GOOD 'STANG SHOPS IN THE SF BAY AREA

[Todd Smith]

Hello everyone. I just bought an '01 Cobra and I love it. My question is does anyone know of a good shop locally in the San Francisco Bay Area that specializes in late model Mustangs?? I lived in Vallejo, so I can either go somewhere in teh Bay Area or head up to Sacramento. Any input from you local members would be great.

Thanks,
Todd

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

I guess Apex Motorsports is out of business now, i hear AED or Dynotuning.com

 

[2oo3gt]

I guess Apex Motorsports is out of business now, i hear AED or Dynotuning.com

Apex did go out of business, thank god, but one of the owners opened a new shop called TPS. Do not go there. There was a reason Apex went out of business. Long story behind them however.


Now to the good shops. I still have not heard one bad thing about AED. I have seen alot of stuff that they have done, and they are great

Dynotuning.com i have heard good things as well from them. Either dynotuning.com or AED will be doing my tuning, not sure who yet.

Those are really the only two shops that i will let do any work on my car. I have been screwed too many times by other shops.

 

[darkside03gt]

Apex did go out of business, thank god, but one of the owners opened a new shop called TPS. Do not go there. There was a reason Apex went out of business. Long story behind them however.


Now to the good shops. I still have not heard one bad thing about AED. I have seen alot of stuff that they have done, and they are great

Dynotuning.com i have heard good things as well from them. Either dynotuning.com or AED will be doing my tuning, not sure who yet.

Those are really the only two shops that i will let do any work on my car. I have been screwed too many times by other shops.

Why did apex go out of business? I never got good story as to why? reason I ask is because I was acually refered to that place when I was looking for a shop to tune my car.


To the OP. There is a shop in modesto called RRT. Its kind of a start up but one of the guys there tuned my car. I depending on what kind of stuff you are looking at I could give you some contact info. I highly recomend the dyno guy Will.

 

[2oo3gt]

Why did apex go out of business? I never got good story as to why? reason I ask is because I was acually refered to that place when I was looking for a shop to tune my car.


To the OP. There is a shop in modesto called RRT. Its kind of a start up but one of the guys there tuned my car. I depending on what kind of stuff you are looking at I could give you some contact info. I highly recomend the dyno guy Will.

They went out of business because they kept losing customers. Mike Mak was the owner for a while, and just kept dragging the company down. Blew up a few cars of people I knew, lied about parts that were being installed on cars, and it took usually 3-4 times longer to things that it should or time it was quoted.

Steven bought the company to try to bring it back up. He was a really good guy, but Mike basically F***ed the company so bad it was beyond fixing. Steven had no choice but to shut it down.

About 2 months ago, Mike started another company. TPS. I doubt his business practices have changed, so I will steer clear of him and his companies. I just hate seeing fellow mustang owners being put threw the **** I and others were put threw.

 

[Todd Smith]

Hello Everyone.

.....thanks for the input on the shops available. I have never heard of AED. Does anyone have a website or phone number to contact them? I did a google search and couldn't find it. Thanks!:SNSign:

 

[TropicMustang]

Advanced Engine Development (916) 275-8212

These are the guys that im going to when i have enough cash to get a custom dyno tune. It's either 400-500 wiht the use of an a/f ratio meter. Best guys around town in the bay i think. Heard a lot of good stuff about them.

 

[Yellow94GT]

So where did you end up going?