Sounds Of Speed Performance

08/04/2008 Posted by stevecas99

I have been looking for an after-market exhaust kit for my Pathfinder for many months with no luck. I heard about Sounds of Speed from two independent reliable sources, so I had to check them out. John and Mitch were honest and up front about the work, made excellent recommendations, set true expectations, and obviously take pride in their work, because not only does it perform very well, it looks perfect. Mitch installed a custom Magnaflow exhaust on my Pathfinder and did an A++ job! It is much better than an after-market kit would have been. My fuel economy improved from barely 16 mpg to 17+ mpg and I can feel the difference in power, and definitely in responsiveness. Nice work guys and thank you.

01/10/2008 Posted by foreverme77

I have been to many auto shops and nothing compares to this one. I have had my car worked on in the pass by other people and nothing good came out of it. Jonathan was great at telling me what the other mechanics messed up on and did a great job fixing it. Mitch and Jonathan did a great job customizing an exhaust system for my car, too. It was put together very well. I even stop by and have Jonathan work on little things on my car, when something happens. I really like the fact that after spending a lot of money on my car, he will call me and see if my car is running fine. I left my car over night and Jonathan cleaned out my messy car. I couldn't believe it. You must take your car here!

12/20/2007 Posted by gtogreg

I needed some work done on the exhaust installed by the previous owner on my '67 GTO. It was kinda cocked, had various leaks, and I had some factory style tips that I wanted to install. John racked it up and we did a "walk-under" of the car. The first thing I noticed is that there is a tremendous attention to detail. John and Mitch pointed out areas that needed attention, but ultimately gave me some choices and we selected a course of action based on what was best for my needs - there was no pressure tactics here, very professional guys. Mitch is an awesome welder and, again, has just fantastic attention to detail. The work turned out very nice - looks great, sounds great, and I just couldn't be happier. As far as pricing, I was given a quote and it tuned out to be moderately lower than initial quote since the work went faster than expected. Further, I showed up at 5 (they close at 6), and they agreed to a job that was likely to last at least 1.5 hours. I've gone to other exhaust shops here in the Bay over the years and this is by far the best I've seen?

Pros: highly qualified staff with "can-do" attitude

Cons: ???

11/08/2007 Posted by hotrodmg

I needed an exhaust system that was quieter and had more ground clearance. I discussed the possibilities with both owners and agreed to a system that they claimed would provide both. To be sure we were clear I gave written instructions regarding minimum ground and clutch slave cylinder clearance. These instructions were ignored. The pipe was routed right next to the slave cylinder and the muffler dragged before I even got out of the parking lot. A slave cylinder heat shield was welded on and the system was raised slightly but it still did not meet the agreed spec for ground clearance. Their third try almost got to the original spec, but due to equipment limitations several short pieces of pipe had been inserted and the muffler itself was crammed up against the floorpan. I accepted the car and inserted hanger spacers to lower the muffler to a safe clearance. Pros: Overall I would rate ‘Sounds’ as better than average for establishments of this type. They messed up but did try to fix their mistakes to meet the original spec. The welding quality itself appears to be very good. Cons They ignored my original instructions and it took three return trips to make the system close to original agreed spec.

01/27/2007 Posted by ham_mac

Mitch knows a lot about speed, performance and sound (he installed a great exhaust system on my Corvette. He also installed a new clutch, and diagnosed other things that were still under warranty to speed up the work to be done by the agency.

Pros: Good location

Cons: I live out of the area now

01/03/2007 Posted by johnbottilaw

Fair prices, honest work, quality workmanship, what more could you want? I have had a lot of work done here on 2 cars and have had zero problems.

Pros: Fast, Honest, Good

10/08/2006 Posted by rodeck

sounds of speed performance is a shop that I found on city search, and they do deliver on there promises. I called and talked to John asked him about some performace work on my camero, and he quoted me a fair price. I drove from the San Fransico area and was pleased with the location of the shop, very close to the 101 freeway, and easy to find. John and Mitch are great guys that are easy to talk to, and deliver the work as promised. Not only does my camero now sound great, but it drives much better also. Sounds of speed does all kinds of work to all makes and model cars, my recomendation is go see these guys, they are a one stop shop.

Pros: outstanding customer service, fair quotes

Cons: the parts house on the cornor of the complex has some rookie drivers, becareful

10/07/2006 Posted by fuelie

All I can say is WOW. Sounds of speed blew me away with there attention to detail, and customer service. John and Mitch are great owners, and they treated me very good. I found them on citysearch and they are close to my work, so I checked them out, and they did such an awesome job on my truck that I will go back many more times. They have a great new location with plenty of parking, early bird drop off, and fair estimates. I was pleased with the work and upon paying the bill they explained I was given a 10% discount as a grand opening special. There are not shops like this around now days. Take a look, you'll be quite pleased.

Pros: customer service, parking and performance minded staff

Cons: the building needs the paint finished on the outside

09/20/2006 Posted by bozly

Great staff with an emphasis on customer service. Staff have full ASE master technician certifcations. This shop handles all types of repairs for all makes and models of vehicles, both foreign and domestic. They can take care of all things from tires and brakes to custom exhaust systems. Lots of performance ideas for your car or bike. New location in Santa Clara, excellant parking, and great hours. Open Mon - Fri 8-6, and Sat 9-5. I have had work done by them and they are now my one stop shop. John and Mitch know there stuff.

Pros: Great service and custom performance work