finally its installed... the first part of the day i looked for a place to get this exhaust installed. i went to the local midas to get a quote but they wanted 130 for the job, which is way passed my budget. 130 installing a bolt on exhaust is simply crazy. although they seem like a reputable company, im not sure if they ever worked on a supra before. so decided not to go with them. i called up my bobby from elite image, but his shop was booked. so elite image out. so i was thinkin about whether i should do it at pann auto. a lot of people on supraforums have been dissing this shop. however, i heard there is this one guy who specializes in high end cars and has worked on supras before. so i called up pann and asked for tim. i talked to tim for a bit and got to know him and what his work. so i agreed to go to pann and get installed by tim. so i get to pann around 2pm and ask for tim. tim greeted me. i found him to be very approachable and friendly. some people who work on cars usually just want to do a half ass job but tim seems different.
as i walked into the garage, i noticed people working on cars. but what caught my eye was the surpa near the corner. tim told me that the dude messed up his engine and was rebuilding it. tim cleared his area up before driving my car into the building (a good sign of a good quality mechanic). he then lifted my car up on the lifter and started the job. tim allowed me to watch him in action. he seemed like he has done this before. his work was quick and flawless. we talked off and on about supras and how he has a passion for toyotas, while in the background u can hear the turbo civic on the dyno.
when he was all done he turned on the car and reved it. wow i must say it sounds awesome. not super loud and not super quite. perfect. i dont want to be overly annoying to attract cops and ricers. we fitted the stock exhaust and piping in my truck and headed off... im totally going back to tim for future performance upgrades!
so if you have a supra ask for Tim, he'll take good care of you! look for pictures of the newly installed exhaust soon!
13 years ago