First off; My apologies, and sincere gratitude to everyone who I was privileged enough to work for over the last 3 years.

Unfortunately given the scope of the treatment and recovery, the financial obligations, and current timeline of my ability to return. I am left with no other choice. Rest assured anyone with any pending business will be taken care of to the best of my ability.

I am now up and about enough to start the process of closing things down, and will be finished by the end of this month.

I am immensely proud of what myself, and all the skilled employees I have had, have accomplished with SE Auto. Everyone I have worked with, and all of my loyal customers will be very sorely missed. Regrettably in this life there are inevitable circumstances that force choices, the hardest being the ones you have little to no control over. The upheaval that something so small as a Golf ball can cause makes it all the more hard to swallow.

I want to thank specifically:

All my VW friends in lowlifeaz.com for all the support, much needed humor and all the selfless donations they made to help me get through this and keep my head above water financially, my parents for everything they have done and continue to do too numerous to list, and my girlfriend Alex for all her understanding and support.

J.D. for sacrificing to get it off the ground, and working for what I could afford despite being much less than he was worth. And all the regulars that spent too much time at the shop, but always chipped in and held a light, handed me a wrench, or even ran to grab a late parts run.

Thank you to everyone again, and I will see you all around very soon I hope. My prognosis is very good, it just requires vigilant monitoring and slow rehabilitation for the time being as well as an unwelcome career change.

Again if you need anything vehicle related I would strongly suggest

Exklusiv Motorsports on the west side – Sales@exklusivmotorsports.com

Doug’s Buggs and Bunnies on the east side – 480-962-1101

I do not yet know my treatment timeline, but hope its a speedy and successful one. Obviously I will not be at the shop, nor able to receive phone calls or check voicemail. THE ONLY WAY to contact me aside from my cell, is by emailing Sales@SEAutoEngineering.com I apologize to ALL of my customers, especially those who have already been put out with pending work in the shop now. I have every intention of doing EVERYTHING possible to keep our doors open for when i return, whenever that may be. Thank you to all of you that were already privy, for your condolences, and to the rest of you that I may miss. I have many wonderful friends, and this has always been an amazing community both offering so much support.

To anyone who needs any work done on their car I would VERY strongly recommend the following options for the east and west sides of the valley:

West – Exklusiv Motorsports (email is best) Sales@exklusivmotorsports.com

East – Doug’s Buggs and Bunnies – 480-962-1101

Both have my personal cell and can contact me for any background info related to repairs

Thank you all again

John Streeter

SE Auto Engineering

The apropos words so keenly spoken as this piston was removed from #3 position, fully explaining the utter lack of compression.

This is from the unfortunate 07 DSG K04 powered GTI belonging to Ken Eguchi. Still verifying the cause of the catastrophic failure, but needless to say it can be added to the list of engines already built, and the ones still on the docket for the month. Keep your head up Ken, We can rebuild it, we have the technology.

Red R32 convention… 1 with a new United Motorsport ECU Flash, New 2011 Audi RS4 Cool air intake system, 1.8T Engine builds, MK3 brakes and flushes, Jetta transmission rebuilds and broken 2.0T FSI Downpipes… Just to name a few

We started with the Coilovers to get it down to a better stance. He opted for the KW ST line coils. After that we got to work on the Supercharger, it was a used and reconditioned VF kit. After a phone call to Jeff Atwood at United Motor Sport we decided to install 630cc injectors and use his custom tune for the car. All we needed from there was an R32 MAF housing and some odds and ends to clean up the install a little. In a week or so we will have the car back for the custom FMIC setup, and possibly a stage 2 pulley…

Enjoy!

The hinge pin of the whole system was the United Motorsports ECU programming. Jeff Atwood’s reputation as one of the best VW/Audi tuners was solidified on the first drive. No codes no issue, smooth consistent power delivery from beginning to end. A big thank you to Jeff for getting the file on, and getting the ECU back to us amidst his busy schedule.

While we had the car we decided to throw in some added touches for the owner (Curtis March). We cleaned up all the accessories and brackets, polished some, painted some and just eliminated some. The valve cover was polished, and complimented by a BMP paint job on the intake manifold. Next we blacked out all the obtrusive and bulky accessories to make sure the turbo kit was the focal point of the engine bay. While Curtis has a lot of plans for the paint and body, none of them have come to fruition just yet. So for the time being this hoopty is all Go and no Show, but there is more than enough Go to even things out.

Here are the pictures form the build that we managed to take amidst the grind, Enjoy!

First, we had the full Adam Rauscher Trifecta! ALL 3 CARS! At once… When all three cars you own are in the shop, at the same time. You need to re-evaluate your car choices. Especially if one of them is a Corrado. We have decided to dedicate one of our lifts to Adam for his patronage and frequent investments into our establishment

On the Audi Allroad, we replaced all the front suspension control arms, and bushings, as well as ball joints. Next we removed the intake manifold to access the leaking auxillary water pump. Then after some careful inspection we decided to replace the timing belt and water pump since the water pump had some strange noises and leaks arising. While we were there we also replaced some hurting gaskets, and vacuum lines.

Next we replaced the front wheel, hub, and bearing on the Cabriolet and gave it a good head to toe. We transferred the tire over to the new wheel and sent the cabby on its way.

Lastly now that the 3.2 liter 12v MK3 VR was finished, and polished up in the Corrado. We went over the suspension, the brakes, and some of the trim items. We installed a new catch can set up as well as the custom fiberglass rain tray,and  also repaired the door latch situation. Just as soon as the new hood is finished and painted we will put up some pictures and new updates.

In all seriousness, a big thanks to Adam for all his business and referalls. He is a good friend and a good customer. It’s been a very busy month! More updates to come, STAY TUNED!

The abridged version of the cars we featured here were: Cam shaft replacment on a 2006 Audi Avant Quattro 2.0T, Coilover install and intake on 2003 GTI 24v, Full custom exhaust on E30 BMW, Wheel bearing/hub and suspension work on Rauscher’s Cabriolet, Timing belt water pump, tune up on 20th Ann. GTI, Boost gauge, and full Turbo Back Exhaust on 2007 GTI 2.0T,  4 wheel brake upgrade on 2005 Touraeg, Diagnosis and repair on formerly Tubo charged R32, Head gaskets and timing chains on 2004 Dodge Ram 1500… And much much more we didn’t get photographed.

So what’s on deck? Do we have a break? Nope… Currently we are installing new chains/guides, bigger clutch and head gasket/spacer, to accompany the CTS Stage 3 turbo kit on a 2004 R32, next is the full engine build to prepare for BT for the long awaited 2004 GLI project. The 1970 C10 pick up project will get rolling on,now that the parts are rolling in.

We always make time for the day to day repairs as well, so be sure to call if you need anything we always do our very best to get everyones issues taken care of as fast as possible even with the explosion of work as of late.

As always thank you, to all of our loyal customers!

In the shop we have added a lot of new equipment, most notably the second 8,000lb automotive lift. This has allowed us to double our productivity and get caught up with the swell of work our loyal customers have brought to us. It has also allowed us to get an extra car inside at night to increase our storage.

Be sure to stop by and check out the new setup and take advantage of our upcoming summer deals soon to be posted!

 The front office and lobby are undergoing renovations as well, we are in the process of installing a new flat screen, and windows media center PC in the customer lobby. In addition to our free WiFi this will allow our customers without personal computers to access the internet, work, study, or else just browse our digital library of movies and TV shows (Top Gear BBC!)

No pictures for now, we will save that for the unveiling after the renovations are 100% complete. Stay Tuned