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Not good to work on the car yourself if you have dicks for fingers like me - coz everything I touch gets f#$ked. No I'm not that bad but I happily pay for peace of mind if anything.

i was talking about basic service! Even i know how to change spark plugs, filter and oil.

Tuning yourself is a receipe for disaster ;)

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i was talking about basic service! Even i know how to change spark plugs, filter and oil.  

Tuning yourself is a receipe for disaster :(

Ha Nizmo is great to see some people willing to have a go themselves even if it is general servicing BUT i have met a guy that thought his ca18 didnt have spark plugs as there was no visible sparkplug leads ( ;) ) ,and to this guy i recomend he never do his own servicing hehehe but each to there own ah

hahaha i'll send paul around for tutorials! He makes sure im on hand to learn and help ... and from that ive learnt how to do it myself. I dont like paying huge sums for something i could do myself.

Im one of these people that likes to insist she doesnt need help, pull everything apart then throw a massive tanty when it doesnt all go back together ...... like the great window replacement of 04 or trying to put my rear seats back in after instaling my rear speakers.

X-speed have a good idea but i just can't really recommend them because of their pricing, for some of the prices i've got from them the service should be royalty.

from the quotes i've shopped around with some of the other stores mentioned are well cheaper and have a very decent reputation for both worksmanship and service.

Supertec in bentley - scott and baz arent just good at what they do, they are also good blokes who want to help you out. if you are having trouble with something you can drop in for a quick chat about it. baz has come to my house after work to check out why my car wasnt starting...

best bet is to drop in rather than call, they dont like to answer the phone :P

Agree 100%, those guys are champions and do an awesome job; plus they always have time for you, whether you're an annoying customer like me or just after info on something

I've been going there since the shop opened in 2000 and never once have I been anything other than highly impressed

As Jash said, whether they have a dyno or not means nothing, the important factors are a combo of customer service and quality of their work

Agree 100%, those guys are champions and do an awesome job; plus they always have time for you, whether you're an annoying customer like me or just after info on something

I've been going there since the shop opened in 2000 and never once have I been anything other than highly impressed

As Jash said, whether they have a dyno or not means nothing, the important factors are a combo of customer service and quality of their work

dyno matters bro!

those who dont recommend their preferred workshop.

My advice is to visit a shop and see if you get the service you expect.  

Get a service and if you're happy then great - if not then you're only down a service.

Look at the sort of cars the shop turns out too - and the runs they have on the board.

As for having an in house dyno - some need it to diagnose problems - some dont - some cant even diagnose with one.

Regards,

Jeff Ash

C-Red Tuning

Agreed Jeff, a dyno is not required but it is just another tool we use to get to the problem faster and more accurately. Hell, you could diagnose cars with a dwell gauge and timing light, but we all have better equipment than that.

Most shops have diagnostic scanners, gas analysers, hoists etc as it makes the diagnosis and repair quicker and cheaper. We just happen to have a dyno as well. We also have 3 people here who can tune your car on the dyno if wanted and yes, I also agree that having a dyno doesn't necessarily make you a tuning master.

Cheers

Ken

Wheelspin is great, Stevie Lee there is a miracle worker with cars, will get details later and Chris Mills Performance now have a dyno and doing a lot more imports as well.

i didn't know wheelspin did engine work too? thought they just sold bits. they are nicely situated for me

yeah but dyno's aren't much good if the car isn't even running.

PLEASE Glen/Ken get my POS Z18ET conversion running.

Guppy..done.

But you know that cos you came in to hear it running :thumbsup:

Cheers

Ken

Wheelspin and Chris mills have much of SSTs work and use my Dyno plus Les is doing his Apprenticeship under Steve lee at Wheelspin. Jeff and myself work at Chris mills Performance and the Dyno it is up and running. Its funny to see so many Jap cars at CMP now ( I even have them eating rice now)Wheelspin and CMP also deal Wolf products now also.So yes the origional SST team is still working togeather just we have a lot more equipment on hand now.

Wheelspin and Chris mills have much of SSTs work and use my Dyno plus Les is doing his Apprenticeship under Steve lee at Wheelspin. Jeff and myself work at Chris mills Performance and Wheelspin and the Dyno is up and running. Its funny to see so many Jap cars at CMP now ( I even have them eating rice now)Wheelspin and CMP also deal Wolf products now also.So yes the origional SST team is still working togeather just we have a lot more equipment on hand now.

Got contact number for chris mills? can I get my wolf installed and tuned there?

Meh, tuning yourself is a disaster just as is taking your car to some of these 'tuning shops' in perth is a disaster. Chris mills doing 308 conversions on s13s now eh? If you get the diagnostic tools that workshops have there is no reason people with good knowledge cannot tune their own cars, wideband meters are becoming more affordable all the time.

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