efiniracing

Carlos Lopez sold me a rear end off of an automatic and tried to tell me that it came off of a manual. He charged me $80 for overnight shipping but it took three weeks for me to get it. Then He ignored my phone calls for a month until I finally called my credit card company to cancel. When my credit card company tried to resolve the matter, they couldn't get in touch w/ him either. I finally got my money back from the credit card company but I'll be damned! if I ever do business w/ Lopez Racing again! Pettit is over priced but their service was impeccable and they treated me w/ respect!

turbo85

carlos is goood.but you guys are right, there are definitly better.chris is good too.but for every thing he has he should run better!switche is even better.there is also a fiew guys that i know that were friends with all of them and do better work then they do.you also have la vida.he is also pretty good from what i here.but if i was going for straight tuning, I would go to branden alvarez from p.s.i racing.he knows his ****.even thoe his fastest car is a toyota.the fastest 4 cylender turbo in the world to be exact.7.80.

Directfreak

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I am not going to name names on this Board here, but let's just say that you are wrong. I know all those shops very well. Let's just say that they ALL go to Chris for answers.

I am at his shop all the time, I see them coming in asking for help. Big nationional professional Race teams ask Cris for advice. Chris is so nice, he even helps some of his competition.

Brendan and Cris are friends, and Brendan is very talented, but he does not have the fastest 4 banger in ther world, by far.

Look up Crispeed on this forum, and see his posts and how everyone respects his opinions. Jut FYI.

kabooski

nope that fastest 4 banger is lingenfelter :P in his summit ecotec cavalier 6.9 in the 1/4
followed by Sakura 7.4
then Rosado Racing! who is consistantly in the 8.0's and has run 7.8's
PSI is not consistant at ALL he made only one! seven second pass at moroso and that was a 7.80 which you have mentioned which I saw with my own eyes

PSI car Hasnt changed since I saw it back in 99 at the battle of the imports in orlando
except the paint and stickers are faded now

funny "Tropical Heat" SR5 Toyota use to claim to be the fastest 4 cyl on earth
too back in the late-mid 90's

Things have changed folks
get out of the florida exclusive scene
and you will find out who is running what in the World....

Directfreak

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You are correct Kabooski.
But in defense of Brendan, (who I consider a friend) - the paint and stickers don't mean ****. He is not sponsered, and he pays his own way. PSI Racing is his shop, and nobody really helps him on his corolla.

The reason he hasn't spent any money on the looks dept is that he switched to an experimental alcohol setup on his car. This was a money pit which sucked all the money out of the project. It just didn't work out, and he has since switched back to gasoline.

His times have been steadlily improving since, and will get better. The Car and Chassis is extremely well designed, and can take much more HP in the near future.

Jeseth Cloak

All I know is that when it comes time for me to drop in a new ECU, I'm probably going to go to Chris and hope he has the time for my bussiness. He's the best at tunning rotary engines from what I've seen and heard, and he is a really nice guy on top of it. I was getting ready to do a TII conversion on my GTU, and he gave me a few simple words of advice. He Instantly saved me close to $400 that I can now put into my new engine, and I'm not even one of his customers.

unlockjoe

I see that everyone has downed Carlos Lopez But not his work CAN HE BUILD AN ENGINE?
Weather hes a dick or not. Im curious because I just bought an engine he built and want to know if he knows what hes doing.
Thanks, Joe

darkphantom

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IN ALL TRUTHFULLNESS I WOULD GO TO ALEX LOPEZ RACING RATHER THAN CARLOS. Carlos ive havent done business with him but i heard that his prices are not cheap. dragon motorsports prices are decent but they take a week to do something that takes 2 days. and they require money before the deal is done!

alex is doing a 4 rotor as we speak with twin turbos. IMO go with alexv 3052551352


and both lopez are far away from eachother. ALex is near homestead on sw 200th st while carlos is beside tamiami airport on sw 130st

Directfreak

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Since this thread was revived from the dead - I want to retract my previous negative comments of Carlos Lopez from CLR.

My comments were immature, stupid, and without any merit. I have since met Carlos on a few occasions, and he has proven to me that he is different that what I remember him. - and a genuinely nice guy.

I am not sure if he has changed, or I did - but surely sure some of the difference came with age, but then so does wisdom. Carlos - If you're listening out there. I am sorry for being a stupid ***** in the beginning of this thread years ago. Please continue to be a positive influence out there in the Rotary World.

Sincerely,

Alex R

TwEaK

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you guys need to get it your stuff right alex lopez is a great mechanic hes doing my dads 3 rotor project he just completed my car its running great hes worked on all of our cars and shure enough there all running and running hard for whoever posted about alex's shop fitting the cars he will never accept a customers car unless he knows that one is leaving to fit another inside he will leave his cars outside before he leaves a customers out... if you want any info on him more than welcomed to call him up and ask him 305-255-1352

RoninAutoBoX

If there is one thing I havelearned about most rotary mechanics in my time, it is that most of them are 50/50. 50% of their customers swear he is a golden god, the other 50% want to rape his children and burn down his home.

There are exceptions, but I am not even going to get into all of that.

AnthonyNYC

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Just curious, did Carlos read this thread and ask you about the statements?

Anthony

Directfreak

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No, That's how classy he is. He has never mentioned it to me, or anybody else that
I know of.

Re-reading this thread, I can't beleive I ever wrote that. It was pretty stupid of me, and
it was a repeat of what someone other stupid kid told me years ago, without making my own substantiated opinion of Carlos. I should have known better, because Carlos treated me pretty well when I was a teenager, with my "Dellorto" carbs over 10 years ago.

Again, I am sorry for being an idiot Carlos.

Alex R

EL5Letra

Tweak is right Alex Built my car and it runs awesome and the fact is the man is a genuis and has given me proper attetnion. Big up for alex Lopez.

NAVDREG

Carlos I have met personally and whenever I have needed something for my engine or a word of advice he has been courteous towards me. In fact, he has even gone out of his way to make sure that the decission I was about to make would be worth it.

He is a true master of his craft.. In the realm of R & D or Research and Development. He has studied what has taken years of research as to making the motors and rotors do more than what they have been able to do. He has several projects which take him away from Miami and is always traveling. Several companies and major racing corporations hire him to design motors that will withstand rigorous beatings and long hours at high RPM in races. He builds strong motors. He does less streetwork because the professional circuit occupies most of his time. Two weeks here in Miami and two weeks out of town is what at time is a normal schedule for him. He has put his time in and is paying off.

If he builds your motor... consider it a very well built motor.. the guy knows what he is doing. It goes back to the old way simply put: "You get what you pay for.."

If you are shopping price take a moment to think about the quality... that is really what you pay for.

You can contact him at CLR Motorsports of Miami at 305-235-3696

His shop is near Tamiami Airport.. In the warehouse district near the south end of the airport just two blocks west of the new Lexus & Toyota of Kendall.

darkphantom

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ya BUT EVEN THOUGH CARLOS KNOWS HIS STUFF ALEX DOES THE SAME THING AND IS A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER

TwEaK

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^^^^^^^ lol so true ;D

unlockjoe

I have just purchased an engine off ebay that one of the lopezs built dynoing 618. I wish I knew witch one it was so they can set up the engine in my car. A guy in New mexico bought the red FD from someone in FL. then had the car shipped to New Mexico and Immediately decided to do a LS-1 conversion. He sold me the entire setup. Engine, Trans., very large Inner cooler, Radiator, 2 MSD 6AL ignitions, Fuel pressure reg., haltech fuel comp., ect... If anyone knew of this car or knows witch one built this motor please PM or email me at unlockjoe@bellsouth.net
Thanks again, Joe

lucky7JR

alex lopez racing is the sh*t not to be confused by CLR all i know is that alex has done the engine on my dads car and it puts out 437whp@17psi wit street port if any one has been to any of the south florida meets u seen it in the video doing donuts but thats only 10% of wut my dad did that day and that first gen is a light beast !!now alex isnt a dick he's cool people and works on rotarys all day. i say repittion is key and alex has opend and worked on so many rotary engines u can blind fold him and he'll work on it!!! he is also known for la vira and the fastest street legal car in curosao if u want some real *** numbers on ur car and want some accurate tuning go to alex he has one of the best dyno's in sf also crisspeed isnt next to sfp cuz ricky's auto is there he is 5 bays down from alex and i alwayz see he driving around i dunno if he has car being worked on but all i know is that alex got people comeing to him like they want him to baptize there motors !! lol well i im out if u want any more explianing ask me and ill deliver it o and i hopr know one confuses alex and carlos (carlos is the older guy that charges luis vuitton prices and alex is the guy whos charges decent affordable prices by home depot!!)

lucky7JR

alex lopez racing were real rotary come to life!!!!!! alex gets 5 stars out of 5 on his knowledge,skills,and custmer service and price compared to others if u wanna be runnin hard alex can get u there!!!

lucky7JR

it does matter a lot

lucky7JR

comparing alex and carlos is like comparing a 2nd gen to a 3rd gen one is youngerr but both have 13b engines in them ! lol ...............................lmaO I DUNNO I A TIRED so wut ever i say is restless bye!

lucky7JR

o and a 1 is cheaper than the other!!!!!

lucky7305

to answer UNLOCKJOE ,alexs plates are always painted yellow,and carlos plates are painted red, or check out the turbo manifold ,see if it has LR machined into it,if it does its alexs .maybe you could post pics of the motor

leatherface24

Chad at ASI RACING. HE ONLY WORKS ON 3RD GENS AND IN MY OPINION, IS THE BEST. hE HAS SOME OF THE BEST PRICING TOO.

954-566-2472.

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