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Old 06-21-2008, 10:00 PM
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<stands up> :hi my name is chris and i have a gambling problem and a car addiction
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Old 06-22-2008, 12:00 AM
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i need to go meet some of the boosted guys in houston. what area are yall in?!
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greens point....but im not boosted just yet....still waiting on my kit to come in

now that i think about it maybe i should start my own tt texas thread
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Old 06-22-2008, 01:14 AM
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no, no! it's not! vegas is a hell hole you don't want to get stuck in! seriously! theres no culture, no love and nothing here for any future generations =(
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wher did that come from...lol
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Old 06-22-2008, 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Scott8
Originally Posted by Mr_Meaty
or vegas...
Vegas is the place to be... as long as you don't have a gambling problem
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Old 06-22-2008, 01:33 AM
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oh yeah, i forgot about that.....ima jackass


now thers something to put in your sig...haha
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Old 06-22-2008, 10:30 PM
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Not sure where i am getting mine tuned though.
Does anyone have any suggestions in the Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, or Austin area...
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Old 06-22-2008, 10:34 PM
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T1racingdevelopment as recommended by most, its in dallas.. there's quite few in houston
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in houston you have

fast lane

sgp

turbochargers.com

thers a few more but i cant think of em right off the top of my head
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Old 06-23-2008, 02:06 AM
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Anymore tuners?
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Old 06-23-2008, 03:21 AM
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are you looking for somewhere near? try to google it, I found few in austin/SA area but not sure bout tuning tc though.. but I suggest just giving a lil drive to a good/known tuner that have tuned tcs.. as long as you have a decent map to run the car with acceptable afrs, you are good to drive some good distance.. just dont boost though, and its never hard not to hit boost
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just go to Jotech in Dallas and have kenny tran tune your car, but seriously. check out psi motorsports or even lethal. i know they tune cobalts and such
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Old 06-23-2008, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by aen
no, no! it's not! vegas is a hell hole you don't want to get stuck in! seriously! theres no culture, no love and nothing here for any future generations =(
um...yeah...thanks for that....my wife was born and raised here and I am reising 3 kids here...thanks for dragging my whole family through the mud just cause you dont' like it here
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Old 06-23-2008, 04:48 AM
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pshhhhh.

it's good if you have a career. but you know vegas isn't a good place phil! don't deny it!
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Old 06-23-2008, 01:58 PM
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I don't know what your talking about...I've lived in 4 states and 5 countries and Vegas is second best only to Southern California...I have a couple friends who left and are now in the process of moving back because they realized it was better here!

What is it you are looking for and where do you think you will find it?
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Originally Posted by Mr_Meaty
I don't know what your talking about...I've lived in 4 states and 5 countries and Vegas is second best only to Southern California...I have a couple friends who left and are now in the process of moving back because they realized it was better here!

What is it you are looking for and where do you think you will find it?
i don't know exactly. maybe just a way out. i don't like gambling....it bothers me badly

anyways, that comment wasn't directed towards you phil or anything, some people find their niche here, i didn't...at all.
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:10 PM
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ok so i talked to a couple of tuners.

SGP quoted me $400 and said it would take 2-2.5 hours.
T1 said they dont mess with the AEM FIC because it is more difficult than the EMS. So forget T1.
Turbochargers.com quoted $475, The owner specializes in the FIC along with Tc's.
Lethal- My friend Jack works their and they only work with domestics. they work on cobalt ss because they are chevy..


So SGP and Turbochargers.com are looking good.
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:33 PM
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i think thats cause Mr. ZPI works at turbochargers.com now. i'm sure he's pretty good with the tc
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:43 PM
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yeah turbochargers has done a lot of tcs before, there was like 3 tcs in there parked, one is 500 hp one.. plus that old zpi tc that was gutted and no motor. I havent heard about sgp tuning tcs but I heard they have a pretty good shop
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