***GREAT LAKES General Discussion Thread***

[hkt03]

SO i might need someone to stop by a kb toys. THere isnt one near me and the video games are buy 2 get one free. Also target has Call of Duty world at War for $30 on friday.

i got the target paper, it says $49.99? lol

 

[somejaykid]

^^
Connie will make her appearance pretty soon, she's really familiar with one6, and yea... stay away from
top speed.

yeah what hector said man top speed is just buying items over there they don't do anything engine wise just put rims that's all

 

[Jeegz]

i got the target paper, it says $49.99? lol

Yahoo said it was gonna be $30.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/gaming-s-best-black-friday-deals/1268854

 

[hkt03]

Yahoo said it was gonna be $30.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/gaming-s-best-black-friday-deals/1268854

ok, yeah, it makes it sound like COD5 is $30 but i think they mean Halo 3 is $30 (which it is). i dont know..

i looked through the sales papers and didnt find anything worth lining up in the cold for. a few laptops but i dont know if i want to buy one just because its $400.

 

[Hecz]

ok, yeah, it makes it sound like COD5 is $30 but i think they mean Halo 3 is $30 (which it is). i dont know..

i looked through the sales papers and didnt find anything worth lining up in the cold for. a few laptops but i dont know if i want to buy one just because its $400.

you got a link to that?
lets check out the specs!

 

[anfrey]

what about P&L?

 

[connies96hatchie]

Wow, thanks for the warm welcome everyone! That's real awesome of you guys to make me feel at home here. I'll definitely check out those shops in the directory. I did already go to 2 places last month. FIrst place i went to was TopSpeed right by Chinatown and it just doesnt seem like the kind of place i want to be at. The other place was OneSix in the suburbs. My brother found out about it and the place has everything. We ended up getting a replacement air filter and a some spark plugs from them. I talked to the main guy there about rebuilding my setup and i wasnt too confident in his answers. Real nice people over there but they dont seem to be into the hardcore performance end of things. Back in Florida i would either head over to CFT, TItan or LHT to get awesome results. I'll look into the other shops listed. I've heard of TopSetup since they had the touge battle civic a while back. Next week i'll make it a mission to try and stop by some of the shops listed to see who can handle the work. Thanks again everyone, you'll be seeing me around!

I've been dealing with Mark at One6 for 4 years since I move up here from Jacksonville, myself. His shop is my main "go to's" for parts and just to drop motors in. Their a busy shop so if your looking for someone to do a swap within a day, I wouldn't suggest them. As far as shady... were talking about Mark and Louis right? As far as a excellent dyno tune, I go to Mikey at Profunction in Burr Ridge. Really cool guy, IMHO.
-Suja1 in Carrol Stream I know focuses more on customizing high-end motors such as k20's, but eh... baller on a budget won't cut it there.
-Whip Factory is just "ok". I haven't dealt with them personally. Only one of my buddies I know has had work done by them and he's had to tweak a few things off and on.

COD World at War is $30 at Target, Erick. Want me to snag you a copy? I'll have my cell on me in the Electronics boat this morning. I'm leaving in a minute to set up one thing, then I'm holding down the battle station.

 

[Jeegz]

Bull s**t. Call of Duty was $50. I went and picked it up today. It wasnt on sale. BOOOO Urns! But on a good note i went to Walmart. Picked up a GPS for $100 for the wife and I. ALso the EA sports titles were on sale. But i guess Tiger Woods 09 wasnt one of them even tho the clerk told me it was. SHe rang it up at $63 and i was like no. And the electronics manager came up and solved the issue and they gave it to me for $30. Score for me! Also picked up a GPS for Jess's dad and a real gps for her brother (one for location not streets). He does alot of trail riding and such. Hes gonna ride his bike from Oregon to here this summer i think.

 

[connies96hatchie]

Bull s**t. Call of Duty was $50. I went and picked it up today. It wasnt on sale. BOOOO Urns! But on a good note i went to Walmart. Picked up a GPS for $100 for the wife and I. ALso the EA sports titles were on sale. But i guess Tiger Woods 09 wasnt one of them even tho the clerk told me it was. SHe rang it up at $63 and i was like no. And the electronics manager came up and solved the issue and they gave it to me for $30. Score for me! Also picked up a GPS for Jess's dad and a real gps for her brother (one for location not streets). He does alot of trail riding and such. Hes gonna ride his bike from Oregon to here this summer i think.

Hmmm... interesting. I still got COD5 for Erick. Technicly it was $49 on sale at Target, but I'm giving Erick a break because I didn't have the ad with me at home and I used my discount with it.

But I might be fired as of tomorrow because I put sale items on hold for some employees. Oh well... I've got a lisat of s**t they never follow as Target "brand" if they want to start a war and law suit for not accomodating me and my pregnancy.

 

[Alberto521]

WOW
Working today at a mall GameStop was brutal!

I worked 8 1/2 hourse today, my feet are killing me, and to make it worse, I went to the gym afterwards (gotta work out cuz of thanksgiving and stuff) so i am sore as hell!
lol
And just on the quicknote

Call of Duty 5 is NOT out yet. It is still under production by Infinity Ward.

Call of Duty: WaW is out, that is the newest WWII COD title out.

Just felt like throwing that out there.

 

[one6]

Hey Connie, know any good shops around the JAX area?

 

[K20Jay]

I've been dealing with Mark at One6 for 4 years since I move up here from Jacksonville, myself. His shop is my main "go to's" for parts and just to drop motors in. Their a busy shop so if your looking for someone to do a swap within a day, I wouldn't suggest them. As far as shady... were talking about Mark and Louis right? As far as a excellent dyno tune, I go to Mikey at Profunction in Burr Ridge. Really cool guy, IMHO.
-Suja1 in Carrol Stream I know focuses more on customizing high-end motors such as k20's, but eh... baller on a budget won't cut it there.
-Whip Factory is just "ok". I haven't dealt with them personally. Only one of my buddies I know has had work done by them and he's had to tweak a few things off and on.

COD World at War is $30 at Target, Erick. Want me to snag you a copy? I'll have my cell on me in the Electronics boat this morning. I'm leaving in a minute to set up one thing, then I'm holding down the battle station.

Thanks for the insight Connie! Well One Six wasnt shady by any means, its just that the guy sounded lost once i start talking about internals and tech. And it seemed like they were more geared towards selling parts and accessories. He says they have a dyno there but it isnt set up yet. He didnt give me a straight answer when i asked about tuning experience. Awesome shop though, they have so much stuff!

ProFunction, I keep hearing that name. They dont seem big on the internet at all because i dont hear anyone talking about them. What i do find though is good stuff. They sound reputable so far. One guy on another forum reported of his 246whp full street trim b-series on pump gas that he races and has them maintain. I found that they do alot of dyno testing for r&d and they post some of the results on Honda-Tech. A co-worker of mine also says that these guys street race. He claims to have seen an all motor EG from them race for money against a built evo on the southside, with the EG winning. I dont know if i want to go to a shop where they do stuff like that. Seems kind of shady.

I'll try Suja1 this week but so far all i can dig up from them is a crx k20 build(with no results so far) and a popular summer bbq which i cant wait to attend. Whip Factory has some ruthless cars on their website. I did call them a little while back before i moved up here and the guy on the phone was a total douche. He wasnt real helpful and had alot of bad things to say about the other local shops.

I appreciate the help so far everyone. My work gave me an 4500 dollar bonus for my promotion and move. My brother and I have moved in with family so it costs even less for rent. I've got a good amount of money saved up and i need to rebuild my k20 since it hasnt been so healthy since the 100shot i abused too often. My brothers' b20vtec needs service and a checkup. He is long overdue. For now i'll be spending my bonus money on jackets and sweaters because Illinois is cooooollllllldddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[anfrey]

what about P&L?

 

[hkt03]

whats p&l?

WOW
Working today at a mall GameStop was brutal!

I worked 8 1/2 hourse today, my feet are killing me, and to make it worse, I went to the gym afterwards (gotta work out cuz of thanksgiving and stuff) so i am sore as hell!
lol
And just on the quicknote

Call of Duty 5 is NOT out yet. It is still under production by Infinity Ward.

Call of Duty: WaW is out, that is the newest WWII COD title out.

Just felt like throwing that out there.

it came after 4 so i'm calling it 5 for the time being. its not what i expected.. i wont be leaving cod4 anytime soon.

 

[anfrey]

www.pandlmotorsports.com

 

[somejaykid]

hey k20jay post some pics of your ride in the members ride we wanna see what you roll with

 

[somejaykid]

went to woodfield mall last friday (november 28) and it was hell finding a parking spot took me and my girlfriend 40-45 minutes to find a spot in that damn mall, so many people in the mall it's crazy, after shopping we went to todai for lunch and there was a huge line for the food, what a crazy black firiday this is for this year

 

[anfrey]

black friday's always crazy. i don't go to any stores unless there is something i know i must get.

 

[ryanM]

you need a shop to go to in chicago?

ILL garage.

that is all

 

[connies96hatchie]

Hey Connie, know any good shops around the JAX area?

Not really. Well of course besides Velocity Trends and Stage 6. When Velocity Trends was f**king up motor swaps at the time, they were taking it to this kid whom was across the way with his own private shop (whom was the only one in town doing k20 swaps into 5th gen hatchies). His name was Phinel. That was my go to guy in Jax. But since then he's closed up his shop, focused on going back to school, raising his family and doing honest work through Sprint as a rep.

-Velocity Trends is a jack of all trades. They carry parts, do swaps, and do dyno tunes. Depending on which one of their area shops, my store was on the SouthSide of Jax off Atlantic Blvd, They had a few shady mechanics but the main owner whom started the shop from scratch many years ago was the only one that had any knowledge and patenice with customers. I can't remember his name to save my life.
-Stage 6 focuses more on higher-end customized swaps and customizing the car itself. The guys there were kinda shady, but were talking 5 to 6 years ago now.

Now Adrian, I know there are TONS of reputable shops in Orlando, Tampa, Y-Bor, and Miami. There's a fairly newer one in Gainesville if I'm not mistaken too. Browse through the South East section on here. I know there are many shops mentioned off and on... even CC meets.

Thanks for the insight Connie! Well One Six wasnt shady by any means, its just that the guy sounded lost once i start talking about internals and tech. And it seemed like they were more geared towards selling parts and accessories. He says they have a dyno there but it isnt set up yet. He didnt give me a straight answer when i asked about tuning experience. Awesome shop though, they have so much stuff!

ProFunction, I keep hearing that name. They dont seem big on the internet at all because i dont hear anyone talking about them. What i do find though is good stuff. They sound reputable so far. One guy on another forum reported of his 246whp full street trim b-series on pump gas that he races and has them maintain. I found that they do alot of dyno testing for r&d and they post some of the results on Honda-Tech. A co-worker of mine also says that these guys street race. He claims to have seen an all motor EG from them race for money against a built evo on the southside, with the EG winning. I dont know if i want to go to a shop where they do stuff like that. Seems kind of shady.

I'll try Suja1 this week but so far all i can dig up from them is a crx k20 build(with no results so far) and a popular summer bbq which i cant wait to attend. Whip Factory has some ruthless cars on their website. I did call them a little while back before i moved up here and the guy on the phone was a total douche. He wasnt real helpful and had alot of bad things to say about the other local shops.

I appreciate the help so far everyone. My work gave me an 4500 dollar bonus for my promotion and move. My brother and I have moved in with family so it costs even less for rent. I've got a good amount of money saved up and i need to rebuild my k20 since it hasnt been so healthy since the 100shot i abused too often. My brothers' b20vtec needs service and a checkup. He is long overdue. For now i'll be spending my bonus money on jackets and sweaters because Illinois is cooooollllllldddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No prob Jay. The thing with Mark is even though they have the dyno, it is they were having trouble getting permits through Elk Grove Village because of, you know, it's in the ground and if any fluids, oil, and s**t like that gets into the water system... blah blah blah. It's more of a f**king hassel to deal with it in ground. So he was thinking of just selling the damned thing and try to purchase one of the above ground ones instead, so they can maintain it better without that hassel.

Mikey is a racing addict. I s**t you not! I know Mikey is the main owner of Profunction. Him and my husband shoot the s**t whenever were at the track. He took over a old friend of mine, Dylan's shop which use to be "DS1 Motorsports" that was more of a Subaru/ Nissian shop. As long as you trust what Mikey says and you both have an agreement of what you realisticly set a goal for your car, everything should be smooth sailing when he tunes it for you. Nothing shady about him at all or at least that I'm aware of. Anyone else from the shop might be questionable.

The other guys... eh, there's a reason why I don't deal with them. That's pretty much gotta say alot.

100 shot of what? Nitrous? I could have told ya that was a bad idea. And cmon... stop being a pussy. I've been here longer than you and I still don't own a jacket. Just hoodies.