POLL: Top 3 PERFORMANCE SHOPS in USA????
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I'm from Michigan and a huge tigers fan!! Cant wait for the season to start!
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If you are referring to lingenfelter there prices are not that bad. Hey are you from Michigan or just a tigers fan? I believe the 624 horse 600 torque package is around 11k. You have to take into account resale. A lingenfelter corvette will bring more then then some random supercharged similar vette. Not to mention the warranty. You figure a good shop like some of the ones mentioned here are gonna run you around 8 or 9k with installation. So another 2k for lingenfelter name and warranty is not bad. Also the resale value will be higher.
I'm from Michigan and a huge tigers fan!! Cant wait for the season to start!
I'm from Michigan and a huge tigers fan!! Cant wait for the season to start!
OTOH, simply trading up to a Z06 gets you far more than any of these shops provide from a complete package aspect (engine, trans, suspension, brakes, wheels, tires and bodywork) and you get a full factory warranty and a stellar resale history.
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The truth of the matter is that a good shop that can build it needs 2 things... a fabricator and calibrator. That is where vengeance shines.... They have the best i've seen on both departments in a while...
If you have a fabricator and a calibrator, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.
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If you are referring to lingenfelter there prices are not that bad. Hey are you from Michigan or just a tigers fan? I believe the 624 horse 600 torque package is around 11k. You have to take into account resale. A lingenfelter corvette will bring more then then some random supercharged similar vette. Not to mention the warranty. You figure a good shop like some of the ones mentioned here are gonna run you around 8 or 9k with installation. So another 2k for lingenfelter name and warranty is not bad. Also the resale value will be higher.
I'm from Michigan and a huge tigers fan!! Cant wait for the season to start!
I'm from Michigan and a huge tigers fan!! Cant wait for the season to start!
Yes I'm from Michigan. Grew up in Pontiac and come home a few times a year. My grandfather owns a shop on Woodward so I make sure to come back for the Dream Cruise.
Where can you get that kit brand new installed and tuned for that price?
The truth of the matter is that a good shop that can build it needs 2 things... a fabricator and calibrator. That is where vengeance shines.... They have the best i've seen on both departments in a while...
If you have a fabricator and a calibrator, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.
The truth of the matter is that a good shop that can build it needs 2 things... a fabricator and calibrator. That is where vengeance shines.... They have the best i've seen on both departments in a while...
If you have a fabricator and a calibrator, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.
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I never said i would not trust any of the reputable tuners on here. I have not had experience with any of them but i can definitely tell they do a great job with all the happy customers on here. My question is what happens with something on your car breaks??? Then what?
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Just curious what thats based on?
There is only one performance shop that I know of that has engineered, patented, and manufactured their own supercharger. There is only one which GM has trusted enough to give a factory RPO on two different generations of Corvette. Rick Hendrick trusted them to build his 25th Anniversary Camaro. They set the world record for a street legal production car at 254.76mph is 1988. Their C6 demo car has 200k miles and still runs 10.80s 100% emissions legal.
The list could go on....Im curious if anyone's resume stacks up.
Only one has done all of that and more. Callaway
There is only one performance shop that I know of that has engineered, patented, and manufactured their own supercharger. There is only one which GM has trusted enough to give a factory RPO on two different generations of Corvette. Rick Hendrick trusted them to build his 25th Anniversary Camaro. They set the world record for a street legal production car at 254.76mph is 1988. Their C6 demo car has 200k miles and still runs 10.80s 100% emissions legal.
The list could go on....Im curious if anyone's resume stacks up.
Only one has done all of that and more. Callaway
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Paying a shop $11k+ for a warrantied setup is just prepaying for the next motor. If you spend $6k at a great shop/tuner like FSP/vengance/LMR/etc you can have the $5k in the bank, and if nothing happens, great you get to keep/invest/use that money. If something does happen, you are no worse off, and in fact have a chance to put a forged/better motor in.
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Seriously though, this can be done for under 11K.....
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...injection.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...injection.html
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St. Jude Donor'15
Warning to all......
Guys, guys, guys......
This is REALLY stupid. Can't we have at least ONE thread where MEN don't get their panties in a bunch?
Next punch pulled on another member gets banned from CorvetteForum. All personal arguers get the hammer......
This is REALLY stupid. Can't we have at least ONE thread where MEN don't get their panties in a bunch?
Next punch pulled on another member gets banned from CorvetteForum. All personal arguers get the hammer......
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There is only one performance shop that I know of that has engineered, patented, and manufactured their own supercharger. There is only one which GM has trusted enough to give a factory RPO on two different generations of Corvette. Rick Hendrick trusted them to build his 25th Anniversary Camaro. They set the world record for a street legal production car at 254.76mph is 1988. Their C6 demo car has 200k miles and still runs 10.80s 100% emissions legal.
The list could go on....Im curious if anyone's resume stacks up.
Only one has done all of that and more. Callaway
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What matters!
What matters when you are trying to find the best of the best. Because there is an answer. There is one that is a notch above the rest. And it is the one in the same that GM recognizes to the leader. Late Model Racecraft. They stay in constant communication with the head of GM Performance Parts and get to have the brain to pick of the head aero engineer from GM. I think if Jamie Meyer were to mod his Vette it would be at LMR. Now, of ALL the shops listed to this point. What competes with those acalades??
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What matters when you are trying to find the best of the best. Because there is an answer. There is one that is a notch above the rest. And it is the one in the same that GM recognizes to the leader. Late Model Racecraft. They stay in constant communication with the head of GM Performance Parts and get to have the brain to pick of the head aero engineer from GM. I think if Jamie Meyer were to mod his Vette it would be at LMR. Now, of ALL the shops listed to this point. What competes with those acalades??
Who competes on the same level? Katech (might be a higher level), Vengeance, Livernoise, Lingenfelter, LG Motorsports, ECS, etc and that is just for Vette stuff.
If you want you can expand to places like AMS, MTI, Cobb, Switzer, JoTech, Titan, etc etc
There are a lot of very good and reputable shops out there.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
Well, even though your entire post is opinion, LMR is a good shop.
Who competes on the same level? Katech (might be a higher level), Vengeance, Livernoise, Lingenfelter, LG Motorsports, ECS, etc and that is just for Vette stuff.
If you want you can expand to places like AMS, MTI, Cobb, Switzer, JoTech, Titan, etc etc
There are a lot of very good and reputable shops out there.
Who competes on the same level? Katech (might be a higher level), Vengeance, Livernoise, Lingenfelter, LG Motorsports, ECS, etc and that is just for Vette stuff.
If you want you can expand to places like AMS, MTI, Cobb, Switzer, JoTech, Titan, etc etc
There are a lot of very good and reputable shops out there.
It's scary how much I'm agreeing with Higgs these days.
LMR is a great shop (mentioned in my own opinion), but it's sort of improper to state an opinion as fact, as I'm sure they would agree with.
There are several accolades that each shop or company listed here possesses. It comes down to choosing the best fit for each individual.
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Not totally incorrect
Well, even though your entire post is opinion, LMR is a good shop.
Who competes on the same level? Katech (might be a higher level), Vengeance, Livernoise, Lingenfelter, LG Motorsports, ECS, etc and that is just for Vette stuff.
If you want you can expand to places like AMS, MTI, Cobb, Switzer, JoTech, Titan, etc etc
There are a lot of very good and reputable shops out there.
Who competes on the same level? Katech (might be a higher level), Vengeance, Livernoise, Lingenfelter, LG Motorsports, ECS, etc and that is just for Vette stuff.
If you want you can expand to places like AMS, MTI, Cobb, Switzer, JoTech, Titan, etc etc
There are a lot of very good and reputable shops out there.