I just bought my '94 Q45 yesterday and found this group today. Can anybody recommend someone for performance oriented service in the West Los Angeles area? Am I better off to stick with the dealer, Infinity of Santa Monica?From my reading of the "power" thread I gather that the timing correction is determined by the coolant temp.That reminded me of a guy I met in Costa Mesa who has a turbocharged Alfa 164 with the intercooler plumbed in the air conditioning outlet. Maybe a valve to duct the cold air in front of the radiator at full throttle?Oh, never mind.Anton, the newbie.

Welcome to our club Anton.

I think you may be the first new member to come new directly here since our site moved 12 hours ago.

I cant recommend a shop right now but I know we have members in SoCal that might be able to help you out.

Fred...

Welcome, Anton - You bought a great car. Make sure to post some specifics and some pics as soon as you can.

Glad to have you on board.

How many miles on that 94? What color? Welcome aboard!

G'day Anton. Welcome from Down Under.

welcome to the club. i'm not in socal but i know if you go to the dealer for anything, it will be expensive.

I went to Santa Monica a couple times when I first bought my Q. They were pleasant and professional, as I'm sure most dealerships are, but way too expensive for me. I went in for the 60k service. Ended up paying about $500, mostly to have the oil and plugs changed, and to perform some "inspections". I didn't get the feeling the techs were *REALLY* competent, though better than the average grease monkey. The parts department personnel could stand to take some classes in customer service, I think. I doubt dealerships are performance oriented at all. You'll need to go to a specialty shop for that. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of mods made specifically for Qs. Just plain economics at work. If you need stock parts you can save a lot of money by going to Scottsdale (http://www.infinitipartsusa.com), but if you can't wait, the Torrance dealership has the most knowledgeable parts staff I've ever seen.