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maybe others would like to read what you accused others of.... where I have no proof of anything regarding this.

Originally Posted by Street2uned

No offense taken. I'm an open-minded person. There are too many people that just on whatever bandwagon is popular that month. ie: Redshift. They still haven't produced ANYTHING. And yet people are so in love with them. Why? Because they are "cool." Sure thing. That is just one example. But all the crap that happened with AJP is a thing of the past and all the stories that were posted here trying to tear them apart...were all one sided. Nobody ever got AJP's side of the stories because AJP doesn't feel the need to argue over the internet and attempt to gain the acceptance of one website. I'm not speaking for them, just assuming based on previous conversations. They never badmouthed another company, like Redshift did with AJP. And they produced amazing results with their products. If some amateur couldn't install the kit, or some off the wall side of the road shop couldn't do it...is that AJP's fault? No. There have been quite a few self-installs that were successful as well.

Also, everyone is in on pins and needles waiting for Redshift's s/c to come out...but what they don't know is that Redshift blew a motor up 13 minutes after installing a supercharger that they designed on a FG2. It was last year. It was HART's (Honda of America Racing Team) FG2 that was supposed to compete in the Lap of America race. But do I dare mention that publicly? Oh no...I'd be crucified. There are a lot of easily impressionable kids that troll around here and follow the people with the most rep. Sad really.

Blueroadster...great guy. Really he is. But the problem with his manifold that AJP made...what that he tightened it down wrong. Despite what Toni and Ron told him to do...he did what he wanted and ended up with a warped manifold. But AJP was trashed for that. Toni made every manifold by hand and never had a problem. They are amazing.

I'm considered an AJP fanboy because I still have the kit and still talk about them in a positive light. They had some problems in their shop in the past. But those have been ironed out and they have new help that has done wonders for the shop. They have one guy that is devoted to customer service and maintaining anything web related. The store, eBay sales, etc.

They've made mistakes along the way, but so has everyone. They just had members of this place trolling around the shop all the time to put out the bad info they heard or saw. Also...you know Toni and Ben? Well Toni may be an awesome tuner/welder/fabricator. But he is also a felon, convicted of running a chop shop and grand theft auto. Ben was involved and charged with the same. This was discovered after they left AJP. They apparently did a little jail time, got out and were hooked up with jobs at AJP. AJP made the mistake of not checking the backgrounds of either and when the times got tough at the shop, they both picked up their shit and left. Toni is black listed on Honda-tech for screwing people out of parts or money that he promised. I have all this stuff documented at home, but not readily available b/c I'm at work. Toni is a great guy...just not one to be trusted completely.

I know there are plenty of other examples or instances that I have, but can't think of right now. So basically I'm sick of the way some of the members run around as a pack of wolves and attack anything to do with AJP. Yet praise anything to do with Redshift, who has done nothing for us in terms of aftermarket parts. Knowledgeable? Sure...but so is AJP. They just don't feel the need to have a cult-like following on the internet. They still have a steady stream of turbo kit requests and inquiries flowing in and out of the shop. They still do R&D on their Si...we just don't hear about it because anything to do with AJP is negative. I've been labeled as an outcast for speaking my mind and not following the AJP hate wagon. Doesn't bother me at all. I consider myself an individual, not a groupie. Thanks for listening and like I said...there is more, I just can't think of everything right now. Take it easy.

Mike