Good performance shops in ct

F80_M3llow · 03-13-2011, 01:45 AM

Hi guys looking for some performance shops in CT that know what they r doing. Bin to a couple but won't mention any names?

YIMMA2k5 · 03-13-2011, 10:47 PM

Last summer I knew a buddy of mine who worked at the same country club as me and he whipped a e46 330ci zhp he went to ICS performance and met up with the guy to install/purchase a custom exhaust kit. He said they did a real clean job. There in stamford give them a try.
http://www.icsperformance.com/

shazzy04 · 03-13-2011, 10:49 PM

I'm pretty sure helix is reputable. Some guys in jersey reppin their ic's and love it

DefactoM6 · 03-13-2011, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by YIMMA2k5

Last summer I knew a buddy of mine who worked at the same country club as me and he whipped a e46 330ci zhp he went to ICS performance and met up with the guy to install/purchase a custom exhaust kit. He said they did a real clean job. There in stamford give them a try.
http://www.icsperformance.com/

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YIMMA2k5 · 03-14-2011, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DefactoM6

He was extremely, extremely lucky then. Or he just never looked under his car.

why do they suck?

YIMMA2k5 · 03-14-2011, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DefactoM6

He was extremely, extremely lucky then. Or he just never looked under his car.

BTW NICE 88 you got there man! -whistles- red n bbs rims

joed1 · 03-14-2011, 08:12 AM

I see you are on West side of the state, but you might want to give Josh a call here. He's meticulous and fair.

http://www.excelerateperformance.com/

ApexM3 · 03-14-2011, 01:52 PM

I went with a friend to ICS once and found the salesman/owner extremely pushy.. not only that but they work on a lot of their cars outside in the elements. I guess "the Shop" in norwalk is ok but ive never been there. IF you want the absolute best you need to go to Akuma motorsports in NJ. Or in New Rochelle NY there is a place called Proformance Industries. Thats where i will be getting my new HRE's installed.

DefactoM6 · 03-14-2011, 04:02 PM

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YIMMA2k5 · 03-15-2011, 01:37 AM

^^ WOW

sorry for your hard fight you put up against them!

ZTZ1010 · 03-15-2011, 06:51 AM

call Mike Belanger @ After FX in stamford. They used to be Performance Outfitters group, and recently got bought. Great guys

ApexM3 · 03-15-2011, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DefactoM6

Thanks man...in many ways, the project has taken the shape it has due to ICS touching the car...and I don't mean that in a good way.

Oh my...where do I begin. Got acid on every single panel of my car that ate through the paint, then shunted responsibility because he sent it out while it was in his hands...Had his tuner do a band-aid tune on my car that ultimately led to it needing a rebuild less than 2500 miles after it got a fully built motor, and handed me a fake dyno sheet to try and appease me (was a sheet from a different car), charged for installs of parts that were never installed, things that were installed dangerously or grossly incorrectly, used one of my cars as a parts car instead of doing the work that he was supposed to do on it...and when I wanted him to put it all back together so that I could sell it, instead of manning up and saying that he sold the parts off my car, he put parts that belonged to a friend of mine on my car, without his permission..."lost" thousands of dollars worth of my parts, which took the threat of legal action to get back.

And that's just a few highlights from my personal experience. I have friends who have had much worse. I witnessed all sorts of things...putting O2 sims in a grand marquis that had a cat code (highly illegal), using customer cars as his daily drivers (the nice ones), as parts getters (the not so nice ones), using customer cars to participate in street races and grudge races (oftentimes races against his brother, who owns TheShop, and is no better) without their knowledge or consent, then charging them if something broke. Those are just some highlights. Oh, and mind you, any time I say anything negative about him, his brother (owner of TheShop...and mind you, they are bitter enemies), or their dad, who did 16 years in prison in the largest cocaine bust in CT history (he was actually arrested at Imported Cars of Stamford, AKA ICS Performance) in a public area, or if it in some way stories I relate to others find their way back to either of them(without my name ever being mentioned), my phone blows up with phone calls and texts from whichever party has been butthurt by the oh so searing pain of...the truth.

Wow.. what a horror story.

joed1 · 03-15-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DefactoM6

Thanks man...in many ways, the project has taken the shape it has due to ICS touching the car...and I don't mean that in a good way.

Oh my...where do I begin. Got acid on every single panel of my car that ate through the paint, then shunted responsibility because he sent it out while it was in his hands...Had his tuner do a band-aid tune on my car that ultimately led to it needing a rebuild less than 2500 miles after it got a fully built motor, and handed me a fake dyno sheet to try and appease me (was a sheet from a different car), charged for installs of parts that were never installed, things that were installed dangerously or grossly incorrectly, used one of my cars as a parts car instead of doing the work that he was supposed to do on it...and when I wanted him to put it all back together so that I could sell it, instead of manning up and saying that he sold the parts off my car, he put parts that belonged to a friend of mine on my car, without his permission..."lost" thousands of dollars worth of my parts, which took the threat of legal action to get back.

And that's just a few highlights from my personal experience. I have friends who have had much worse. I witnessed all sorts of things...putting O2 sims in a grand marquis that had a cat code (highly illegal), using customer cars as his daily drivers (the nice ones), as parts getters (the not so nice ones), using customer cars to participate in street races and grudge races (oftentimes races against his brother, who owns TheShop, and is no better) without their knowledge or consent, then charging them if something broke. Those are just some highlights. Oh, and mind you, any time I say anything negative about him, his brother (owner of TheShop...and mind you, they are bitter enemies), or their dad, who did 16 years in prison in the largest cocaine bust in CT history (he was actually arrested at Imported Cars of Stamford, AKA ICS Performance) in a public area, or if it in some way stories I relate to others find their way back to either of them(without my name ever being mentioned), my phone blows up with phone calls and texts from whichever party has been butthurt by the oh so searing pain of...the truth.

Whew, Josh is sounding better by the minute. LOL

F80_M3llow · 03-30-2011, 07:51 PM

Trust me i know all the stuff that goes on at ics and the shop i will never go back to the shop ever again never really went to ics but my cuzin use to work there and he left shortly after. Bunch of clowns at thease shops so called proffesional. My ass

nestle914 · 04-02-2011, 09:16 AM

Josh is the man @excelerate....203-483-6100

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F80_M3llow Lieutenant Colonel 204 Rep 1,714 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norwalk CT iTrader: (14) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 [9.00] 2008 135i [7.00]	Good performance shops in ct Hi guys looking for some performance shops in CT that know what they r doing. Bin to a couple but won't mention any names?
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YIMMA2k5 Private First Class 13 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 2011 Le Mans Blue 328xi Msport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 328xdrive ... [0.00] 2003 BMW 3series [0.00] 2006 330I [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	Last summer I knew a buddy of mine who worked at the same country club as me and he whipped a e46 330ci zhp he went to ICS performance and met up with the guy to install/purchase a custom exhaust kit. He said they did a real clean job. There in stamford give them a try. http://www.icsperformance.com/
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shazzy04 Lieutenant Colonel 29 Rep 1,864 Posts Drives: '15 F22 M235i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Jersey iTrader: (6)	I'm pretty sure helix is reputable. Some guys in jersey reppin their ic's and love it __________________ 2015 M235i - Mineral Gray/Coral Red - Cold Weather/ Technology/Premium Packages Mods coming soon
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03-14-2011, 08:12 AM	#7
joed1 ED RN 19 Rep 423 Posts Drives: 2009 335xi coupe/2011 X3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	I see you are on West side of the state, but you might want to give Josh a call here. He's meticulous and fair. http://www.excelerateperformance.com/
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ApexM3 Lieutenant Colonel 97 Rep 1,650 Posts Drives: '16 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NY iTrader: (13) Garage List 16 BMW M3 [0.00]	I went with a friend to ICS once and found the salesman/owner extremely pushy.. not only that but they work on a lot of their cars outside in the elements. I guess "the Shop" in norwalk is ok but ive never been there. IF you want the absolute best you need to go to Akuma motorsports in NJ. Or in New Rochelle NY there is a place called Proformance Industries. Thats where i will be getting my new HRE's installed. __________________ Current: 2019 F90 M5 Competition Previous: 2016 F80 M3 Past: 2013 E92 M3 Past: 2011 E92 335Xi
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YIMMA2k5 Private First Class 13 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 2011 Le Mans Blue 328xi Msport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 328xdrive ... [0.00] 2003 BMW 3series [0.00] 2006 330I [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	^^ WOW sorry for your hard fight you put up against them!
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ZTZ1010 Aficionado of All Things Vroom 184 Rep 1,217 Posts Drives: 2020 F97 X3M Competition Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (9)	call Mike Belanger @ After FX in stamford. They used to be Performance Outfitters group, and recently got bought. Great guys __________________ Current: 2020 F97 X3M Competition Retired: '18 6MT AW F30 340x Drive \| '15 6MT F80 M3\| '11 AW DCT E92 M3\| '09 6MT AW E90 335i\| 08' 6MT E92 328xi
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F80_M3llow Lieutenant Colonel 204 Rep 1,714 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norwalk CT iTrader: (14) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 [9.00] 2008 135i [7.00]	Trust me i know all the stuff that goes on at ics and the shop i will never go back to the shop ever again never really went to ics but my cuzin use to work there and he left shortly after. Bunch of clowns at thease shops so called proffesional. My ass
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