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Old Mar 30, 2016 | 03:12 PM
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Spoke at length with TR Reiser at T Man performance. What a nice guy... Very candid and seemed very honest to the point of telling me I really didn't need his service... Talked himself out of a sale... He said what I was looking for wasn't some monster motor and I should look for a new or newer motor... That is what I did...
I heard nothing but good from them for years and if I was looking for a lot more power I would look at him also because he is close...
Not taking anything away from Hillside, Fuelmoto or other performance places. I have had nothing but good experiences with FM and the comments and outcomes from Hillside are also awesome...
We are so lucky to have so many choices.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 06:45 AM
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Spoke at length with TR Reiser at T Man performance. What a nice guy... Very candid and seemed very honest to the point of telling me I really didn't need his service... Talked himself out of a sale... He said what I was looking for wasn't some monster motor and I should look for a new or newer motor... That is what I did...
I heard nothing but good from them for years and if I was looking for a lot more power I would look at him also because he is close...
Not taking anything away from Hillside, Fuelmoto or other performance places. I have had nothing but good experiences with FM and the comments and outcomes from Hillside are also awesome...
We are so lucky to have so many choices.
I agree. When I first spoke to TR I was wanting him to throw a set of cams in. I told him that I intended to do a 107 kit and some head work down the road. He explained to me that it would be worth it to wait till I was ready to do the 107. He didn't want me to waste the money on cams and labor only to do it over again in the near future. I took his advise and went back 1 year later and had him do the 107 with head and throttle body work. He and his staff couldn't be more helpful or professional. It helps that I live 15 miles from his shop as well. I am sure in the near future I'll be back at his shop for either a supercharger or a 117/124. I haven't dealt with hillside but from what I have read they are a stand up company as well. I have dealt with fuelmoto and they are an excellent company to deal with. Yes we are very lucky to have so many top notch companies that we can trust.
 
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He is the one that convinced me to buy a slightly used 103HO or have HD remanufacture my motor...The 103HO will work, next year I will throw a set of cams in it and move on...
 
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The 117 has the T-Man 625s, CVO Street Performer Heads, and (TR Ported / Polished) SE 58mm TB. When I received the Components, they were clean and ready for assembly (unlike some similar components received from others) Runs great, absolutely no issues for 27k mi. so far...


I would not hesitate to use T-Man Performance again...
 
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