I got my hrc stage II w/ fmic kit on wednesday, Ive been trying to find a shop local here that can install it, but none can. I was wondering if any one knows of any shops in the central florida area that can do a quality job of installing? I have not tried calling the dealership, I wouldnt think they would deal with aftermarket products? Or do you think they could reccomend some one?

- Thanks in advance

C'mon, one of you Fla guys get over there and give him a hand hehe. I'd go do it if you lived even close, but MI is a tad far ;)

there's tons of peeps in florida that could probably help you....and they are free :) of course that's not counting food expenses heh

Install it with some friends wussy :)
its the only way to know whats really goin on if you have problems
your gonna have to learn sometime or another

yep basically here's the pros and cons of doing it yourself



Pro's
You know what and where EVERYTHING is
You know how to fix problems when they arise.
You do it for free with exception of time (a weekend at most)
quality time with other 2gnter's

Con's
none

Pros and cons of paying for it to be done

Pro's
Gets done relatively quickly and possibly right

Con's
You WONT know what everything is and where it is
You wont know how to fix problems as easily when they arise
you miss out on your 2gnt buddy time :(
pay an assload of cash for something you coulda done for the price of a 24 pack of budlight and some chips.

KiN when did you order your kit? , who did you order from?



99 GS OZ EDITION
MODS- Apexi N1 Catback
Progress Sport Springs
Audio- JVC CD/TAPE/MP3 Player
Pioneer XM Radio
2 Alpine type R 12s
MTX-775 Watt Amp

Future Mods-
Hahns Stage 2 Turbo Kit
17in Rims
JSP Carbon Fiber Blade or Arospeed Carbon Fiber ST wing
Carbon Fiber Vented Hood
Sparco Racing Seats
AEM Big Brake Kit
Final Drive Mod
Tansco Shift Kit
Bottom End Kit
More to come......

I agree, find some friends and do it yourself. We are right now halfway through putting on my Stage 2 with SMIC and so far all is gravy. The Hahn instructions are pretty idiot proof and easy to follow. And like what has been stated already, it lets you know where everything is and what it does so you can troubleshoot in the future. I'm actually having a shop "assist" with mine just due to work and ebing on the road, but the one I am doing it at is very cool to work with and has no problem with me being there and doing most of the work myself, not to mention they gave me a sweet ass deal because I helped them get this Mustang they have been working on an engine swap(V6 to 302 in a 2000) running day before last so they could get it out finally. The whole 1st day was very enlighteneing and I learned alot about where things go and what purpose they serve. All that is really left for tomorrow is oil lines, turbo and IC piping and some small odds and ends, everything else got done in about 10 hours today. Just make sure you have access to the right tools and all will go smooth......

I regret not installing mine kinda. Had to learn alot of stuff the hard way.

CMR Turbos
14513 Nebraska Ave N, Tampa, FL 33613
(813) 978-8872

They are great from what i hear, wouldnt fuckin do my custom piping for me tho =(.

Call down to south florida, I hear they are full of shops. Or drive up to GA. sometimes you gotta travel for major work.

I agree with everyone else though you might as well suck it up and do it yourself because there's no such thing as a trouble free bolt on kit and you really should know EVERYTHING about your system. Believe me when somethings not right you want to know where your vacuumn lines are routed and what they go to,where all your fuel lines are going, what color and where your fuel cut defenser wires are routed and how to change simple things like the oil sender/oil feed line ect. Without 1rst hand knowledge on where this stuff is you wont know which way to turn when something goes wrong. I wouldn't suggest you go out and try a turbo install on anything but our cars are so simplistic and relatively easy to work on the only problem you can possibly have is getting stuck bolts lose. Nothings too difficult to reach (as far as cars go) or requires any special tools.

I ordered it from Howell Automotive, took about 2 weeks to get it. I dropped my car off at Velocity Resources already, I heard some good stuff about it from the orlando dsm board. From talking to them, they really know their stuff. I have pretty much no experiance in engines, so I didnt think I could do it my self. The only people that offered to help me do it, wanted 450$. So I figured I would just pay more and make sure that it gets done the right way, the first time.

Thanks for all the responses

>The only people that offered to help me
>do it, wanted 450$.

Haha some help they were. I added $200 to the price of my turbo kit when I sold it for the install and that included a 3hr drive up to Snipersville, MD in a rental full of tools, jack and jackstands.