[redEYEjedi]

Hey there forum,

I'm curious to know what shops everyone uses for their modding these days. I know socal has a huge selection of shops, so obviously its to our advantage as consumers to be able to pick and choose who we send our business.

Question is, who are your top 3 socal tuning shops, and most importantly, WHY?!

Sharing is caring, and would definitely like to hear other peoples opinions and feedback. I know every shop has it's own fanboys, so if you feel inclined to "rep" your shop, please provide some reasons as to why.

Thanks in advance and hoping to hear some varied responses!

[3750xMikey]

Cobb

[matteucciE92]

Ltbmw

[DanielGonz]

FSR Motorsports HANDS DOWN makes it to the top 3.

They build 1000+HP Supra's, Single Turbo E46 M3's, got a SERIOUS build on an M3 Coupe, etc etc. Just google them or watch their youtube videos.

[YMB_F80]

if your modding your car LTMW is the way to go! their work speak for themselves, and all the people that work there are super friendly

[LTsmash]

Originally Posted by sono0b

if your modding your car LTMW is the way to go! their work speak for themselves, and all the people that work there are super friendly

+1

[creaminz]

I might be biased but LTMW has to be my #1 pick since they worked on my previous E90 335, numbers of flawless transformations and now my E92 M3...what can I say? Every work they did on my cars surpassed my expectation. I couldn't be happier with my shop choice. I am anxious, picky, and want my car to look coo, LTMW kept me happy for the past 4-5 years, seems legit

#2 has to be EAS, I dealt with them for few stuffs and trust me I am not even their regular customer but they always took care of me like I was their customer forever. Very professional.

#3 "If ever I believe my work is done... then I start Back at One......yeah yeah~."

[edirtaynine]

you have the sickest E91 ive ever seen.

[redEYEjedi]

Originally Posted by 3750xMikey

Cobb

Thanks for that rec! You're the first to bring them up, between e90post.com and m3post.com so I'll definitely look into them too!!

Originally Posted by DanielGonz

FSR Motorsports HANDS DOWN makes it to the top 3.

They build 1000+HP Supra's, Single Turbo E46 M3's, got a SERIOUS build on an M3 Coupe, etc etc. Just google them or watch their youtube videos.

Wow that's quite a list of projects. VERY impressive!!

Originally Posted by sono0b

if your modding your car LTMW is the way to go! their work speak for themselves, and all the people that work there are super friendly

Yes indeed LTMW is quite convenient for all the SGV socal members. They are very popular within the e90post community the most it seems.

Originally Posted by edirtaynine

you have the sickest E91 ive ever seen.

Thank you sir! It's definitely a work in progress. There would be more progress but some unforeseen setbacks have slowed things down a lot..

[redEYEjedi]

Also it's very interesting to see the differences of recommendations between e90post and M3post alone.

The majority of e90post members rec LTMW

VS

The majority of m3post members rec MRF, EAS, Trinity, AUTOTALENT etc.

Any other suggestions? Thanks so much for the information so far, and hopefully this is useful for anyone else also!

[jlcf22]

To get your car tuned? FSR motorsports or Cobb to install performance parts I would go to LTMW

[redEYEjedi]

Originally Posted by jlcf22

To get your car tuned? FSR motorsports or Cobb to install performance parts I would go to LTMW

Thanks for the info. So you're saying go to FSR Motorsports or Cobb for major performance mods and LTMW for simple bolt on performance installs? Just wanted to clarify.

[DanielGonz]

Originally Posted by redEYEjedi

Thanks for the info. So you're saying go to FSR Motorsports or Cobb for major performance mods and LTMW for simple bolt on performance installs? Just wanted to clarify.

Why not go to the shop that can do extensive major performance mods for the simple bolt on mods? One-stop shop. If they can build turbo kits from scratch, I'm sure installing downpipes would be a piece of cake assuming they are good products from the start. Or hell, just have them make you custom downpipes that way you KNOW the fitment will be nothing short of perfect? FSR also does custom intercoolers, plumbing, etc etc.

[redEYEjedi]

Originally Posted by DanielGonz

Why not go to the shop that can do extensive major performance mods for the simple bolt on mods? One-stop shop. If they can build turbo kits from scratch, I'm sure installing downpipes would be a piece of cake assuming they are good products from the start. Or hell, just have them make you custom downpipes that way you KNOW the fitment will be nothing short of perfect? FSR also does custom intercoolers, plumbing, etc etc.

So you're recommending FSR? Have you used them before? I'm not familiar with this shop. Thanks in advance!

[DanielGonz]

Originally Posted by redEYEjedi

So you're recommending FSR? Have you used them before? I'm not familiar with this shop. Thanks in advance!

Yes, indefinitely recommending them. They've had me as a customer for over 9 years. They're now some of my best friends there. Just Youtube search FSR Motorsports, or visit their website for some cool builds. They've worked on Frederick Aasbo's Supra, along with many MANY other awesome and ridiculous fast builds. They just fixed and updated a popular and very fast Yellow Porsche 911 Turbo that pushes out 900+, multiple 1000+hp Supra's, many M3's and 335's, record-breaking 3000GT VR4's, etc etc. They even completed my Single Turbo VR4 build when I dropped the ball half way through.

[R.G.]

Had a couple pro tunes done at FSR and was impressed with them. They're definitely professionals and would trust them with my car for any work.

[3750xMikey]

yeah cobb makes it pull faster and harder , my buddy has a V2 accessport for the $ you def get a product that's worth it . not too expensive and def unleashes a diff monster i, plus if you have to take it to the bmw dealer just unmarry it and bam no voiding warranties . ps the Version 3 is out i rather pay $900 and get a updated version and better software the V2 will do fine tho

[redEYEjedi]

So anyone else have any suggestions? For some reason e90post has less suggestions than M3post. Anyone do anything besides cosmetic mods here?

[AW M4]

In no particular order:

LTMW
Bavarianx
Mod bargains
Evolution Racewerks
EAS

[PaulBailey@ltbmw]

Originally Posted by creaminz

I might be biased but LTMW has to be my #1 pick since they worked on my previous E90 335, numbers of flawless transformations and now my E92 M3...what can I say? Every work they did on my cars surpassed my expectation. I couldn't be happier with my shop choice. I am anxious, picky, and want my car to look coo, LTMW kept me happy for the past 4-5 years, seems legit

#2 has to be EAS, I dealt with them for few stuffs and trust me I am not even their regular customer but they always took care of me like I was their customer forever. Very professional.

#3 "If ever I believe my work is done... then I start Back at One......yeah yeah~."