where'd you go? I drive up to EMD auto in anaheim because they have given me the best rates so far in socal and I trust their work. the only other place I might consider is puremotorsports in SD but I have my thoughts on them that makes me choose EMD instead. the 80 mile drive is worth it.
Either them or Kormordiv too. On the SoCal FB group there’s some people up in LA who have their own shop that’s been rated well too.
I have a connection to the owner if the dealership, so my labor rate is on par with Pure. Install/flash time is around 8 hours. I think I was quoted around 10 hours for IS38 at Pure. I actually think it would've cost me around $5-600 more had I gone that route.
Interesting. I called EMD and they quoted me around 700 for a turbo install. Unfortunate thing is they're not an authorized APR dealer so you'd have to flash elsewhere. Do apr dealers charge labor for flash installs usually?
Metric and Auto Union in OC are APR dealers, and do great work. Metric hasn’t hit me back yet regarding install cost
I know Pure does. I imagine there's discretion though, whether you purchase from the people doing the install. They may charge for it, they may not, because it takes time.
If I want it to shift without my input, I leave it in auto. When I push the shifter to manual (to use the paddle shifters) and the car is shifting for me without my input, I see that as an obstacle, not a convenience.
I've only experienced it so far on 1/2 shift. I can't recall if I've wound 2nd out or shifted prematurely - it''s pretty jarring when it happens so I let off.