new to So Cal, orange county

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  1. TOMSELEANOR New Member

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    hi guys i just moved from washington DC to orange county california, in fountain valley. im lookin for a track to run the 1/4 and i was hopin someone here could direct me. also, i was hopin someone knows a good tuner near fountain valley or huntington beach so when i finally get some $(and my girl lets me) i can get a tune. lastly i have a nasty dent in my rear quarter panel right on the crease over the wheel (from a DC parking lot:mad: ) so i was hopin someone could recommend a body/paint shop that wont rape me but does good work. thanks in advance guys
    TOMSELEANOR, Mar 16, 2006
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  3. Slapyo Administrator

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    California Speedway has a 1/4 mile track every once in a while.
    http://www.californiaspeedway.com/track/CaliforniaDragway.jsp

    LACR is open every Wed and Fri depending on weather.
    http://www.lacr.net

    I've been to both and think that you get more outta your money if you travel to LACR. I get more runs in out there. They don't count how many times you have run and tell you that you have to wait for people who haven't run as many times.
    Slapyo, Mar 20, 2006
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  4. Hoppy Founding Member

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    For the tune, you'll want to check out Powertrain Dynamics in Huntington Beach. http://www.powertraindynamics.com/

    For the bodywork you'll want to check out Santini Paint and Body in Westminster. They did my paint work. They price was very reasonable and a large portion of their work is collision related.

    Santini's Paint and Body
    7416 Westminster Blvd.
    Westminster, CA 92683
    714.891.8895

    Use the link in my signature to see pics of my paint.
    Hoppy, Mar 22, 2006
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  5. iskwezm Well-Known Member

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    Irwindale 1/8 is open every thursday and my buddy tunes in Downey, Racers Edge Tuning
    iskwezm, Mar 22, 2006
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  6. scorp69 Founding Member

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    don't use powertrain. steve will take your money. got to greg at ret or someone of that caliber. or get a pms
    scorp69, Mar 23, 2006
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  7. Hoppy Founding Member

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    I'm under the impression that they all will take your money, unless you know a shop that works for free?

    I've never been "oversold" or anything like that and I've had nothing but positive experiences while at Steve's shop.
    Hoppy, Mar 29, 2006
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  8. scorp69 Founding Member

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    put it this way. friend was charged $200 bucks and didn't tune the car because of turbo issues. he had spent about $500 on prior tune.
    scorp69, Mar 29, 2006
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