New Tri-State Shop...same old faces!

AkumaMotorsports · 06-19-2009, 08:55 PM

Hello!

As you may know I have been working with Cobb Tuning for a while now. My experience there has been amazing. From writing the GTR mapping to co developing the tuning software, it has been a tremendous experience. For that I have to thank Trey and everyone there(especially Chris). I have been very lucky to develop some strong relationships in the industry and because of those relationships I have had the opportunity to move back out to the NJ area and open a new shop!

We will continue to maintain a very strong relationship with Cobb as I will continue to do map development and verification as an extended member of the Cobb Tuning team. We will continue to do the ETunes for Cobb, so you can contact me directly for that as well.

The shop will be privately owned and run. We have a two mechanics on staff, Melo and Evan...yup you all know them

. Evan brings additional fabrication expertise to the staff as well. We will also have another tuner in house that all of you know, and I am looking forward to working with in the future! The staff offers years of expertise in the SpoCom market, from Subaru to GTR, this will be the place for all of your needs.

We will have the only load bearing dyno in the area (Mustang) and will be running discount specials all season. The shop will provide everything from custom tuning and fabrication to engine builds and installations. We may be new to the building, but we have been around for years, and look forward to working with all of you!

The new shop is named AKUMA Motorsports and will be located on the corner of Texas Road and Route 9, minutes from Englishtown Raceway. The shop will be open for appointments by July 7, and we will have a grand opening later in the month. We have quite a few appointments booked already, so if you need a tune don't hesitate to PM me for the details.

Keep an eye out for posts for updates and general shop info. I can't wait to see you at the shop or track very soon.

Thank You.

John Shafer
Akuma Motorsports LLC
(732)970-9009 Tues - Sat 9 - 6pm
Cobb Tuning

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Mike Costin · 06-19-2009, 10:17 PM

Hi John,

Welcome back to beautiful, historic New Jersey.

Can you name names or must we wait?

AkumaMotorsports · 06-19-2009, 10:30 PM

As far as the employees? Or the other tuner? The tuner wanted to wait until he sorted out a few things. He does not want to burn any bridges. In fact, I encouraged him to maintain all good relationships... there is enough business, and we should all be able to get along and help each other out with out cannibalizing our own revenue.

We have so many big things in store. As most know, I have been doing the testing for Forced Performance on the new HTA turbos. We will continue to do that... I am working with a company on a new GTR Turbo Kit...so many other projects.

We will also have a monthly meet at the shop for everyone with food and some discounted dyno sessions. Our lot holds over 40 cars and we are not in a neighborhood, so the noise is not an issue. I could keep going, but I will stop ranting...LOL

Thanks for the return welcome, I can not wait to get going at the shop!

John

cpunlamd · 06-20-2009, 12:26 AM

Welcome back John. Its Carl, remember me? I gave you the tail light overlays for your 08. Anywho, do you guys tune "blow through" MAFs? Whats your take on that vs the MAF on the intake?

IIdiceII · 06-20-2009, 12:33 AM

awesome...congrats on the new shop!

Psyk · 06-20-2009, 02:53 AM

This is awesome; I've been hoping for a great tuner/shop to open up a little closer to me and this is pretty damn good! Good luck guys; you'll be hearing from me when I'm ready for a tune!

Flat4TW · 06-20-2009, 03:07 AM

nice another shop that works on subarus and tuning!

k20shocka · 06-20-2009, 03:48 AM

Good to hear another shop is opening up around here!

tekfoc · 06-20-2009, 04:12 AM

Nice name for the company

AkumaMotorsports · 06-20-2009, 11:20 AM

Carl- Actually blow thru would be no problem, we have the newest speed density for all subarus so we can run you with that in hybrid or speed density mode which ever you prefer. We can also tune you traditionaly as well with MAF. One of the benefits at working at COBB is we have all of the newest software =)

FYI we can tune Suby Mitsu Nissan Infinity Mazda GTR Honda with the ap software and we can do stand alone's as well.. we can pretty much tune anything.

Thank you for the warm welcome I cannot wait to work with all of you guys again.
Looking froward to seeing you at the shop!

vivalaWRX · 06-20-2009, 11:26 AM

how perfect is this. when my rear end blows at the track i can just tow my car to your shop!!! how awesome.

04wagon@stg2 · 06-20-2009, 11:43 AM

nice john! congrats, and welcome back! if ur not doin anything, join us for a nice relaxin day down in AC, TOP OF OF THE TROP meet! hope to cya then!

disturbedfan121 · 06-20-2009, 12:12 PM

akuma=demon

not a bad choice for a name.

sidewayz · 06-20-2009, 12:12 PM

John,

Krazy House has a Mustang dyno

Welcome back btw!

AkumaMotorsports · 06-20-2009, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidewayz

John,

Krazy House has a Mustang dyno

Welcome back btw!

You mean Crazy Horse? And no they do not. They have inertia dynos... but they tune Mustangs..lol The AWD dyno is a trailer with two rollers....totally different. The only reason I know, is I was looking at a building in their lot.

As always, thanks for the warm welcome!

vivalaWRX- of course you can tow to our shop, that is one of the reasons I chose this building.

John

uncle lewie wrx · 06-20-2009, 05:17 PM

Hey John, glad to have ya back in Jersey.

Im still running your tune, with the same mods. Car runs like a champ.

You will have to drive it again since now the suspension was re-set up by Robispec.

-Jordon

ChrisNJ69 · 06-20-2009, 06:43 PM

welcom back dude

cpunlamd · 06-20-2009, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AkumaMotorsports

Carl- Actually blow thru would be no problem, we have the newest speed density for all subarus so we can run you with that in hybrid or speed density mode which ever you prefer. We can also tune you traditionaly as well with MAF. One of the benefits at working at COBB is we have all of the newest software =)

Oh man! Forget blow through. I was waiting for Cobb to release the "speed density" set up. I cant wait! LMK when things are up and running. And get someone that can TIG. Im all in!

AkumaMotorsports · 06-21-2009, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpunlamd

Oh man! Forget blow through. I was waiting for Cobb to release the "speed density" set up. I cant wait! LMK when things are up and running. And get someone that can TIG. Im all in!

No worries. We, myself and my mechanic, can TIG weld as well. So you are good to go sir.

John

04blkbeauty · 06-21-2009, 04:25 AM

John sent you a pm at your cobb sn.

njsy2k · 06-23-2009, 03:52 PM

i duno anyone here and there and still new to my 07 sti.
but, its a great news to know someone that is experience is locate at near by neighborhood.....congats..

jay

OVeRBOOSTn · 06-23-2009, 04:40 PM

congrats on your new shop. good luck

Stu

AkumaMotorsports · 06-23-2009, 06:13 PM

thanks again!

Dramabomb · 06-23-2009, 07:27 PM

Expect a PM from me soon. I am in dire need of a good tune.

AkumaMotorsports · 06-25-2009, 02:01 AM

Look forward to it. We will be running specials all month as well, I will put a post up asap.

John

06-19-2009, 08:55 PM	#1
AkumaMotorsports Former Vendor Vendor Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 214570 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ/SLC Vehicle: 2008	New Tri-State Shop...same old faces! Hello! As you may know I have been working with Cobb Tuning for a while now. My experience there has been amazing. From writing the GTR mapping to co developing the tuning software, it has been a tremendous experience. For that I have to thank Trey and everyone there(especially Chris). I have been very lucky to develop some strong relationships in the industry and because of those relationships I have had the opportunity to move back out to the NJ area and open a new shop! We will continue to maintain a very strong relationship with Cobb as I will continue to do map development and verification as an extended member of the Cobb Tuning team. We will continue to do the ETunes for Cobb, so you can contact me directly for that as well. The shop will be privately owned and run. We have a two mechanics on staff, Melo and Evan...yup you all know them . Evan brings additional fabrication expertise to the staff as well. We will also have another tuner in house that all of you know, and I am looking forward to working with in the future! The staff offers years of expertise in the SpoCom market, from Subaru to GTR, this will be the place for all of your needs. We will have the only load bearing dyno in the area (Mustang) and will be running discount specials all season. The shop will provide everything from custom tuning and fabrication to engine builds and installations. We may be new to the building, but we have been around for years, and look forward to working with all of you! The new shop is named AKUMA Motorsports and will be located on the corner of Texas Road and Route 9, minutes from Englishtown Raceway. The shop will be open for appointments by July 7, and we will have a grand opening later in the month. We have quite a few appointments booked already, so if you need a tune don't hesitate to PM me for the details. Keep an eye out for posts for updates and general shop info. I can't wait to see you at the shop or track very soon. Thank You. John Shafer Akuma Motorsports LLC (732)970-9009 Tues - Sat 9 - 6pm Cobb Tuning * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by AkumaMotorsports; 07-12-2009 at 12:26 PM.

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Mike Costin Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 131787 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Sandy Hook Vehicle: 06 STI,OB,OME XJs Merkur Junkyard	Hi John, Welcome back to beautiful, historic New Jersey. Can you name names or must we wait?

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AkumaMotorsports Former Vendor Vendor Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 214570 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ/SLC Vehicle: 2008	As far as the employees? Or the other tuner? The tuner wanted to wait until he sorted out a few things. He does not want to burn any bridges. In fact, I encouraged him to maintain all good relationships... there is enough business, and we should all be able to get along and help each other out with out cannibalizing our own revenue. We have so many big things in store. As most know, I have been doing the testing for Forced Performance on the new HTA turbos. We will continue to do that... I am working with a company on a new GTR Turbo Kit...so many other projects. We will also have a monthly meet at the shop for everyone with food and some discounted dyno sessions. Our lot holds over 40 cars and we are not in a neighborhood, so the noise is not an issue. I could keep going, but I will stop ranting...LOL Thanks for the return welcome, I can not wait to get going at the shop! John

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cpunlamd Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (19) Member#: 151360 Join Date: Jun 2007 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Manalapan, NJ Vehicle: 2007 STI RIP CZ4A/R35	Welcome back John. Its Carl, remember me? I gave you the tail light overlays for your 08. Anywho, do you guys tune "blow through" MAFs? Whats your take on that vs the MAF on the intake?

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IIdiceII Scooby Guru Member Sales Rating: (88) Member#: 90438 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: New York	awesome...congrats on the new shop!

06-20-2009, 02:53 AM	#6
Psyk Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 92203 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Bergen County Vehicle: 2012 SWP WRX Hatch RIP 05 WRX	This is awesome; I've been hoping for a great tuner/shop to open up a little closer to me and this is pretty damn good! Good luck guys; you'll be hearing from me when I'm ready for a tune!

06-20-2009, 03:07 AM	#7
Flat4TW Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (2) Member#: 200456 Join Date: Jan 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Big Apple Vehicle: 0295 WRX	nice another shop that works on subarus and tuning!

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06-20-2009, 11:20 AM	#10
AkumaMotorsports Former Vendor Vendor Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 214570 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ/SLC Vehicle: 2008	Carl- Actually blow thru would be no problem, we have the newest speed density for all subarus so we can run you with that in hybrid or speed density mode which ever you prefer. We can also tune you traditionaly as well with MAF. One of the benefits at working at COBB is we have all of the newest software =) FYI we can tune Suby Mitsu Nissan Infinity Mazda GTR Honda with the ap software and we can do stand alone's as well.. we can pretty much tune anything. Thank you for the warm welcome I cannot wait to work with all of you guys again. Looking froward to seeing you at the shop!

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vivalaWRX Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (16) Member#: 186371 Join Date: Aug 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: in a van....DOWN BY THE RIVER Vehicle: 07 rofl wagon	how perfect is this. when my rear end blows at the track i can just tow my car to your shop!!! how awesome.

06-20-2009, 11:43 AM	#12
04wagon@stg2 Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 165919 Join Date: Dec 2007 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Central, NJ Vehicle: 2004 WRX wagon-PSM BYT Tuned	nice john! congrats, and welcome back! if ur not doin anything, join us for a nice relaxin day down in AC, TOP OF OF THE TROP meet! hope to cya then!

06-20-2009, 12:12 PM	#13
disturbedfan121 Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (3) Member#: 193557 Join Date: Nov 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: CNJ Vehicle: 90 Miata Classic Red	akuma=demon not a bad choice for a name.

06-20-2009, 12:12 PM	#14
sidewayz Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 5810 Join Date: Apr 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Easton PA Vehicle: 2001 S366 2.5RS	John, Krazy House has a Mustang dyno Welcome back btw!

06-20-2009, 05:17 PM	#16
uncle lewie wrx Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 78066 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: 2009 LGT	Hey John, glad to have ya back in Jersey. Im still running your tune, with the same mods. Car runs like a champ. You will have to drive it again since now the suspension was re-set up by Robispec. -Jordon

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04blkbeauty Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (24) Member#: 60741 Join Date: Apr 2004 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NNJ Vehicle: 05 STI SQC #156	John sent you a pm at your cobb sn.

06-23-2009, 03:52 PM	#21
njsy2k Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (2) Member#: 145211 Join Date: Apr 2007	i duno anyone here and there and still new to my 07 sti. but, its a great news to know someone that is experience is locate at near by neighborhood.....congats.. jay

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OVeRBOOSTn Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (2) Member#: 192514 Join Date: Oct 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: TURBOTRIX Racing Vehicle: 04 STi PTE6765 10.1@138mph / JR Tuned	congrats on your new shop. good luck Stu

06-23-2009, 06:13 PM	#23
AkumaMotorsports Former Vendor Vendor Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 214570 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ/SLC Vehicle: 2008	thanks again!

06-23-2009, 07:27 PM	#24
Dramabomb Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 141781 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Southern NJ Vehicle: 2012 Dickstorm	Expect a PM from me soon. I am in dire need of a good tune.

06-25-2009, 02:01 AM	#25
AkumaMotorsports Former Vendor Vendor Sales Rating: (6) Member#: 214570 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ/SLC Vehicle: 2008	Look forward to it. We will be running specials all month as well, I will put a post up asap. John