Yota1 Performance, Inc. - Riverbank, California

Steve H.

I am VERY happy with the work done on my Lexus GX470. Excellent consultation and recommendation from Nick. He understood my objective in what I was trying to achieve (moderate offroad capability and not to sag when hauling the bikes.) He nailed it. Good communication through the whole process. Since my confidence was up, I also had them do the timing belt and transmission flush. Once again, high quality work. These guys are great!

Guam671

Response to Yota1's Comments

Thank you for your response. This will be the last thing that I will say because there is no sense on going back and forth.

You stated, “If he had done his part the heat tabs would be intact.” It puzzles me because my temperature gauge never went up high; it was always normal. My instructions from your shop were to have the Mikuni carburetors tuned (the very same carburetor that was recommended by your shop) and to also change the break-in oil after 500 miles.

I did not know from the beginning that your shop does not know how to tune Mikuni carburetors and so I don’t know why you would recommend something your shop does not know how to work on. Your shop had my truck for 9 months and then you tell me to have my carburetor tuned somewhere else because your employees don’t know how to tune it. Keep in mind your shop installed the carburetor. Did you really expect me to leave my truck in your shop for another 9 months to figure out how to tune a carburetor?

I did not even have a chance to change the break-in oil because the instruction was after 500 miles. My truck has less than 300 miles since it came out of the shop.

You’re accusing me of not doing your job as a performance shop by not tuning the carburetor that you installed and therefore it caused the following problems:

• Bad Eagle Rods.
• Bent Crank.
• Incorrect block clearances.
• Incorrect main clearances.
• Bolts were loose inside the motor.
• I paid for a performance cylinder head, and it was not.
• Stock spring retainers used.

Again, you state that because I did not do your job by tuning the carburetor that you installed it caused all the things I listed above.

I will have the complete list and just make the various State agencies figure it out.

I have had 22Rs since 1986 but I have no time to work on it and so I thought that I would bring it to a reputable shop. I saw a few negative comments but thought it might have been an anomaly, which now I regret. I never would have thought being a “performance” shop that you would not know to tune a Mikuni carburetor. I also did not know that being a performance shop you would NOT dyno the motor and test that it works properly.

You are correct in letting the readers decide, but pictures are worth a lot more. Nothing else to justify on why I am not made whole for an inferior build.

This is the last response because your explanation just makes your YOTA 1 shop look really bad and makes me more regret not doing my due diligence on finding a reputable shop.

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To ALL truck clubs WARNING I had Yota1 Performance build me a Stage 3 22R motor which I paid a LOT of MONEY for the work. The motor is basically garbage. Their work is garbage. I regret ever going to Yota1. They do not warranty anything so whatever sales pitch NICK the owner gives you I would not believe. I have a lot of club brothers who bought their cranks there and they did NOT last. I pulled the motor out and this is what we found.

The cylinder head was not a performance cylinder head.
The crank was bent.
The Eagle rods they put were not good.
The Piston and main clearance were not correct.
They use cheap parts.

This is coming from a person who does not write reviews, but money spent was enormous and I just don't want anybody to make the same mistake. Picture is worth more than I can say so here it is.

William G.

Great company. I purchased their fully built steering knuckles for my first Gen Tacoma. The whole process was pain free and all my questions were answered in a professional manner.

Rj A.

I live in San Francisco and I would travel here any day to get my motor rebuilt. Customer service here is top notch! You can’t pay enough for quality. My motor on my mr2 blew and my friend recommended this shop. I went all out on the motor and do no regret it. Everyone here is very transparent, especially Kevin D. He has been with me since the beginning of this engine build. Gave me a couple recommendations and man his customer service is superb! Again, I’d travel back here any day to get my motor done even if I have to travel far. If I could give them 10 stars I would. Kevin D is awesome!

Nushrat G.

i kept seeing reviews about fast shipping but DANG yall two day shipping ? cross country? yup you will be seeing my name in future orders again.

AMAZING customer service. you can tell this team not only loves what they do but they want to share that with enthusiasts

Abadi B.

Yota1 shop were all the Toyota owners come to get there stuff done!
They have been very patient with me answering all my questions on the phone and insta. From engine swap , to getting my manual hub. am getting all my stuff done from them!
is like walking in to a Toyota performance dealer 💯💯

Chase W.

I needed some specialty bolts, and I was blessed to get Amber on the phone! She located the bolts I needed, I'm on the East Coast so the timing didn't work for me to get them through Yota1, but she still helped me find them locally, on time! A+ service. Give that woman a raise!

Anthony S.

These Guys built me the most solid engine I could have dreamed of. This review comes 3 years after my build and the thing has been ripping every weekend since. I drive my truck 4 hr to the desert. Foot pretty much never leaves the floor all weekend. drive home no problem. engine is a low effort 3rz bottom end was all Yota 1 with their Custom light weight H-Beam Rods. came on a pallet fully built ready to rock. Top end was me. custom SS valve train Custom Port with a LCE Cam/header. balance shaft delete, light weight fly wheel and under drive pulley. best decision I made going with them. Keep up the great work guys. the quality did not go unnoticed. top notch. also as a side note, from my subjective testing, ams oil 10-40 F-Syn with zinc is the best oil to run, I could feel and hear the difference in my engine with making that switch.