Hes in West Virginia now? Haha Maryland must be a dumpster fire for him. He sent me a friend request on Facebook a couple days ago. Even though his last words to me were calling me a piece of 💩. Sociopathic if you ask me.

 

yes he bought a house there in feb with his drug addict gf.

 

There's some telenovela drama going on, on fb this last day. The algorithm planted it in my feed.
Under this page name.

 

I was just out there 9-10 July. There were 30 cars on the lot (19 outside, 11 inside). RPM is definitely closed. I did not see the New Ownership sign, but Mike was unavailable for multiple reasons. There is still one employee left which is a great thing for the rest of us! He's basically doing his best to get cars back to people, but has limited resources to work with. Good guy (as opposed to Mike).
5 cars were picked up while I was there. All cars are in various states of completion. Many cars don't have engines in them. Most of the engines blocks are not complete and scattered throughout the shop. Most owners will be out a ton of money. Do not expect all of your parts to be on hand. Many parts were either sold or put onto other cars. I'm out $7k, but that's going to be one the lower amounts.

**IF you are one of the unfortunate owners to still have a car out there, send me your color/model/lic plate and I'll A) send you the pics & video I took of your car while I was there and B) pass your contact info on to the remaining employee.


On the left side facing the shop from the street (back to front).
1. Black Honda, MD 872…
2. Blue RX8, Patuxent River DOD tag
3. Green MG, no plate
4. Silver RX8, WV 59G…
5. White RX7 convertible, RIV254…
6. (picked up)
7. *faded* Red RX7, no plate customer tag 026
8. Red RX8, MD MLN…
9. Red RX8, PA HSP…



Out front, left to right:
1. Black RX7, no plate, after market fenders (ID what seats you have)
2. Red RX7, NC TBK…
3. White RX8, WV 37C…



On the right of the bldg, front to back:
1. Silver RX8, MD RX8…
2. (scheduled to be picked up)
3. Silver RX8, MD 3EJ…
4. Blue RX7, PA KWL…
5. Silver RX7, VA ULV…
6. Red RX7, MD 325…
7. Black/burnt out RX7 shell (-R&c[0]=AT35GP3tnv1MZtDaSFsY7uEEOs34cO74sDI9bn0BSCOBaAazW MOhCEv7h6HrP2dOWSbdEapYdykgamcV3TtUySrT2vA3LenRjhJ 1vZlxpjftMoVPexPcJ2YRZtERVI17AvXLOv2eXowFW-k9EmSrP-4UHnxOG6RCInWeeDjopCqR1P8n6EtNHZtecoKnZJT_HneNkE5r izX_rn9ksQrzsuBcnlmesfn-LypO]ark-attack.com)



INSIDE THE SHOP:
1. White RX7, maroon engine bay. Dude, you had a running car! You should have taken it home last week! All the engine parts etc are here, it’s just in a bazillion pieces!
2. (scheduled to be picked up this weekend)
3. White accura?, VA TKD…
4. White Silverado, OR 339… (bring your parts back and you’ll drive home next day)
5. Grey mitz eclipse, MD 4FA…
6. Multi color ?, MD Zi17….
7. Green rx7 NH 240…
8. Grey rx7 NY FBH….
9. Gray skyline NJ HAS…
10. (car as picked up)
11. White rx7 no plate 315 on door

 

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Plot thickens…..

 

wow….never want to see someone in a situation where they want to take their own life, but it seems like it finally caught up with him. Sad.

 

I'm two states closer to Banzai Racing now since I moved last year. (wish I'd been closer when I started work on my FD. RPM would have been off the table at this start of this project instead of Banzai.)
So I called them to see about having them help restore my car now that I have it back in my possession.

CAR OWNER BE CAUTIONED!!

I understand that Banzai has a stellar reputation for their work. BUT, unless you want more than half the phone call to be you getting berated for making a mistake in using RPM, then don't call Banzai. Says he doesn't need the work, and with a 20-car wait-list he's right. But with the bad attitude I'll be looking elsewhere. I made a mistake, got it. I don't need you to kick me while I'm not only down, but in a hole to boot. I need someone to help me, not get offended I didn't pick them in the first place.

**Anyone know of a solid shop in the northern Kentucky / Southern Ohio area? (willing to drive to get good work!)

I've tried looking up threads here, but seems most of the shops mentioned aren't in existence anymore (eg: posts about good shops, but from 10+ years ago, so even the websites don't exist now.)

 

In the same boat you are bud. I have no idea what to do with my car now. Thought about selling it but I also want to keep it. Sooooo much work needs done from brakes to suspension and I don’t really have the time to do it myself. I have an 84 fb I still have the 12a engine in my garage but I want more power. Would like to rebuild it and the trans if that’s the route I would like to take at this point being fucked over by Mike.

 

Sorry to hear about all of the issues. Banzai has been a great resource for years, but I understand he has a long backlog and people need somewhere else to go.

We have a shop that is located in St. Louis. https://phalanxperformance.com/ 636-244-2230. phalanxperformance@gmail.com


I have known Ernie for a handful of years. He has been a great resource for our local and neighboring states. He is very honest and fair. He is a Haltech dealer, Haltech certified as well.

Eric

 

I would rebuild short blocks only. No installs or anything like that. However im in central nebraska and have never promoted myself as a engine builder. Ive built three over the years and all have been solid engines. Im tired of seeing people get scammed in this community. If i could be help to someone let me know. Thanks.

 

I haven't had any experience with Ernie but did chat with him at DGRR and seems like a nice guy. One of my buddies does have direct experience with him and it's been positive. So positive that I plan on having Ernie dyno my 4 rotor.

 

He is. I had mine on his Dyno last weekend.

Look forward to meeting you in person..

Eric

 

I didn't berate anyone, shop has been well known as a scammer for years.
You have been removed from the waiting list, good luck.

 

These belong to anyone? Lol

 

He's listing a bunch of stuff now including engines now too. Better keep an eye out if you are one of the people missing parts. Call the police if you see anything resembling your parts.

Crazy he got out of jail so quickly and started selling parts.

 

Any update to this?

 

He is out of jail, currently selling everything out of the shop. Giving customers that currently have parts or cars at the shop a 8-12 week time frame as to when they can retrieve their items or will get them returned. Theres a video going around of people confronting him with the police at the shop. Didnt result in much since it’s a civil suit. It did take the police being there to get him to come out and talk to the customers it seemed. I don’t feel confident that customers will get returned what they are owed.

 

If you look at his Facebook he is spending a lot of time enjoying fishing. Must be nice to have all that free time.

And then you have IRP posting on Mike's nostalgic post about when he first opened his shop and thinking he's going to make a good impact. Misery loves company I guess. They should spend more time repaying their customers/victims

 

Mike has me blocked lol. And yea i have deleted anyone that will still associate with him. Its crazy people want to be associated with a scam artist but to each their own i guess.

 

I just picked up my car from RPM/Rotor Piston Motorsports(z)/Hub City/The Hobby Shop after it sat there a couple months. A lot of times, the last few weeks, nobody was at the shop. I've been going up every week. I've met other owners there.

My work cost $900 more than previously estimated, and much of the work wasn't done. But, the car wasn't running when he got it, the brake lights didn't work, and it is drivable now. I paid the extra $900 and now have the car in my possession. By, the way, it's the blue FD pictured on his Instagram account.

There's a pale green FC and a couple of gray RX-8s there. I've been talking to the owner of one of them. His motor is in parts.

Mike said he'd be out of the Hagerstown shop this week. Not sure what will happen to the cars left there. Allegedly the building is owned by Conditori Bellotti Inc or some such name. Three people are listed as owners. The front door has been chained shut and there is a summons (for Mike) taped to it. Looking up the summons it appears they've been trying to serve it for about a year.

 

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