A little background on me and where the car sits right now. I made this page to share my knowledge base of tuning community over the last 15 years. I have a wide knowledge base of most import cars and have a great appreciation for anyone's build. I keep an open mind and this is my story.
Like many in the "Tuner" community I had plans to build my 2010 Subaru STi into a great street/track machine! My car was Tuned/built by a very large repeatable shop located in the OC June of 2014. Unfortunately a shop error overlooked the fact that my spark plugs were not changed to a colder step spark and damage was done post tune. Being a LARGE and POPULAR shop they could not accommodate my car until after the New Year...This was October 2014.
I was compensated for the damage done and now was left with a stockish build, salvaged parts and an Off the Shelf Map for the Cobb Accessport and a STi needing a Tune badly! I found EDO by chance while driving around looking for car parts. I stopped in and talked to Gwen who showed me the shop and met the Team, talked parts and introduced me to Edwin the man who would be tuning my car if I chose them.
Before I go any farther let me describe why I even got this far and even stayed to talk more than 10 mins. First off EDOperformance is a Small shop with a small Team. They are very modest and very unassuming but they pack years of experience and even own and Race Cars they build as a shop Team.
If you are looking for a BIG NAME and a BIG SHOP... EDO is not for you. There are only a few lifts and a Dyno. No Paint and Body, no big welding, no wheel and Tires. Look elsewhere for that stuff, but look here for the Performance installs, Tunes, Dyno work, Performance Parts for Subaru and Mitsubishi as well as some other Misc. Accessories for Imports, and most importantly Tomioka Racing Parts!!!
Back to the story I was immediately attracted to the small size of the shop and FOCUS on Performance Builds. I knew that EDO was one of those shops that you could count on not always being packed with a ton of cars and jobs to do. I ended up personally knowing one of the Mechanics at EDO proving it is a small world and I made the decision to Tune With Edwin and EDO Performance. EDOperformance did require a few VERY PRICEY Tests to be done on my car before they would even touch it which my car.
A Tune date was scheduled but unfortunately due to a broken Dyno they could not tune my car for over a month putting us close to Christmas for the Tune. This is my every day car and Luckily Edo was able to install and tune my car for me on Christmas EVE. Not only did they OPEN EDO Performance for me on Christmas Eve, but also they even stayed late to make sure that every step of the install and every step of the tune was explained.
11 months ago was my first interaction with Edwin and the Team. Today I went back for a RE-Tune since I have added to my car and was looking for an E-85 Tune. I am more than pleased by the timely manor in which Edwin was able to Tune my Car, I had a Test in school today and he even offered to arrange a ride to and from school for me if it was needed. The tunes went smooth and EDO Performance gave me an AMAZING price on the tune since it was my 2nd Tune with them. Edwin knows the limits of motors and Tunes very conservatively if needed.
EDO Performance has a great team doing the Hard work in the garage as well. Edo's Mechanics have Years of experience in the Performance Community, which has gained them my trust. As I said EDO is a supplier for Tomioka Racing. Tomioka is expensive but well worth the engineering and performance. Having Tomioka Racing ensures that if you are looking for a Subaru or Mitsubishi part call EDO. That being said, EDO is selective on whom they tune. This is not a bad thing; this just allows them to focus more on the quality of their current projects they have committed to. I have witnessed and met people who own Honda or other Tuning Cars that have been turned away by EDO. If you own a Honda or Toyota or Acura or even VW, EDO will probably turn you away be warned.
That being said EDO seems to specialize in Mitsubishi, Subaru and now Porsche. Call ahead to talk to someone about your car and build; they might be able to do it so just ask. In the Future EDO Performance is the only place I will be going for my performance needs. Trust needs to be earned with EDO and sometimes Communication might be difficult. Remember they are a small shop (Literally only a few people running the show). BE PATIENT with them and understand EDO is not a factory. This is a great place to have a wonderful and personal relationship with your Tuner. You can be assured that you will receive the highest quality build with a Tune that will last. I do not go to EDO for huge Dyno numbers to impress guys are car meets; I go to EDO for the high quality Build and parts on my timeline. Thank you Edwin, Gwen, Hussein and the Team for all your hard work and always making me feel at Home. read more