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Chris06GT
09-28-2008, 07:07 PM
Hey guys, I heard that Blake was pulling up his dyno at Walker...I heard he was looking at a new building...I was wondering if anyone knows what he is doing, and where he might be moving to???

Thanks
Chris
sleepinggt
09-28-2008, 07:25 PM
Hey guys, I heard that Blake was pulling up his dyno at Walker...I heard he was looking at a new building...I was wondering if anyone knows what he is doing, and where he might be moving to???

Thanks
Chris
i believe i heard that he was looking for a new building
Skillet
09-28-2008, 07:29 PM
He should be moving to a place off of Chalkville Mountain Road.
Sendero
09-29-2008, 06:58 AM
He should be moving to a place off of Chalkville Mountain Road.

I heard that the guys from Icon Motorsports were buying some property next door to his new place. :jester:
Skillet
09-29-2008, 10:20 AM
I heard that the guys from Icon Motorsports were buying some property next door to his new place. :jester:

That's good to hear. I was already starting to miss all the wheelies and open pipe harleys rolling through. :whip2:
Chris06GT
09-29-2008, 02:49 PM
Thanks guys, even though I have no clue where Chalkville Mountain Rd is....I am up north Alabama, Blake tuned my 06 GT for me last summer, and I have done some more since, and was just about ready for a new tune....Can someone please keep me up to date on what he decides to do??? Thanks....

Chris
evrae205
09-29-2008, 05:04 PM
Thanks guys, even though I have no clue where Chalkville Mountain Rd is....I am up north Alabama, Blake tuned my 06 GT for me last summer, and I have done some more since, and was just about ready for a new tune....Can someone please keep me up to date on what he decides to do??? Thanks....

Chris

its only a few miles from his old place. getting off the exit for trussville on i59 will drop you right off on it.

any word on the sale of his oil change? Or is he selling off any of the equipment? I haven't really talked to blake much since the shop closing. Guess i need to go by there.
Skillet
09-29-2008, 07:51 PM
The oil change and the building the dyno is in has been sold and they closed on the 25th of this month. They were supposed to close on the 25th of last month but the new people didn't have their business permit yet so they moved it back a month. I have no idea what all went with it.
Chris06GT
09-30-2008, 09:12 AM
Thanks for the info guys....If anything happens with him getting a new building let me know....Thanks

Chris
evrae205
09-30-2008, 10:31 PM
i might have to go talk to the new owners about working there. I need something to do during the day.
Skillet
10-01-2008, 07:03 PM
Apparently Blake is still in the old building. When I was there a few weeks ago he was telling everyone that he had picked out a place on Chalkville Mountain Road. :wiggle:
Chris06GT
10-01-2008, 07:11 PM
Oh ok, did he say he would be moving anytime soon, or hang out in the old building for a while...I need to call him...anyone have his number, is it still the same??
Skillet
10-01-2008, 08:34 PM
I have no idea what the deal is anymore. He told me he was closing on the current building on August 25th, then it was September 25th. Then a couple of weeks ago when I asked him if he had found a new place he said he was going with the place off of Chalkville Mt. Road. I will be there tomorrow at 5:30 filming a 300Z so I'll see when/if he is moving.
evrae205
10-01-2008, 10:42 PM
nothign to do with blakes skill because hes great with mustangs of every generation but he just doesn't seem the same since b4 he decided to sale when I worked there he was so much different than now. Hopefully the move will help him out.
94five0
10-06-2008, 12:09 PM
I agree.. we should cut him some slack. I don't really know what happened with everything.. mostly hearsay and rumor third hand.. but I've known Blake for the better part of 8 years. I was one of his first customers when Matt, his first tech guy, worked there back in '01.. he's tuned all of my cars, (except my svo), helped me diagnose the probs on my nitrous kit on my 94, has helped I can't imagine how many people on this board in particular out at one time or another.. and countless other people, as well as opening his shop to dynodays, private sessions, and just general Bs sessions talking cars, and hanging out.. WALKER DYNOTUNE was a clean operation with great prices and solid, repeat customer retention, and all that success goes to Blake. He's just a generally, good person.

I hope to God everything is ok with him, and I wish him all the best with his new location. Evrae, keep us posted if you get a lead on his new shop locale.
evrae205
10-07-2008, 03:41 AM
Will do I'm gonna stop by there this week at some point. I miss working there. rather upset me when he told us he was closing. I left a lil while b4 the others did just because a new job came up but it wasn't as fun as working there.
It was also nice to be generally immune to trussville police traffic stops LOL.
coupe
10-13-2008, 08:59 AM
Anyone find out anything? I don't have his number.
evrae205
10-13-2008, 12:12 PM
I'm gonna be out that way in a little bit. If it looks liek hes at the shop I'll stop by.
Skillet
10-13-2008, 12:13 PM
The dyno is currently in a storage building.
evrae205
10-13-2008, 05:02 PM
I didn't see anyone out there when i drove by. Didn't realize he had already pulled it out of the ground.
NightHawk756
10-14-2008, 12:43 PM
I agree.. we should cut him some slack. I don't really know what happened with everything.. mostly hearsay and rumor third hand.. but I've known Blake for the better part of 8 years. I was one of his first customers when Matt, his first tech guy, worked there back in '01.. he's tuned all of my cars, (except my svo), helped me diagnose the probs on my nitrous kit on my 94, has helped I can't imagine how many people on this board in particular out at one time or another.. and countless other people, as well as opening his shop to dynodays, private sessions, and just general Bs sessions talking cars, and hanging out.. WALKER DYNOTUNE was a clean operation with great prices and solid, repeat customer retention, and all that success goes to Blake. He's just a generally, good person.

I hope to God everything is ok with him, and I wish him all the best with his new location. Evrae, keep us posted if you get a lead on his new shop locale.

+1!! Blake is a stand-up guy and always willing to help when you need it.

I hope everything works out for the best for him.
Chris06GT
10-14-2008, 05:20 PM
I hope everything works out as well, and I hope he gets it back up and going...Need a good tuner, and I trust Blake....Just a stand up guy....

Chris
NightHawk756
11-05-2008, 09:56 PM
Anyone talked to Blake lately?
evrae205
11-06-2008, 12:21 AM
Last I heard was he was gonna build a new shop on service road in trussville. I talked to him about a month ago but that was it. I think skillet has been in touch with him more recently.
Skillet
11-06-2008, 06:44 AM
I know the dyno was put into a storage building recently. He is using a portable at the moment. He did say he was probably going go have to build a building. No time table on it though.
Chris06GT
11-09-2008, 11:27 AM
Yeah, I heard this past weekend that he was renting Bamachips dyno...so I guess he is using Doug's portable....
sleepinggt
11-09-2008, 03:51 PM
tracey has a dyno in tuscaloosa if any of you are interested he can do tuning also and has decent rates and I've never been anything but happy with his work

205-554-1554
Chris06GT
11-09-2008, 07:26 PM
Tracey? Who is Tracey, and where is he located in T-town??
Skillet
11-09-2008, 10:59 PM
Tracey? Who is Tracey, and where is he located in T-town??


Tracey is the owner/operator.

Mobile Electronics and Performance 1811 Hargrove Road East Tuscaloosa, Al 1-205-554-1554
Chris06GT
11-10-2008, 03:27 PM
How is his tuning compared to Blake's?? how much is it usually?
Skillet
11-15-2008, 04:34 PM
Blake has moved into the bay next to Motorvations in Trussville. He has a portable dyno as well as the motorcycle dyno. If you need dyno time call 249-6462.
Chris06GT
11-16-2008, 10:26 AM
Thanks for the help....I talked to Blake over this weekend, and going to see him soon....
Chris06GT
02-02-2009, 05:28 PM
Ok, I talked to Blake again a couple of weeks ago, and they sold the portable he was using...He told me to give him a week or so to give him time to get the other dyno up and going...Can someone in the area of Blake check on things for me??
Shorty
02-16-2009, 09:57 AM
anything new on this. mine is bad need of tuning. its more like driving a escort than a stang.
Skillet
02-16-2009, 10:38 AM
Last week he had found one he liked but I don't know if he bought it or if it had been delivered yet.
Skillet
03-16-2009, 05:16 PM
Blake has purchased a dyno and should be up and running this weekend. He bought a 4 post dyno similar the one Speed South has. It's only 2 feet off the ground though.
yellowSVT
03-16-2009, 05:44 PM
cool, maybe we could have a dynoday before i leave!

thanks robbie
Doc_G
03-16-2009, 09:06 PM
This is good news for me as I've been referred to him from Doug @ bamachips for fox body tuning.

never met blake or used his facilities before, what kind of pricing does he have?

Decent/Middle of the road/Expensive as hell (but worth it)
Skillet
03-16-2009, 10:53 PM
This is good news for me as I've been referred to him from Doug @ bamachips for fox body tuning.

never met blake or used his facilities before, what kind of pricing does he have?

Decent/Middle of the road/Expensive as hell (but worth it)

Best I remember it's $60 for three pulls or $85 an hour which is the cheapest you will find. He definitely knows Mustangs. He use to have a turbo fox that ran 6.0s.
mustang1549
03-17-2009, 11:32 AM
im glad to see he is gonna be back up and running. ive stayed at his old shop til 3 and 4 in the morning numerous times. great guy!!
NightHawk756
03-19-2009, 01:48 PM
Where's his new shop at?? Do we have an address or directions??

Is his new dyno a Dynojet?
Skillet
03-19-2009, 02:51 PM
Where's his new shop at?? Do we have an address or directions??

Is his new dyno a Dynojet?


It's on Morrow Ave instead of Morrow Road where the old location was. Just go further away from the interstate pass the old place on Hwy 11 and turn between the Hi Fi Sound place and Mabes. They will be on the right. Once you are on that little road go all the way to the end and the last bay on the left is the Dyno. It is still a dyno jet as far as i know.

201 Morrow Ave Ste 4, Trussville, AL 35173-1486 is the address for Motorvations which is right beside the building the dyno is in. The interstate is left of this map.


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NightHawk756
05-16-2009, 03:35 PM
Does Blake have a new number at this place? To set up a dyno time?
Skillet
05-16-2009, 06:44 PM
249 6462 is the only number he has. You'll probably have to leave a message.
NightHawk756
05-17-2009, 07:10 AM
249 6462 is the only number he has. You'll probably have to leave a message.

Thanks.
EZ SPEED
04-05-2010, 07:16 AM
Anyone been to Blakes since he moved? I need some Dyno time soon
BLOWN95GT
04-05-2010, 07:18 AM
I went a couple months ago to get my car tuned for the methanol injection kit. call 205-249-6462 and leave him a message. Most of the time if its warm outside and the sun is out he is on the lake.
NO2MORO
04-05-2010, 07:49 AM
You would have better luck just riding over to Hux Racing.
EZ SPEED
04-05-2010, 08:07 AM
yeah, been thinking about going to Hux, or MTI in Marietta
BLOWN95GT
04-05-2010, 08:17 AM
Yea you can probably get an appointment quicker somewhere else because Blake doesn't run the dyno everyday for a job. He does it because he enjoy's it and it gets him some extra play money every now and then. He is the only one I have ever let tune my cars and will be unless he quits.