Houston Performance - Page 3

JDs00GT · 01-28-2008, 05:03 PM

i'm suprised nobody's brought up Fastlane yet.

MdniteMustang00 · 01-29-2008, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by VCS_SSSTANG

I think with any performance shop your gonna find a million and one horror stories.

And with internet forums, the problem is differentiating from which stories actually have the shop error to back them up, and which stories have USER error written all on them.

that's very true too...

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Originally Posted by Bombero_20

hey I spotted you last night when I was coming from the auto show, car sounded nice and was very clean..

well thank you

2005RedGT · 01-29-2008, 11:02 AM

Patrick at PSI is hard to get ahold of ... it can be frustrating. However, I have had my car at many shops in the last few year (from tuners, auto body, repairs, engine bulding, etc) and while it may be slow to get on the list at PSI, he is only shop that has been able to get power & drivability correct. Hell, his knowledge Ford Modulars also fixed problems that other shops created. Price was good, knowledge was great and the outcome is perfect.

And yes. I am a fan of PSI because of the great results he has produced for me

-Bryan

BT03mach-1 · 01-29-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MdniteMustang00

that's very true too...

well thank you

Hi :-)

MdniteMustang00 · 01-29-2008, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BT03mach-1

Hi :-)

Biiiiillll! Wasssssuppp!!!!

jc01cobra · 02-08-2008, 02:18 PM

dropped of my car and picked it 2 days later for a tune , and all i got was hp reading , they also just uploaded the diablosport performance tune, they did not dyno tune it or used the custome tune part, i found this out out by checking the last tune written on the tuner

y2kGT · 02-08-2008, 03:40 PM

if they read your hp then they dynoed it....

2005RedGT · 02-08-2008, 03:43 PM

Dyno yes, but maybe he paid for (or was expecting) a Dyno Tune.

-Bryan

y2kGT · 02-08-2008, 03:59 PM

was the tune changed on your diablo? i bet it was. If it was'nt locked he probably just changed the tune that way it can be tuned again easier.

86sleeper · 02-08-2008, 04:22 PM

or maybe it wasn't tuned and it was just the standard diablo tune.

y2kGT · 02-08-2008, 07:14 PM

why put a car on the dyno if your only going to only put on a diablo tune..Why would he mess up his name on something that got known for? It just does'nt make sense...But there is always a maybe!

jc01cobra · 02-08-2008, 07:36 PM

i paid for a dyno tuned, they even told me to buy spark plugs and a cooler t-stat so they can get more out of it. So i told them to install them for me since i was dropping it of, they sure, day later they call me and told me it was ready , so i go and they give me sheet with my hp, no torque a/f ect. when i pay they told me that i didnt need the t-stat and spark plugs because my car didnt need them, so i said ok and paid what i had to pay. checked my tuner later that day and it said that the last tune written was the one that i had already installed which was the performance tune, not a custom dealer tune, all perameters were untouched except for the timing which was advanced 1or 2 degrees more than i had already advanced it. i was so pissed that i did nothing, my fault but i think you all would like to know.

myblack93gt · 02-08-2008, 08:17 PM

My car was dyno tuned by richard w/ a predator its the same way dude! Relax im sure you didnt get screwed and by the way his dyno sheets only show hp and afr!

jc01cobra · 02-09-2008, 09:37 PM

so tell me whats so custom about your tune and mine dude

y2kGT · 02-09-2008, 11:24 PM

the diffrence between the actual original diable tune and the on written by the tuner. There was a 7.5 hp difference to the wheels with his tuned compared to the diablo tune! Thats not custom? Mine was tuned also and I stayed and watched mine and myblack93gt's get done. Not to mention te countless others get done CUSTOM. Why would yours be so special?

jc01cobra · 02-09-2008, 11:40 PM

im not going to get into internet typing war with you both im just letting you all know how i felt after the so called CUSTOM tune i got from strictly, if you both liked your results thats awesome for you

y2kGT · 02-09-2008, 11:44 PM

Cool. Just I don't want to start a "war" either... Just giving my honest $.02..Not saying your a liar or anything..Every shop has horror stories and so on I just don't like ot when only people bash and not show there good results..In your account you were unsatisfied and should have said something. You still should. I would call Richard himself or talk to Jeramey and see whats going on..maybe a retune?

86sleeper · 02-12-2008, 05:22 PM

i agree with saying something.

Another side to this is that the hand held tuners do not show you all the possible parameters when it comes to tuning a car. The hand held tuners will only show a few parameters like spark advance, gear ratio, fuel, etc...
It is possible that the only change you can see via your hand held is the added timing as he may have made that change after the fact. He may also leave the tune titles the same as they are from Diablo.
For example, my custom tune still has the name of the original tune from SCT, but it is very custom as my software shows. My A/F is much different from stock, but everytime I load it back onto my hand held, I still have the same +/- fuel options as well as spark advance. If you were to look at my hand held and compare it to one off the shelf, there isn't much difference to the rookie.

Maybe you did get screwed, but you are not giving us enough info to agree. You should call Strictly and complain regardless. If they blow you off, then by all means go back to bashing them.

y2kGT · 02-12-2008, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86sleeper

i agree with saying something.

Another side to this is that the hand held tuners do not show you all the possible parameters when it comes to tuning a car. The hand held tuners will only show a few parameters like spark advance, gear ratio, fuel, etc...
It is possible that the only change you can see via your hand held is the added timing as he may have made that change after the fact. He may also leave the tune titles the same as they are from Diablo.
For example, my custom tune still has the name of the original tune from SCT, but it is very custom as my software shows. My A/F is much different from stock, but everytime I load it back onto my hand held, I still have the same +/- fuel options as well as spark advance. If you were to look at my hand held and compare it to one off the shelf, there isn't much difference to the rookie.

Maybe you did get screwed, but you are not giving us enough info to agree. You should call Strictly and complain regardless. If they blow you off, then by all means go back to bashing them.

+1...What i was trying to say but put much better

ccbyrd007 · 02-19-2008, 07:29 PM

Hi guys,

Has any one gone to FastLanes? How is their workmanship? I drive by it all the time but I was trying to get some opinions about the shop first.

Fastlane Incorporated, Think Fast!

01-28-2008, 05:03 PM	#41
JDs00GT Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 158 Trader Rating: (0)	i'm suprised nobody's brought up Fastlane yet. __________________ 2000 GT- Sold 1996 Mystic SVT-Sold 2004 GT-Wifes Daily 1998 V6-My Daily ????-New toy to come soon. Your guess is as good as mine.

01-29-2008, 11:02 AM	#43
2005RedGT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lake Jackson, TX Posts: 59 Trader Rating: (0)	Patrick at PSI is hard to get ahold of ... it can be frustrating. However, I have had my car at many shops in the last few year (from tuners, auto body, repairs, engine bulding, etc) and while it may be slow to get on the list at PSI, he is only shop that has been able to get power & drivability correct. Hell, his knowledge Ford Modulars also fixed problems that other shops created. Price was good, knowledge was great and the outcome is perfect. And yes. I am a fan of PSI because of the great results he has produced for me -Bryan __________________ 2005 Mustang GT - 520+rwhp Built 3v w/ P&P heads & custom cams \| P1SC 16# Boost \| 3.4 Pulley JBA Cat4ward Shorties \| Uncatted ProChamber \| Magnaflows \| Automatic \| TCI 3200 Stall \| 3:73 Gears 18x9 18x10 American Racing Killer Black \| CDC Black Billet Grill \| Custom Paint & Body Mods Built Motor by: Houston Performance \| Tuned by: PSI Motorsports Paint by: Chaotic Rods & Customs\| Homepage: My Mustang Page

02-08-2008, 02:18 PM	#46
jc01cobra Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: houston Posts: 10 Trader Rating: (0)	i feel like i got scr:wowspringwed at strictly dropped of my car and picked it 2 days later for a tune , and all i got was hp reading , they also just uploaded the diablosport performance tune, they did not dyno tune it or used the custome tune part, i found this out out by checking the last tune written on the tuner

02-08-2008, 03:40 PM	#47
y2kGT Is that a mach? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 611 Trader Rating: (0)	if they read your hp then they dynoed it.... __________________ Y2kGT-Just another 4-6 1995GTVERT-DD 1989LXVERT-waiting to be reborn!

02-08-2008, 03:43 PM	#48
2005RedGT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lake Jackson, TX Posts: 59 Trader Rating: (0)	Dyno yes, but maybe he paid for (or was expecting) a Dyno Tune. -Bryan __________________ 2005 Mustang GT - 520+rwhp Built 3v w/ P&P heads & custom cams \| P1SC 16# Boost \| 3.4 Pulley JBA Cat4ward Shorties \| Uncatted ProChamber \| Magnaflows \| Automatic \| TCI 3200 Stall \| 3:73 Gears 18x9 18x10 American Racing Killer Black \| CDC Black Billet Grill \| Custom Paint & Body Mods Built Motor by: Houston Performance \| Tuned by: PSI Motorsports Paint by: Chaotic Rods & Customs\| Homepage: My Mustang Page

02-08-2008, 03:59 PM	#49
y2kGT Is that a mach? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 611 Trader Rating: (0)	was the tune changed on your diablo? i bet it was. If it was'nt locked he probably just changed the tune that way it can be tuned again easier. __________________ Y2kGT-Just another 4-6 1995GTVERT-DD 1989LXVERT-waiting to be reborn!

02-08-2008, 04:22 PM	#50
86sleeper Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: deer park Posts: 2,393 Trader Rating: (0)	or maybe it wasn't tuned and it was just the standard diablo tune. __________________ MIKE '86 GT:high 12's Sold '01 GT:low 11's for sale

02-08-2008, 07:14 PM	#51
y2kGT Is that a mach? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 611 Trader Rating: (0)	why put a car on the dyno if your only going to only put on a diablo tune..Why would he mess up his name on something that got known for? It just does'nt make sense...But there is always a maybe! __________________ Y2kGT-Just another 4-6 1995GTVERT-DD 1989LXVERT-waiting to be reborn!

02-08-2008, 07:36 PM	#52
jc01cobra Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: houston Posts: 10 Trader Rating: (0)	i paid for a dyno tuned, they even told me to buy spark plugs and a cooler t-stat so they can get more out of it. So i told them to install them for me since i was dropping it of, they sure, day later they call me and told me it was ready , so i go and they give me sheet with my hp, no torque a/f ect. when i pay they told me that i didnt need the t-stat and spark plugs because my car didnt need them, so i said ok and paid what i had to pay. checked my tuner later that day and it said that the last tune written was the one that i had already installed which was the performance tune, not a custom dealer tune, all perameters were untouched except for the timing which was advanced 1or 2 degrees more than i had already advanced it. i was so pissed that i did nothing, my fault but i think you all would like to know.

02-08-2008, 08:17 PM	#53
myblack93gt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 617 Trader Rating: (0)	My car was dyno tuned by richard w/ a predator its the same way dude! Relax im sure you didnt get screwed and by the way his dyno sheets only show hp and afr!

02-09-2008, 09:37 PM	#54
jc01cobra Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: houston Posts: 10 Trader Rating: (0)	so tell me whats so custom about your tune and mine dude

02-09-2008, 11:24 PM	#55
y2kGT Is that a mach? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 611 Trader Rating: (0)	the diffrence between the actual original diable tune and the on written by the tuner. There was a 7.5 hp difference to the wheels with his tuned compared to the diablo tune! Thats not custom? Mine was tuned also and I stayed and watched mine and myblack93gt's get done. Not to mention te countless others get done CUSTOM. Why would yours be so special? __________________ Y2kGT-Just another 4-6 1995GTVERT-DD 1989LXVERT-waiting to be reborn!

02-09-2008, 11:40 PM	#56
jc01cobra Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: houston Posts: 10 Trader Rating: (0)	im not going to get into internet typing war with you both im just letting you all know how i felt after the so called CUSTOM tune i got from strictly, if you both liked your results thats awesome for you

02-09-2008, 11:44 PM	#57
y2kGT Is that a mach? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 611 Trader Rating: (0)	Cool. Just I don't want to start a "war" either... Just giving my honest $.02..Not saying your a liar or anything..Every shop has horror stories and so on I just don't like ot when only people bash and not show there good results..In your account you were unsatisfied and should have said something. You still should. I would call Richard himself or talk to Jeramey and see whats going on..maybe a retune? __________________ Y2kGT-Just another 4-6 1995GTVERT-DD 1989LXVERT-waiting to be reborn!

02-12-2008, 05:22 PM	#58
86sleeper Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: deer park Posts: 2,393 Trader Rating: (0)	i agree with saying something. Another side to this is that the hand held tuners do not show you all the possible parameters when it comes to tuning a car. The hand held tuners will only show a few parameters like spark advance, gear ratio, fuel, etc... It is possible that the only change you can see via your hand held is the added timing as he may have made that change after the fact. He may also leave the tune titles the same as they are from Diablo. For example, my custom tune still has the name of the original tune from SCT, but it is very custom as my software shows. My A/F is much different from stock, but everytime I load it back onto my hand held, I still have the same +/- fuel options as well as spark advance. If you were to look at my hand held and compare it to one off the shelf, there isn't much difference to the rookie. Maybe you did get screwed, but you are not giving us enough info to agree. You should call Strictly and complain regardless. If they blow you off, then by all means go back to bashing them. __________________ MIKE '86 GT:high 12's Sold '01 GT:low 11's for sale

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02-19-2008, 07:29 PM	#60
ccbyrd007 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NW Houston Texas Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0)	Hi guys, Has any one gone to FastLanes? How is their workmanship? I drive by it all the time but I was trying to get some opinions about the shop first. Fastlane Incorporated, Think Fast! __________________ always learning something new.....