Northern California Rotary shop thread
10-31-11, 03:17 PM
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Evil Genius Racing in W Sac
I had Ben (aka. Karrack) in Las Vegas do my rebuild in April and it went great and the cost was right. The engine has been purring ever since.
Last week I had Evil Genius Racing (http://evilgeniusracing.com/) in West Sacramento install a new Racing Beat exhaust system for me and they also did a great job. Nice guys over there and the owner John really knows his rotaries. He seemed very knowledgeable and showed me a number of rebuilds he was in the process of working on already.
For rebuilds, Ben in Vegas is a sure thing and a safe decision but you may want to talk to John at Evil Genius first as it may save you either shipping the engine off or driving 12 hours or more to the Nevada desert.
Last week I had Evil Genius Racing (http://evilgeniusracing.com/) in West Sacramento install a new Racing Beat exhaust system for me and they also did a great job. Nice guys over there and the owner John really knows his rotaries. He seemed very knowledgeable and showed me a number of rebuilds he was in the process of working on already.
For rebuilds, Ben in Vegas is a sure thing and a safe decision but you may want to talk to John at Evil Genius first as it may save you either shipping the engine off or driving 12 hours or more to the Nevada desert.
02-07-12, 10:45 AM
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To each his own. I have my reasons; as I have been dealing with Paul for over 6 years now. My personal experience and the things I have seen that guy do, are just unbelievable. There is a reason he has a perfect 5 star rating on yelp with 46 reviews.
02-19-12, 04:25 PM
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i took my car to ivan for engine harness replacement - he definitely knows his stuff and is quite honest. only thing is his price is a bit high...if paul is available to take your car in, i'd go to paul @ rotorsports
02-26-12, 06:46 PM
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So, i have now officially read all 11 pages of this and saw absolutely nothing about a shop in Nor Norcal, lol. I'm trying to find a shop somewhere between Humboldt county, redding, red bluff, shasta, somewhere in that area. I pop'd my waterseal right before i left to Italy and am in need of a rebuild. From what I read i should just try and talk my dad into pulling the engine and sending it to the famous Ben, lol, but I dont know how easy it will be to convince my old man to pull the motor for me, lol. Please let me know if anyone knows a shop in that area, Thanks!
02-27-12, 02:52 PM
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i would go to paul at rotorsport in campbell, he seems to have the best reputation of any other shop still in the area but it will cost you. my rep is partially based on the price, since i only charge about half what most shops in the bay charged when i was out that way.
don't kill your dad just to save a few bucks unless he wants to attempt it.
don't kill your dad just to save a few bucks unless he wants to attempt it.
02-27-12, 07:35 PM
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Well I dont know if he is up for the challenge or not Ben, but thanks for the suggestion. I'm sure if he decides he is up for it you will be hearing from me via a phone call.
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i would go to paul at rotorsport in campbell, he seems to have the best reputation of any other shop still in the area but it will cost you. my rep is partially based on the price, since i only charge about half what most shops in the bay charged when i was out that way.
don't kill your dad just to save a few bucks unless he wants to attempt it.
don't kill your dad just to save a few bucks unless he wants to attempt it.
My car hasn't been to vegas..... yet
04-06-12, 06:31 PM
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Pro Tip:
Step 1: Save money
Step 2: Go to LA
Step 3: Blow all of your money at those shops
Step 4: ???
Step 5: Profit! (In your heart, not so much your wallet.)
Step 1: Save money
Step 2: Go to LA
Step 3: Blow all of your money at those shops
Step 4: ???
Step 5: Profit! (In your heart, not so much your wallet.)
04-21-12, 05:26 PM
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will be too expensive to move the shop again and parts becoming scarce for the engines or people trying to get premiums because some people are hoarding parts, putting a strain on doing budget builds. there isn't enough big jobs floating around either. all in all not looking good for the smaller shops going forward.
maybe it's just this area, finding turbo parts in this town is pretty much not happening. refurbishing parts has helped alleviate a bit of the problem but won't cure it forever.
someone point me to a boatload of blown jspec cores for reasonable prices.
maybe it's just this area, finding turbo parts in this town is pretty much not happening. refurbishing parts has helped alleviate a bit of the problem but won't cure it forever.
someone point me to a boatload of blown jspec cores for reasonable prices.
04-22-12, 12:05 PM
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will be too expensive to move the shop again and parts becoming scarce for the engines or people trying to get premiums because some people are hoarding parts, putting a strain on doing budget builds. there isn't enough big jobs floating around either. all in all not looking good for the smaller shops going forward.
maybe it's just this area, finding turbo parts in this town is pretty much not happening. refurbishing parts has helped alleviate a bit of the problem but won't cure it forever.
someone point me to a boatload of blown jspec cores for reasonable prices.
maybe it's just this area, finding turbo parts in this town is pretty much not happening. refurbishing parts has helped alleviate a bit of the problem but won't cure it forever.
someone point me to a boatload of blown jspec cores for reasonable prices.
05-07-12, 08:16 PM
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Just a quick question guys, is there any rotary shops in San Jose? Or is Mr. Mazda the closest thing to me? The reason I'm asking is because I'd love to intern at a rotary shop to learn more on rotaries and how to fix them.
Last edited by natobait; 05-07-12 at 08:17 PM. Reason: Wanted to add my reason.
05-08-12, 06:43 AM
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Currently doing a transmission swap at Mr.Mazda
Also using a rebuilt Drive Shaft.
My Drive Shaft Snapped + Blew my Transmission on my 88 GXL
Ill let you guys know how things go. But he seems really nice and professional so far. Im also a mechanic in training so im not new to everything so i dont feel or think hes lying to me.
Also using a rebuilt Drive Shaft.
My Drive Shaft Snapped + Blew my Transmission on my 88 GXL
Ill let you guys know how things go. But he seems really nice and professional so far. Im also a mechanic in training so im not new to everything so i dont feel or think hes lying to me.
05-19-12, 02:57 AM
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Not a fan of Paul at Rotorsport. Seems like he only wants to work on stockish cars that he can use his obd scanner on. I'd done light mods to my car and was having a fuel delivery issue. Took it to Paul and he glanced over it very briefly and told me he didn't know what was wrong. He assumed I'd modded the fuel system, which I hadn't. Turned out there were major dead spots in the tps. Should have been easy to diagnose but I don't think he really wants to see cars that he hasn't personally modded. To be fair he didn't charge me, however taking my car to him was a huge waste of time. I'm a respectful person and am somewhat knowledgeable about cars, I don't know why I was treated that way. A mechanics job is to find a problem, not assume the owner is dumb *** and did something stupid. Frankly I don't see the "sport" in Rotorsport. Looks like LA is the only option for now.