Knight Performance Testimonials
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Racer
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From: Houston Texas
Knight Performance Testimonials
Anyone have any first hand experience with these guys in the Houston area? kpracing.com It seems they have a couple LS7 builds under their belts and when I stopped by, they had some very nice, healthy, higher end cars sitting around and a very nice facility. I'm looking to have a few adjustments made to my car and not sure if I want to keep down the same path I normally take. Not that I have any issues with who has done my work, just exploring options as any informed consumer should.
Pro
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From: Spring Texas
I havent had any work done by them but I met the guys at the recent wannagofast event and they seemed like good people. Have also been to their shop and it always looks clean and organized. I'm also considering them for tuning my ride. Please post up if you get some first hand experience
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Racer
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Well, after speaking with them and being told they didn't need my cam specs to tune the car properly, that it can be pretty much figured out during tuning, I'm out. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard from someone who knew enough about a car to know that one can be tuned.
Racer
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From: Houston TX
Very good bunch over there. Joe is probably one of the best tuners in the Houston Area. The shop is top notch and always clean. What I like about KP Racing is that they keep you updated every step of the way with emails, pictures, and phone calls. They have a lot of heavy hitters using them right now.
Sorry that it didn't work out.
Who by name did you talk to?
Sorry that it didn't work out.
Who by name did you talk to?
Tolero Apto Victum
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From: Woodlands TX
OP: Check out http://www.510racingllc.com/ for your tuning needs, I am very happy with their work, also right next to them is VZ Autoworks http://forums.corvetteforum.com/sout...all-texas.html
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Racer
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From: Houston Texas
Very good bunch over there. Joe is probably one of the best tuners in the Houston Area. The shop is top notch and always clean. What I like about KP Racing is that they keep you updated every step of the way with emails, pictures, and phone calls. They have a lot of heavy hitters using them right now.
Sorry that it didn't work out.
Who by name did you talk to?
Sorry that it didn't work out.
Who by name did you talk to?
Who I spoke to should be obvious if you've ever done business with them. I don't want to say any names in fear of looking like a jerk, time wasting non-customer. The person I spoke with was very nice and attentive. It's all about gut feeling for me and it just wasn't there. That's all.
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Racer
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From: Houston Texas
OP: Check out http://www.510racingllc.com/ for your tuning needs, I am very happy with their work, also right next to them is VZ Autoworks http://forums.corvetteforum.com/sout...all-texas.html
Pro
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From: Spring Texas
OP: Check out http://www.510racingllc.com/ for your tuning needs, I am very happy with their work, also right next to them is VZ Autoworks http://forums.corvetteforum.com/sout...all-texas.html
Does VZ do tuning or are they farming it out?
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Pro
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Very good bunch over there. Joe is probably one of the best tuners in the Houston Area. The shop is top notch and always clean. What I like about KP Racing is that they keep you updated every step of the way with emails, pictures, and phone calls. They have a lot of heavy hitters using them right now.
Sorry that it didn't work out.
Who by name did you talk to?
Sorry that it didn't work out.
Who by name did you talk to?
Greg Good does a lot of the head work for them and KILLS it. Look up some of his viper head work its amazing. I'll probably have a heads /cam set up from them on my GTS before long.
OP: Check out http://www.510racingllc.com/ for your tuning needs, I am very happy with their work, also right next to them is VZ Autoworks http://forums.corvetteforum.com/sout...all-texas.html
They also though my new motor with a windage tray clearance issue was bad and were trying to get me to pull the motor to take it down rather then just spacing the sub frame and checking it. (2 hour job for anyone that knows what they are doing.)
In my eyes KP>LMR>510-Serious Hp-Fastlane-who ever
Haven't dealt with England green but I've heard good things.
Tolero Apto Victum
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From: Woodlands TX
I actually stopped by and had a chat with Matt yesterday at VZ. Very nice guy and took all the time in the world to talk to me. That's always appreciated and I think when a customer actually stops by and inquires about work, it helps the shop take the customer a bit more serious. Maybe it's just me. Matt graciously put a quote together and sent it to me yesterday afternoon. After talking to him and reviewing what it's likely to cost, I'm thinking they're more than capable of handling the task.
Good Luck Sir!
