LIE.

DRT bulids good drag cars for the track. Lip's car is built by them.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=64181
http://www.drtracing.com/

RPM NYC sells stolen parts sometimes, but one of their infamous car built was a solid ITR race car for Speedvision World Challenge Touring.
http://www.urbanracer.com/features/s..._article.shtml
http://www.rfca3.com/PhotoGallery.ivnu


Rampage is somehow ghetto and heard it's good for RX7 tune ups and the only one in NYC with a dyno. So if you want to tune your car on a dyno without going out of state, Rampage is the only choice.

My car is being built by a mechanic in NJ who is a freak on engine works, anything involves wiring to engine, he's my only choice thus far! He was recommended by some Japanese acquaintances of mine so I know he's good stuff. For other bolt-on and maintanance, I let a local shop do it cause I know them for a long time and I can stay to watch and question while they do the work, the mechanic there was an ex-rally racers.

So, words of mouth is very important to find your "guy". If there are any doubts, don't go there, because you will feel uncomfortable at the end.




[Modified by nEoMuGen, 10:21 PM 11/7/2001]

 

I wonder whats up with Rampage? Are they out of business? Everytime I pass by during the day it seems like they are always closed. I need to go in there for dyno time soon.

 

H-pimp, let all these people know who the best mechanic, Monkey Man Joel, He now in ECP in NJ but when we put the PAWS (I mean hands) to the engine, Magic happens.

 

Trust NO shops in NYC. Unless you personally know the owner.

Even the shop I part time in isn't all too "honest".

 

So true. Dont trust em unless you personally know someone. IF you do THEN you can get great work done.

 

yo h-pimp i seen you whipping a vw rabbit on central avenue in white plains last week... i was coming out of gas station across the street.. i was going to stop and say wuz up but i was running late.. i dont know if you remember me. im the guy with 97 type r and considered selling it to you. ive heard of this guy joel.. personally i dont trust anyone touching my engine except myself.

 

Rampage is not closed...I think one of the guys has had a major family crisis
JD I talked to him today I bothered him regarding Manley rods and stuff ,TNT is good so no worries
AXZ heheheh they closed for some unknown reason beyond me (rather not say)
Nino shoulda kept it but he does Hachi's now
RPM No clue
Joel @ ECP I just found out he worked there...I havent seen him since he had his GTI VR6 back in the NOS days and bammm there he was at Etown again
just like the old days
In NJ
hmmm if you can get a hold of him there is Arvin or Ed the OG Hybrid Fast Guys

 

I personally chill with DRT people and all but I like how Joel (Monkey man) works on the cars, He is just Nice, I dont trust many people either with my eg6 but I dont mind Joel working on it, He is called the after hours man cause he sleeps all day and works all night. I thought he was related to Vampires and ****.

 

yo vteccivicsi92 where in the bronx are you from?

 

do u have directions after exit 53 to get to TNT, i have heard RPM is pretty reputable.

 

F@%* RPM Bunch of Scumbags, They have a shop in Boston and Thailand also, Half the stuff they sell is Copy Cat Crap they send over from Thailand, they take their "customers Info" and pass it along to crooks Who in turn sell RPM Hot parts at cheap prices and then they move the parts around.
All of that told to me by a Law enforcement friend of the family, They just havent been able to pin them yet. So Screw RPM

 

I am on the concourse around 161th st, By the Yankee stadium area, I drive a Red EG6 with Honda 14 Rims and a GOt Nos Sticker on the window.
Where are U from

 

pelham parkway not to far from fordham or 161'st.. i been there a few times... also been to all 3 floors of the bookings if you know what i mean.

 

IM ek9t, I havn't been there yet. RPM would be the last of my choice really. TNT and DRT comes up first and second.

 

I lived in the Bx until I was 12. I lived around Sedgwick (sp) Ave and Van Cortland ave. I agree with you about not trusting NYC shops

 

stop talking crack talk son. im gonna have to give you da smackdown, mr i know how to build motors b/c i can ask leo every question. lol

im from da bronx. DRT is a kewl place, but i know the owner, so i cant complain.

its true tho, for a good race buildup, this is the place. for a moderate street buildup, ralphy gets annoyed. hehe

ive heard ECP is good. anyone know? do they have a dyno too? rampage is too smokey for my lungs..