I squeeze too much money from my customers? What do you base that opinion on? Do you know the overhead costs on running my shop? The cost of running the dyno? How much I spend on payroll, supplies, equipment, etc? How about the fact that I always spend the time to recommend complete setups for people based on their desires and applications so they don't have to waste money retuning their cars every few months?

FWIW, I have always charged just enough to keep myself in the business and stay true to my quality standards. I know how it can look from the customer's point of view, but I can promise you that none of us specialty shop owners are getting rich by any means. I personally make less than half of what I used to make in my previous profession but I still do it because I enjoy the work and the people.

Oh and I also enjoy being able to wear my Snap-On flip flops to work in the summer so no need to bash

-- Ed