Hello

**DB Performance** · 02-28-2006

Hi. I just wanted to introduce our shop to everyone. We have been doing Ford performance since 2002 and are now getting into the import tuning arena. We will be moving into our new shop in Rogers, right by where the Mitsubishi cookout has previously been held, in a couple weeks. We have a lot of experience with turbos and can work on or do tuning on everything from Mustangs to DSMs to Hondas to Subarus. If you need any parts, tuning, installs, or whatever, give us a call. Hopefully we will have a sponsor forum on here soon.

niterydr · 02-28-2006

Welcome to the forums. Congrats on the new location. Are you guys still planning on using Hi-Tech's dyno?
We are just down the road in Maple Grove.

Nash · 02-28-2006

Welcome to the site.

**DB Performance** · 02-28-2006

No, we already have an AWD dyno.

niterydr · 02-28-2006

Sweet, what kind? I thought you guys were out of a garage in Loretto or something.

Jakey · 02-28-2006

Welcome to the site!

**DB Performance** · 02-28-2006

We have an AWD Dyno Dynamics.

niterydr · 02-28-2006

Thats cool. Who was your sales rep? We'll have to compare numbers once ours is installed.

**DB Performance** · 02-28-2006

Nobody, we bought a used one. But it was brand new back in June. We talk to Brian quite a bit though. He was the one who sold it to the previous owner.

niterydr · 02-28-2006

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Nobody, we bought a used one. But it was brand new back in June. We talk to Brian quite a bit though. He was the one who sold it to the previous owner.

Sweet deal, those are a bitch to find used. When will you be up and running?
Either way, welcome to the forums, its nice to see a shop with the same type of dyno

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**DB Performance** · 02-28-2006

We should be into the new bigger shop in two weeks. We are waiting for our dyno room to be finished to install it.

niterydr · 02-28-2006

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We should be into the new bigger shop in two weeks. We are waiting for our dyno room to be finished to install it.

Cool, let us know if you need any help. Its a bit hectic, but you will be neighbors, and we are always around.
Let us know when your up and running, Im excited to see the digs!

Jakey · 02-28-2006

Just curious and I apologize if this sounds rude, but what experience do you bring to the table in terms of import tuning? I see all that is listed in your original post is Ford Performance.

AJ · 02-28-2006

I want to welcome DB to the site as a member and as a new sponsor. I will allow them to post up about their experiance and what they can also bring to the site in their own forum if they wish.

**DB Performance** · 02-28-2006

Thanks for the interest. No offense taken Jakey, I will get to that in a moment. Good question though. DB Performance is pretty well known in the Mustang world and a few select imports and other domestics alike. I was Brent Rau's crew chief for the 2004 NOPI season. So I have had some hands on with a fast DSM. DB Performance has been located in a shop on private property for over 3 years. Never in Lorreto and I have never dyno'd at High Tech. Up until now I have always dyno'd and tuned at Elite. Mo and I have a great friendship and business relationship. As stated before we are moving into a new location in the heart of Rogers. 4 right turns off of I-94 and you'll be at our door. Now to answer your question Jakey, I have teamed up with Shane Ziegler/ecoli to bring this new venture to the Twin Cities. As most of you know, Shane is a very good tuner with a highly valued reputation. I haved followed many threads and have seen the concern when people relized he had left Elite. Well, Shane is available for all your tuning needs on our new/slightly used Dyno Dynamics AWD dyno. We are shooting to be open for business by the 15th of March. Please feel free to contact myself (Dan) or Shane if you have any questions or concerns. Please stay tuned and we will keep everyone updated on the progress and opening date should anything change.
Thank you all for the warm welcome and we look forward to working with you all in the future.

Dan / Shane

rst95eclipse · 03-01-2006

I wish you the best of luck in your venture. I'll probably come up to check you guys out in the summer.

On a different note, are you the guy from Stewartville, MN that was on Rau's squad?

Jakey · 03-01-2006

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Awesome!

TalonFiero · 03-01-2006

Dan welcome to the site, glad to hear you brought Shane on board. I will definitely check out the new place once you guys are up and running at the new location.

Jim

niterydr · 03-01-2006

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Originally Posted by DB Performance

Thanks for the interest. No offense taken Jakey, I will get to that in a moment. Good question though. DB Performance is pretty well known in the Mustang world and a few select imports and other domestics alike. I was Brent Rau's crew chief for the 2004 NOPI season. So I have had some hands on with a fast DSM. DB Performance has been located in a shop on private property for over 3 years. Never in Lorreto and I have never dyno'd at High Tech. Up until now I have always dyno'd and tuned at Elite. Mo and I have a great friendship and business relationship. As stated before we are moving into a new location in the heart of Rogers. 4 right turns off of I-94 and you'll be at our door. Now to answer your question Jakey, I have teamed up with Shane Ziegler/ecoli to bring this new venture to the Twin Cities. As most of you know, Shane is a very good tuner with a highly valued reputation. I haved followed many threads and have seen the concern when people relized he had left Elite. Well, Shane is available for all your tuning needs on our new/slightly used Dyno Dynamics AWD dyno. We are shooting to be open for business by the 15th of March. Please feel free to contact myself (Dan) or Shane if you have any questions or concerns. Please stay tuned and we will keep everyone updated on the progress and opening date should anything change.
Thank you all for the warm welcome and we look forward to working with you all in the future.

Dan / Shane

Good deal. I was just inquiring as that is what I've heard, thanks for squashing the rumors.
Great choice on hiring Shane, he is a very well respected tuner thru-out the import and Minnesota scene in general.

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 03-01-2006

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Great choice on hiring Shane, he is a very well respected tuner thru-out the import and Minnesota scene in general.

I am co-owner of the shop now.

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I think he is referring to the people tuning them more so than the machine they are on. In my opinion given that they are the same machine basically, I will wager the difference will be whomever can tune cars better will have the better numbers.

I usually don't try to push cars to the absolute edge though. I would rather give up 5 or 10 whp instead of having the car blow up when a little bad gas gets in the tank or some other variable changes. Things aren't too bad to control on a DSM though, it isn't like most turbos Hondas that have no usable knock sensor to try to save the motor if something goes wrong down the road. A lot of the turbos cars I deal will have at least 1 cylinder go into detonation before MBT is reached, so you can't rely on there being any sort of window between max torque and detonation onset, like you can with an NA car.