Looking for Reputable Performance Shops in Houston

ImmortalBimmer · 06-24-2016, 03:56 AM

Does anyone know of a reputable shop in Houston that has experience replacing Rod Bearings for the s65 engine?

BrewRifle · 06-24-2016, 08:03 AM

ABR hands down.

rjlangit · 06-24-2016, 04:07 PM

Alex @ abr
All day, everyday.
I live in midtown and go there for everything. I have my bearing swap scheduled there this Monday.

surlynkid · 06-24-2016, 05:09 PM

Yup. Alex at ABR.

chamba002 · 06-27-2016, 01:29 PM

ABR Houston is really good, kinda pricey but if you want it done right... take it to ABR. They did my bearing replacement on my M3 and no problems and I do a track or drift event once a month. VAC coated bearings with ARP rod bolts.

jphughan · 06-29-2016, 05:30 PM

I'm always puzzled by people specifying that they want recommendations for a "reputable" something or other. With the possible exception of those running setups that won't pass smog, has anyone ever asked for a recommendation to a shady outfit?

RoundelObsession · 06-29-2016, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jphughan

I'm always puzzled by people specifying that they want recommendations for a "reputable" something or other. With the possible exception of those running setups that won't pass smog, has anyone ever asked for a recommendation to a shady outfit?

I do not think anybody has asked for a shady shop but people recommend them all the time. How should one ask for a "reputable" shop?

jphughan · 06-29-2016, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RoundelObsession

I do not think anybody has asked for a shady shop but people recommend them all the time. How should one ask for a "reputable" shop?

People knowingly recommend shady shops? Why?

Kong Sheng Han · 06-30-2016, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jphughan

People knowingly recommend shady shops? Why?

Because they think those shops are good.

An example in Houston..
Facebook group called Eurotic of Houston had a guy named Daniel Penny, who started a car business even though he wasn't ASE certified/licensed/etc. Quite a few people went to him, thought he did good work, and recommended him. Maybe a year later, everyone learns that his work is shit, and he screwed people out of thousands of dollars. Then he disappears.

I actually ordered quite a few car parts through him and his ECS Tuning dealer account. He had some kind of fancy lock to his shop that could be unlocked using a smartphone, and he let me pick up my parts afterhours using the smartphone app. Good way to build customer trust? I'm glad I didn't go to him and get screwed on car work.

There's another guy who was recommended by a lot of people in Houston for headlight work, but eventually it was revealed that he did shitty work.

jphughan · 06-30-2016, 05:00 PM

^ Ok, but that's not knowingly recommending a shady shop; that's recommending a shop that you genuinely thought was good at the time and that you later learned wasn't. It's not like anyone who recommended those shops only did so because the person asking didn't specifically say they only wanted a reputable shop.

rjlangit · 07-01-2016, 03:27 AM

Again, Alex @ ABR

with the help of oil analysis they were able to swap my bearings in the knick of time. I'll make another post later after pick up my car.

besiktas · 07-29-2016, 11:47 AM

Yes yes Alex at ABR!
Not cheap but gets stuff done correctly!

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ImmortalBimmer Enlisted Member 5 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 MW M3 ZCP Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sugar Land, TX iTrader: (0)	Looking for Reputable Performance Shops in Houston Does anyone know of a reputable shop in Houston that has experience replacing Rod Bearings for the s65 engine?
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rjlangit Private First Class 19 Rep 199 Posts Drives: e92 m3 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: houston tx iTrader: (0)	Alex @ abr All day, everyday. I live in midtown and go there for everything. I have my bearing swap scheduled there this Monday.
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chamba002 Lieutenant 239 Rep 479 Posts Drives: e92 M3 2009, e90 335i, FZJ80 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Tx iTrader: (8)	ABR Houston is really good, kinda pricey but if you want it done right... take it to ABR. They did my bearing replacement on my M3 and no problems and I do a track or drift event once a month. VAC coated bearings with ARP rod bolts.
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jphughan Brigadier General 594 Rep 4,488 Posts Drives: '16 Cayman GT4 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	I'm always puzzled by people specifying that they want recommendations for a "reputable" something or other. With the possible exception of those running setups that won't pass smog, has anyone ever asked for a recommendation to a shady outfit? __________________ '16 Cayman GT4 (delivery pics, comparison to E92 M3 write-up) Gone but not forgotten: '11.75 M3 E92 Le Mans \| Black Nov w/ Alum \| 6MT (owned 5/2011 - 11/2015)
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jphughan Brigadier General 594 Rep 4,488 Posts Drives: '16 Cayman GT4 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	^ Ok, but that's not knowingly recommending a shady shop; that's recommending a shop that you genuinely thought was good at the time and that you later learned wasn't. It's not like anyone who recommended those shops only did so because the person asking didn't specifically say they only wanted a reputable shop. __________________ '16 Cayman GT4 (delivery pics, comparison to E92 M3 write-up) Gone but not forgotten: '11.75 M3 E92 Le Mans \| Black Nov w/ Alum \| 6MT (owned 5/2011 - 11/2015)
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rjlangit Private First Class 19 Rep 199 Posts Drives: e92 m3 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: houston tx iTrader: (0)	Again, Alex @ ABR with the help of oil analysis they were able to swap my bearings in the knick of time. I'll make another post later after pick up my car.
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besiktas Ultimate Driver for the Ultimate Driving Machine 146 Rep 1,146 Posts Drives: BMW M3 E92 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	Yes yes Alex at ABR! Not cheap but gets stuff done correctly! __________________ BMW M3 E92 - Silverstone II BPM Sport Stage II Tune + Test Pipes, GTS DCT Tune
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