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[Bongo]

I know this isn't the place for this, but in need of a set of 18" or 20" DR for my rears before the weekend if anyone local may have some for sale. I'm around the DSM area, but can possibly drive an hour to pick them up if there are some around and for a good price. Pm me if you have. Thanks!

Figured I'd have a better chance finding some local quickly if I posted it in here.

[370zyzfr1]

Don't want to beat a dead horse here but I want to start doing some mods and don't know where to take my car. I live In Des moines and would prefer to stay local. I have called Karl's a handful of times but I am very leary. One guy I spoke with isn't there anymore. And this last guy is brand new. Another member on here didn't have a good experience there. I was looking at Ted JRE 125RWHP kit and Karls said I wouldn't get anywhere near that out of those mods and I needed to upgrade cam. They tried selling me on something completely different. That's another discussion. Point is, I want a quality installer that can install all parts. Any suggestions?

I am looking at Teds 125 RWHP package. Headers, intake, 18% pulley, id850 injectors, etc.

[402]

Originally Posted by 370zyzfr1

Don't want to beat a dead horse here but I want to start doing some mods and don't know where to take my car. I live In Des moines and would prefer to stay local. I have called Karl's a handful of times but I am very leary. One guy I spoke with isn't there anymore. And this last guy is brand new. Another member on here didn't have a good experience there. I was looking at Ted JRE 125RWHP kit and Karls said I wouldn't get anywhere near that out of those mods and I needed to upgrade cam. They tried selling me on something completely different. That's another discussion. Point is, I want a quality installer that can install all parts. Any suggestions?

I am looking at Teds 125 RWHP package. Headers, intake, 18% pulley, id850 injectors, etc.

Karl's is and always will be about that dollar. Cam swaps make money.

[rberns]

Check out RPM. It's about 20 minutes south of Des Moines. Otherwise there is Straight Line Performance in Joliet illinois.

[chevyboy01438]

I used teds for my tune and did the rest of my mods myself and the help of this forum. I had no experience working on cars so this project has been a blast so far!

[firefighterassassin]

Originally Posted by 370zyzfr1

Don't want to beat a dead horse here but I want to start doing some mods and don't know where to take my car. I live In Des moines and would prefer to stay local. I have called Karl's a handful of times but I am very leary. One guy I spoke with isn't there anymore. And this last guy is brand new. Another member on here didn't have a good experience there. I was looking at Ted JRE 125RWHP kit and Karls said I wouldn't get anywhere near that out of those mods and I needed to upgrade cam. They tried selling me on something completely different. That's another discussion. Point is, I want a quality installer that can install all parts. Any suggestions?

I am looking at Teds 125 RWHP package. Headers, intake, 18% pulley, id850 injectors, etc.

those mods are pretty easy for a guy to do himself and save some money for other parts. i had a bad experience with karls, on the 24th i am giving them another shot at tuning my car, if im still not happy they agreed to refund my previous payment. i would do a little more research on ted, have heard many mixed reviews. this is my 2 cents.

to me adding bigger injector to stock pump doesnt make a lot of sense?

[402]

Originally Posted by firefighterassassin

those mods are pretty easy for a guy to do himself and save some money for other parts. i had a bad experience with karls, on the 24th i am giving them another shot at tuning my car, if im still not happy they agreed to refund my previous payment. i would do a little more research on ted, have heard many mixed reviews. this is my 2 cents.

to me adding bigger injector to stock pump doesnt make a lot of sense?

The tuner they have now should be able to square you away, now if Karl's would fix their practices Karl's would be golden.

Stock pump will support more power than the stock injectors in most cars.

[IowaGuy]

Does anyone know the fate of bill hf110 and hf111 that was introduced this spring?

The bill will allow cars not originally fired with a front plate bracket or of low height to not require a front plate in Iowa.

Kinda a big deal for sports cars in Iowa!

Edit, found the proposed bill

http://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/Cool-I...se&hbill=Hf110

[LahmannSS]

Doing headers, intake, injectors, and a pulley will undoubtidly get you there. The LSA with a blower is set up for serious HP, all it takes is a few mods like this package to unleash it all. Of course Karls told you that, they just want you to believe you need a cam so you come pay them. After talking to many that have gone there I do not have much respect for them. One guy actually worked previously for them before going to the WS6 store and he told me that they purposly change the adjusted conditions on the dyno to make it appear that you have more HP than is really there. At the end of the day Karls always seem to care more about money and business than they do the customer or the car. My 2 cents anyways. You can look around and find very few good reviews of Karls, you can find pages and pages of people praising Ted and his work. I personally have a tune from Ted and even as a mail order tune I was told it was solid when I put it on the dyno later with widebands hooked up. If you want a shop to do all the work, call these guys https://ws6project.com/user_stor/catalog/ My brother used them for his cam and tune, nothing but great guys who will give you the best deal possible and a very knowledgable.

Originally Posted by 370zyzfr1

Don't want to beat a dead horse here but I want to start doing some mods and don't know where to take my car. I live In Des moines and would prefer to stay local. I have called Karl's a handful of times but I am very leary. One guy I spoke with isn't there anymore. And this last guy is brand new. Another member on here didn't have a good experience there. I was looking at Ted JRE 125RWHP kit and Karls said I wouldn't get anywhere near that out of those mods and I needed to upgrade cam. They tried selling me on something completely different. That's another discussion. Point is, I want a quality installer that can install all parts. Any suggestions?

I am looking at Teds 125 RWHP package. Headers, intake, 18% pulley, id850 injectors, etc.

[cornfield camaro]

[QUOTE=LahmannSS;8477757]Doing headers, intake, injectors, and a pulley will undoubtidly get you there. The LSA with a blower is set up for serious HP, all it takes is a few mods like this package to unleash it all. Of course Karls told you that, they just want you to believe you need a cam so you come pay them. After talking to many that have gone there I do not have much respect for them. One guy actually worked previously for them before going to the WS6 store and he told me that they purposly change the adjusted conditions on the dyno to make it appear that you have more HP than is really there. At the end of the day Karls always seem to care more about money and business than they do the customer or the car. My 2 cents anyways. You can look around and find very few good reviews of Karls, you can find pages and pages of people praising Ted and his work. I personally have a tune from Ted and even as a mail order tune I was told it was solid when I put it on the dyno later with widebands hooked up. If you want a shop to do all the work, call these guys https://ws6project.com/user_stor/catalog/ My brother used them for his cam and tune, nothing but great guys who will give you the best deal possible and a very knowledgable. Google Crown tuning. This guy has done real good for me. 2011 Camaro Kb supercharger, headers, etc.

[xtreme2s]

[QUOTE=cornfield camaro;8478367][QUOTE=LahmannSS;8477757
One guy actually worked previously for them before going to the WS6 store and he told me that they purposly change the adjusted conditions on the dyno to make it appear that you have more HP than is really there. At the end of the day Karls always seem to care more about money and business


I have no horse in this race about Karl Perf. Employee's knowledge issues are always an employers challenge.

That being said, I would tend to think the above statement by a former employee, is all about not saying favorable things on his former employer.

I don't believe they "adjusted" conditions. They happen naturally.

I have had my Camaro on a dyno 4 times. When it was built by Livernois Motorsports 4 1/2 years ago. Then at C5Fest Indy 3 years ago (in 90 degree heat with extreme humidity) and same year a for fun pull after a KP event. First 3 were ALL with-in 10-15whp. The 4th session was last year early spring at KP, doing a same day "before and after" to see if a new carbon fiber driveshaft made any difference (which did show an added 9whp)

Been told my builders: that dyno'ing has many variables anyway, and just a good gage to get a base for results after any mods added. Livernois, Lingenfelter, JRE and others all usually state something in their disclaimers; installed mods the ratings will vary from car to car, etc etc

[402]

Karl's do adjust numbers. Even show it in their videos. For the most part shops increase their numbers or use bullshit correction factors like STD. But if setup up properly it shouldn't be hard to replicate numbers on different Dynos of the same manufacturer.
I personally like using uncorrected to say what cars are really putting down, but some people can't handle the truth. I only use SAE when we are comparing numbers from different days or different mods.

[xtreme2s]

OK....

I was just simply referring to my dyno pull comparisons over the 4 years. That the results were not that far off from each other.

I have no idea what brand dyno Livernois has but I do know mine was done on their portable unit (which is on their many You Tube videos), and not their 4-wheel in-ground unit. The dyno at C5Fest also was a portable. At all of these, I had the usual 3 pulls each, and every pull was a few hp up or down from each other.

[LahmannSS]

xtreme2s - Sorry, I was not trying to offend or start anything, but Karls does adjust numbers to make it appear as though you have more power. does this really matter, no....quarter mile times do! The point was someone wanted a shop to do there work and Karls is not a top choice, at least not at the moment. If i had a C6 corvette and some serious coin they would be my first call.....those conversions to the old stingrays are sick!!