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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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racing beat?

hey does racing beat do like compression test and a look over of a car if i bring it in?
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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I'm sure they do, and it will probably be pricey. call them and ask.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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ya its friday and they are closed right now until monday, but there reputation is really good so i guess i will just take it there.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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Call them first. I think Racing Beat specialize in building race cars and don't do maintenance or repairs on street cars.

I like Mazdatrix, and there are some other shops around, too. Search the West regional section for more recommendations.

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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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ta iam gonna give them a call on monday, if not them...then we i will go to mazda trix. But racing beat is close to the guys house.
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 12:15 AM
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I called Racing Beat about three months ago, asking them about rebuilds. They said they don't offer that service, and recommended Mazdatrix instead.

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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 01:04 AM
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thanks scotty, i guess racing beat is to good for us average joes...
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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Knowing Racing Beat as I do, this isn't something they would do. The closest I've seen they doing things like this are related to doing R&D work for Mazda Corporate.

Best alternate choice as far as located to that area.would be Nic,, Louie and the gang at Rotary Reliability and Racing. They're just south of the corner of Warner and Harbor in Santa Ana. With decent traffic, about 30 minutes from Racing Beat. Take the 55 south to 91 west, off on Harbor. Go south, and on the right side just after Warner (and the Jack in the Box on the corner).

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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by nocomply24
thanks scotty, i guess racing beat is to good for us average joes...
If you had been building world-class racecars and doing serious R&D work for three decades, would you really want to fix broken motors for people you didn't even know? Besides, I doubt many people would want to pay these guys for what their time is really worth.

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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 02:21 AM
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Heck if they built a bullet proof rotary motor for 10k I'd bite !
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 03:14 AM
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rr&r already looked at it, i just want another shop to look at the car before i drop 12k into buying it. Ill just go ot mazdatrixs.
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