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      04-21-2015, 12:52 PM   #1
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Houston Shops for F8X

So with the E9X M3s, a lot of Houston folks would recommend names like Driver Source, Motorwerks, M Power...

Has anyone had any experience with their F8X? Specifically looking for a local shop familiar with installation of the various tunes on the market (JB4, ESS, etc), and potentially installation of downpipes, though thats something I'd be more interested in doing myself.

Haven't seen many modified M3/M4s in Houston yet!
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Mpower gets my vote. Hoping to do a self install of JB4, DP, and Exhaust over the summer.
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Bavarian Machine Specialists is good. They are BMW specific and do a lot of racing mods. They did all of my mods to my 135i and did a good job. Not cheap though...
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Consider installing the JB4 yourself so that you can be the one to remove it between service intervals without having to visit a shop each time. If you don't care to ever remove it, my vote goes to EVS Motors.

http://www.evsmotors.com/
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Consider installing the JB4 yourself so that you can be the one to remove it between service intervals without having to visit a shop each time. If you don't care to ever remove it, my vote goes to EVS Motors.

http://www.evsmotors.com/
What is your experience with them? Why didn't you just tell me this in person? lol
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What is your experience with them? Why didn't you just tell me this in person? lol
Why didn't you just ask me in person? I found them three years ago and they did an alignment for me, but the shop is money. They're also installing my clear bra and recently got out that weird paint stain I showed you. There was another member that also raved about them (link below). On a side note, they were performing a turbo upgrade on a GTR when I was last there and had a Jag featured on Jay Leno's Garage.

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1077591
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Why didn't you just ask me in person? I found them three years ago and they did an alignment for me, but the shop is money. They're also installing my clear bra and recently got out that weird paint stain I showed you. There was another member that also raved about them (link below). On a side note, they were performing a turbo upgrade on a GTR when I was last there and had a Jag featured on Jay Leno's Garage.

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1077591
Becuase I knew you'd never had any work done to your car!
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Becuase I knew you'd never had any work done to your car!
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I like Advance BMW Repair up in Spring. Alex runs the BMW side of the shop and is honest, enthusiastic and handled a few repairs on my n54 135. I'm not sure what type of experience they have with the f8x, but I don't really think their platform experience is as important as their familiarity with BMW's, tuning/upgrades, and overall quality as a shop.
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PM me if you're looking for installs in Houston. My friend does great work for very reasonable rates. Plenty of experience on n54s and n55s
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