March 2019 by Dan P.
I'm so glad I brought my RSX Type-S here. I was having some clutch issues and ended up looking into cracking the trans open for some upgrades and a rebuild since I will be tracking it soon. Once I was fairly certain I wanted Gearspeed to perform the work, I had a ton of questions about the setup I wanted to have, and was open to their recommendations too. They were great about answering all my questions and concerns and did so pretty quickly. I then set an appointment to drop the car off. Work done: trans inspection/rebuild, carbon fiber synchros, 5.3 final drive, LSD, taller 5th and 6th gear, new CSC, reman starter, Exedy stage 1 clutch and lightweight flywheel. I provided some of the parts which they didn't have an issue with. The work performed was top notch and their communication with me during the time they had my car was great. There was a few unexpected things during the removal/install that they let me know of, for example my engine mounts were bad, and of course offered to installed new ones. Turnaround time was great and was about what I expected, considering this is a pretty labor intensive job. Being in SoCal we're pretty lucky to have a lot of great shops in the area. I'm sure there are other shops that do great work like Gearspeed. Aside from the excellent work they do, the thing with Gearspeed that also sets them apart from the rest is their level of care and communication, which is very, very good... something I have not witnessed at a shop in a while.