As far as I am concerned, this business operates as a criminal organization. Years, ago, another shop my car was at brought these guys in on an engine tune effort. Days after they had it, they literally blew up my $25K engine and did nothing more than push it outside the shop. No explanations, no paperwork, no engine. Years later, an engine shop working on another car of mine pleaded with me to give these guys another chance. I tried to talk to them, but the absolute arrogance and refusal to admit their incompetence quickly steered me away. With good reason. They seem to be just as incapable of doing what is right for the customer and for the vehicle as ever. Don't let "new ownership" stories fool you. they are crooked in their business ways and will not take responsibility for their mistakes. Use these guys at your own peril. You have been warned. read more

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So 1 Dyno tune was with 3.8 pulley. and I got 548 RWHP. I ordered 3.6 pulley . Came back to carbconn for installation and new dyno tune , this time I got 592 RWHP With a bone stock LS2 with Kooks long tube headers kooks complete X pipe to tips kooks . The job they did , there friendliness, I really enjoyed my time by here with those guys , well all in all Absolutely Amazing Results took my car to the right place Highly recommend!!!! March 30. Had my new 3.6 pulley and install appointment. The service was superior, had new pulley installed and dyno tuned and gained 44 RWHP Total horsepower from 385 base pull. To pro charger installation snd tuned 592.5 RWHP Total, A Fricken amazing! Happy customer for life ! Absolutely! read more

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I took my Rochester Carb to Carb Connection for an overhaul during the pandemic. Fast forward to now: after three years at the body shop and a complete engine overhaul, I finally got my Corvette back. Unfortunately, the carburetor is in terrible shape, with less than 5 miles driven since the overhaul. When I tried to contact Carb Connection, the response was surprisingly hostile. Since I now live out of state, I will need to remove the carburetor and ship it to them, but they weren't even sure they could handle it promptly. This is a NCRS Top Flight Corvette, and I'm preparing for Nationals in 2025. The person I spoke with was rude and condescending, clearly dismissive of my concerns. To make matters worse, the insert for the fuel filter is stripped and leaking gas, among other issues. I recommend thinking twice before choosing this company; I will be sending my carburetor elsewhere to correct their mistakes. read more

They fixed a carburetor another shop botched. The carb now works great uses a lot less gas and all done in a week as promised.

I've been using Carburetor Connection for 25 years and have had excellent service every time. They just finished up some work on my vintage MGB and it now runs awesome. Once again, I'm impressed. These guys know what their doing! read more

These guys are doing old school soild carb work. Had them pop a Weber on my Toyota 22R, and rebuild a crab for a 62 Chevy small black. Each were done on time and for the quoted amount. I trust these guys. read more

Rebuilt my 1974 November Rochester Monojet. Parts are not available but they managed, has been running great since. Very knowledgeable there and great customer service. read more

This is the place to go for high performance modifications. I utilized them for working on my Magnusom supercharger and installing Kooks Long Tube headers. Plus having a dynotune facility means everything. read more

They are honest. They gave me a good estimated time frame for my appointment and completed work on my vehicle quickly. They gave me great suggestions and information on how I want to work on in the future with my Dodge Challenger. I would highly recommend them to anyone! read more

If I could give 10 Stars I absolutely would. Carburetor connection has knocked it right out of the park for me , I went in looking for performance gains for my 2014 Chevy Camaro SS and that's exactly what I got . Alex , Troy, Ross they are highly professional team very timely, very knowledgeable and skillful at what they do. Look no further than carburetor connection, I highly recommend this shop to all. Best Chris read more

After sitting for 3 years before I bought it, the carb on my 1974 Nova needed help. It turned out to be the accelerator pump and the float, both replaced along with all gaskets and anything else it needed. It was done on the day promised, I re-installed it and is now working great! read more

I brought these guys my corvette and they worked their asses off to make it faster for me. I worked with Troy and Alex. As these things go, there were points when I was freaking out and Alex and Troy always kept level heads and made me feel good about what was happening. Here's the kicker, there was an unforeseen issue with my car that was frustrating everyone, they could have easily told me to pound sand and bring the car back when it was sorted. They did not, instead they worked their asses off to fix my problem(not their problem). This is incredibly hard to find in any sort of service industry, let alone auto mechanics. They're shop is top of the line and you will see many high end hot rods and muscle cars in and out of this place. There is good reason that they are so busy. Plan ahead and book in advance as their dyno schedule can get booked up quickly. read more

Carburetor Connection - Dyno - Auto Customization Near Me - Kirkland, Washington

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Alex and Troy did well to take care of me with my 18 Camaro SS. Did some extensive research prior to having an installer install my procharger kit on my Camaro and Carburetor Connection stood out. They did quality work kept me informed on updates and turned my key back over to me as promised on time. Will do business with them in the future my car is running great. read more

Great place. Took my FrankenStang here to get it tuned, and they unleashed over 230hp to the wheels out of a little 5.0... Their quote was spot on, the graph laid out what happened on the dyno, and to top things off they fixed my linkage to the carb AND my sticking door button. Great place, well worth it to me. Thanks! read more

We brought in our old Jeepster and they were able to squeeze us in the same day, quickly identified and fixed the problem. Really nice guys, car runs great now. Grateful for prompt service read more

These guys are the best they got my 1964 impala dialed in perfect and my 2009 yukon as well never been so happy with the performance of either one read more

I'm conflicted about this review. On one hand, this shop does quality work on bigger mods and repairs most non-gear heads can't do. That being said, my issue is with Alex...the one you'll probably speak to. While he seems so have basic knowledge, I got frustrated every time I tried to have a technical conversation with him as he either tried to BS me, or told he me would ask Arrington. Now it seems in this shop, what Arrington says goes regardless of customer desire. Troy on the other hand seems to be the main great-head and if you want a real conversation I suggest asking for him. He's knowledgeable in a technical aspect and courteous. Finally, for anyone planning to go here for a custom tune and dyno I will caution you. I paid for it as well as the diablo tuner. And when I had my "custom tune" reviewed by a pro...he showed me how my tune was nothing more than the trinity canned tune that came with the device. Clearly not what I paid for. read more

I've never left a negative review online but my experience with Carburator Connection and Alex, it's owner, was so frustratingly ridiculous for me that I felt I had to warn potential future customers. After my experience with Carburetor Connection, for which I was billed about $800, I took my car to another shop, Ballard Automotive, that fixed my car in about an hour. I then drove the car from Seattle, WA to Austin, TX with absolutely no issues at all. If you'd like to know more, please read the story below. My 1977 International Scout II was backfiring through the carburetor under hard acceleration so I dropped it off with Alex (the owner) at Carburetor Connection in late 2013 to figure out what was causing the problem. Alex held on to my car for several months and charged me about $800. His ultimate recommendation was that I take it to a machine shop and ask them to pull the top end of the engine off and possibly have it rebuilt. I took my Scout to Ballard Automotive on Leary for a second opinion. Ballard Automotive performed an initial inspection and discovered that the timing was set to 25 degrees before top dead center (BTDC), which is way off spec. They set the timing to 0 degrees TDC and the backfiring issues were completely resolved. For those that don't know, the timing can be adjusted in less than a minute by anyone with a half-inch wrench and a timing light. I could show anyone how to do it accurately in 5 minutes, tops. Alex, the owner of Carburetor Connection, seemed to have the expertise necessary to fix my car; as the name of his shop insinuates, he works on carburetors and timing is an integral part of a carbureted engine. Not only did he miss the obvious culprit for a backfire issue (timing is not set correctly) but then recommended that I have the top end of my engine pulled and possibly rebuilt, which would have cost several thousand dollars. I called Alex and let him know that the issue had been fixed by a simple timing adjustment and then asked him to refund my money. He became obstinate, refused to acknowledge that he could have even missed the problem (going so far as to call me a liar) and, ultimately, did not give me back any money. He even refused to contact Ballard Automotive, the shop that ultimately fixed my car, to check my story. For me, this review is the resolution of my dispute with Carb Connection. As you can probably tell by the time stamp above, this whole debacle has been going on for quite a while. So, there you go. Buyer Beware, or Caveat Emptor for those that still speak Latin. read more

Had a dyno tune there. Highly recommend. Took a couple hours but was well worth it. Picked up quite a bit more power.

If you have a domestic muscle car of any era that needs work, go here. I've done dyno runs at Carb Connection before but never had a chance to get work done. When a garage-queen of mine was making some unusual noises, Alex and crew were thorough with their diagnosis, honest about what they found, and throughout the process set my mind at ease that my car was in good hands. Very happy with my experience. Alex' communication style was also very confidence inspiring without condescension despite my lack of knowledge of engine internals. read more

Alex is the man. Very professional. Did a great Dyno tune on my 2002 SS

i cannot say enough about these guys. Not only was the work on my '12 Challenger Rt done in a timely manner but OMG the performance increase from the comp 274 cam and tuning made me remember why i still drive a muscle car. If you are sitting on the fence about going to these guys, sit no longer, GO TO THEM AND GET YOUR BABY TAKEN CARE OF.......... 'mic drop' read more

My Corvette needed to get tuned after I installed headers and a new intake. The guys at Carb Conn were knowledgeable and professional and answered all my questions. They tuned my Corvette up and even fixed some other engine codes as well! My Corvette is running better then ever. Not only do I have more power but overall drivability has increased as well as engine smoothness during idle and acceleration. It feels like a whole new engine! If you need your car tuned then I would highly reccomend Carburetor Connection. read more

Alex was great! He did an excellent job getting my old pontiac to run better than it has in over 20 years! He's easy to talk to and will only do what is in the best interest for you. I highly recommend Carburetor Connection. read more

so were to begin took my charger hellcat to cabb conn for installation of parts and tuning they had the car for 2 months to install headers, injectors, fuel pump for e85 , driveshaft, heat exchanger and upper and lower pullies from the moment I picked up the car felt awful wouldn't go into gears check engine lights would go into track mode and idled awful along with some awful squeaking noise coming near my pullies I sent the tune it had out to a top hellcat tuner in the east coast and said my E85 Table on my tune was completely wrong at this point I had only driven the car since pick up 3 times for no more than 50 miles about 2 days ago I took a look under at the driveshaft and see that it has been rubbing witch explain the awful vibrations it was also spilling some green like liquid from under the driveshaft on the 4 time I took my car out was heading 10 miles from home on the way back the car started shaking along with smoke coming from my under my hood got a tow truck got the car home to see oil dripping from my air intake filter and the worst part a blown engine.... be-careful and do your research on shops before taking you're 70-80k cars in..... read more

My van broke down on Saturday and I had it towed here for repair. It ended up being the starter. They had me back in the road in a few hours and the price was fair. Thanks for the great service. read more

As a woman I have had bad experiences with car "professionals" before. I have always had great trustworthy and reliable service from Carburetor Connection and never felt like they were trying to upsell me. I would and have recommended them to many of my friends. They keep my Mercedes running smooth! read more

Hello everybody my name is Brother Ron. I have a C-5 2003 Corvette with 60,000 miles. As all of us with older model Corvette's know, every new release makes us want a new model. After doing research I meet Mr. Alex , and visited carburetor connection. The shop was very clean, the staff was very knowledgeable. I decided to do the work . I did the headers and added a supercharger. My C-5 is now up to 495 hp. The supercharger fits perfect, under the hood. My Corvette sounds smooth and rides swift. But bruh, when I go get a haircut now, I'm smoking everybody on the street. Alex you are the man. Carburetor connection is a great deal. watch out for a yellow convertible c-5. corvette in the Belfair/Bremerton area. read more

Awesome people. Troy worked with us and customer service was outstanding. Fast Prompt. Received some great insight for future work. Keep up the good work! read more

Alex and Troy are the brain surgeons of performance cars. The very best!!! Mike Siemion modified #004 Z06 Vette . 659 rwhp

Got to hand it to Alex, he did a great job straightening out the carb on a Jeep. Friend of mine got it from her brother; apparently it has "issues" and being all the way south in California, I could't really fiddle with it myself. Asked at one of the local gearhead places down here, and one of the guys there comes from Seattle, and suggested I call Alex. Word is it's running like a scalded rat now (which is a good thing, as I am given to understand it). Good price, good work, done quickly. Highly recommended. read more

These guys are absolutely amazing! They're experts happy to answer any question and are very transparent in their practice. Honest and fair is an understatement!! I had my car broken into 2 days after seeing them, when I filed a police report the officer who was taking my information on the items stolen told me I had been 'ripped off' and would only report my Diablo tuner as having a value of $399. I called Alex on Tuesday and he provided me with a flier from the distributor explaining that 2 of the 3 Diablo tuners are, in fact, priced at $399...but the one needed for my Charger (Chrysler model) was $450. I took this back to Kirkland PD and they amended the theft report. I will bring every car I ever own to Alex and his crew moving forward because they are truly the best! read more

I have an 85' F150 that these guys replaced the carb on and it died a couple of blocks later. At first I thought they screwed something up and they came and got the truck started and took it back to their shop. Come to find out I hadn't set the timing right and they figured it out right away. Boy did I feel stupid, but they didn't rub it in. Great guys. read more