IMS replacement in south Florida, places and Prices ?

I'm planing on ims/rms, and AOS Want L&N Bearing Anyone else in south Florida done this ?

I am in south florida, I have not done it but good shops: -foreign affairs motorsports http://foreignaffairsmotorsports.com -tuneRS http://tunersmotorsports.com -flat6: http://www.flat6motorworks.com these are the guys most track people use, they are hardcord into porsche I am open to other addresses

add J&W motorsports to that list Phil. William is a pleasure to deal with. Where in South Florida are you OP? These shops are scattered from Doral to Coral Springs

I think Pedro's garage do them as well.... http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site/About_Us.html

Svoboda Motorsports 8368 NW 70th Street Miami, FL 33166 [phone removed] William Svoboda (was with J&W Motorsports went on his own this year) Great, guy fair prices has done all repairs /maintenance and upgrades to my car last 3 years and I know he does IMS.

Thanks for the name of shops, but dose any of you Know what they charge ?

I can also vouch for William at Svoboda MS. In Jan 2009 he replaced the IMS/RMS, oil change on my 996 Cab for about $1700, IIRC. since then , the LN bearing has gone up in price, so has his hourly rate. William now works on my Turbo. He's done the water pump, clutch accumulator, fuel filter and has given me plenty of pointers on work that I can even do with basic tools( i.e, frunk opening mechanism, front bumper removal, etc. His shop is close by so oil changes are a breeze if I don't have the time. He is very knowledgeable and doesnt BS. He is very informative on any work he has to do on any customer car. IF a customer starts crossing the line with him and his work and prices he charges, he will tell you to go elsewhere. He doesn't need a-hole customers. William knows Porsches.

OP, you are very hung up on the "cost". The question you should be asking is what will it really "cost" you if it's done improperly. Call William or any other shop and find one that you are comfortable with and if one is few hundred more but is a stand up shop take it there. The few hundred you save May cost you dearly.

Especially in Miami, selecting the cheaper provider is usually not the best way to do it.

I'm in Ft. lauderdale this weekend instructing my M96 Engine Mechanical Class.. I'll know more about the brain truss here at the end of the day tomorrow.

oh man I did not know you were coming to ft lauderdale ... I am eager to ear your feedback on the local shops who attend your class.

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I look forward to your comments Post Class

No I'm not "hung up on cost" Just there are so many Great Porsche Indy shops in South Florida Sebring and Daytona here in Florida keep the Porsche Name in the forefront of Motorsports here and coincidently many Indy But witch one and how much ?

do you have a telephone? Why don't you call around for prices? we gave you our recommendations. try each one out over the next year and see who you prefer to use.

When calling around the LAST thing you need to be concerned with is COST! The IMSB retrofit isn't an oil change or brake job. You will get what you pay for, in this class NO ONE who had carried out an IMSB retrofit had been "qualifying" the engines and only one person had pulled an oil sump prior to the job being done. Maybe now, after hearing what I had to say and seeing my photos of what we find when qualifying engines, this will change. My general consensus after this class was the vast numbers of Porsches in this area supply a lot of general service work which keeps shops happy at that level. More complicated procedures are less money-makers for the shops as they take time and require more attention to detail, while the have risks associated with them as well. Still processing what I learned from instructing this one... To have such a heavy concentration of Porsches this class was lightly attended only being at 50% capacity. This speaks volumes to us, especially considering we normally have over filled class rooms, even in Canada.

This is why I do my own work. Even I knew to do this on my car and Im a n00b. There are many other things that may (probably will) need to be replaced at the same time. Thats why it may not be a good idea to expect a set (low) price. I would certainly trust Jakes judgement on this.

The only reason I take the time to instruct these classes is to help shops understand what they don't know. These guys simply didn't understand the dynamics behind qualifying an engine... They didn't know what they didn't know- none of us do until we become educated.

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No I don't have a telephone, I thought the purpose of this forumn was to share info Not to just tell a fellow rennlister To just call around The majority of those who have Responded font know the information I seek but just can't Help but post something