Automotive Technology Schools
Automotive Technology Schools
. Any leads would be great!
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
11-14-2011, 10:30 PM #1Anybody know any good schools? Automotive tech schools? Looking for something to do after high school. Kinda want to open my own shop and fix euro trash all day . Any leads would be great!
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car
iheartboost
11-15-2011, 08:50 AM #2depends what you want to do. if being a mechanic is what you want im sure there are vocational schools in your area. but if you want to like engineer automotive stuff there is Kettering University which is basically an automotive engineering school.
1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
11-15-2011, 09:51 AM #3I do want to be a mechanic. But I hear bad things about small little vocational schools. I want to go somewhere big, like one for like F1 racing or something. I was told go to the same schools that all the F1 and Nascar mechanics go to, to insure a good education.
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car
iheartboost
11-15-2011, 10:25 AM #4well it dosent work quite like that. there isent just a "f1 mechanic school" you need alot of experience down low and regular shops, as well as college education, then racing mechanic experience. then you just kinda work your way up. its a long road.
1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car
Pretty cool place, except it being located in a really shitty town
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
University of Northwestern Ohio i have heard is one of the best schools in the east. I have been there many times and all the machines they have is amazing.
Pretty cool place, except it being located in a really shitty town
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
1979 450SEL 6.9 - stock
1960 220SE
111 tube chassis car/undergoing full restoration. Body work in progress. Merging with a 1996 S500 (119 engine, 722.6 trans, and both subframes)
2005 S55 AMG - stock
1999 SLK230 Kompressor - stock
2006 SLK55 AMG - stock
I went through Universal Technical Institue auto/diesel/industrial and Mercedes Elite program in Chicago. This school has a lot of connections for career options.
1979 450SEL 6.9 - stock
1960 220SE
111 tube chassis car/undergoing full restoration. Body work in progress. Merging with a 1996 S500 (119 engine, 722.6 trans, and both subframes)
2005 S55 AMG - stock
1999 SLK230 Kompressor - stock
2006 SLK55 AMG - stock
They have one close to me in So Cal
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
11-15-2011, 04:46 PM #7I also went to UTI like MB TECH. I did not get into one of the manufacture specific programs because I am not interested in working on new cars but I did take the Ford FACT program and learned a shit load over the 18 months...
They have one close to me in So Cal
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
11-15-2011, 07:11 PM #8Did you guys like UTI? That Mercedes Elite program sounds kick ass. Its my senior year of high school and I got to figure this stuff out soon. Should I go into a program right out of high school or go to college for a few years and get a degree in something?
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car
iheartboost
11-15-2011, 07:20 PM #9GET A DEGREE! even if its just an associates in something simple. your older self will thank you
1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car
Oh yeah, and the high school pays for it
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
I am doing what we call PSEO in ohio. I go to a community college instead of high school and get my education. I can have an associates degree before im out of high school.
Oh yeah, and the high school pays for it
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
11-15-2011, 10:42 PM #11I been doing haft days at a local community college, isn't much fun
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
11-16-2011, 04:16 PM #12I didnt want to go to college. So went to UTI. I loved it!
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
UTI is probably the same, but I loved the scheduling options available to people working. I was able to hold down a full time job, and schedule classes around it, super early and super late.
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van
I went to New England Tech (NEIT) which I loved. Same deal with the connections, lots of these schools really know how to help their graduates get jobs.
UTI is probably the same, but I loved the scheduling options available to people working. I was able to hold down a full time job, and schedule classes around it, super early and super late.
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van
1979 450SEL 6.9 - stock
1960 220SE
111 tube chassis car/undergoing full restoration. Body work in progress. Merging with a 1996 S500 (119 engine, 722.6 trans, and both subframes)
2005 S55 AMG - stock
1999 SLK230 Kompressor - stock
2006 SLK55 AMG - stock
Loved UTI, similar to NEIT great scheduling allowing for a full time job. MB ELITE program was awesome as well as assistance in job placement. I did UTI after Air Force Basic Training which was 2 weeks after high school graduation.
1979 450SEL 6.9 - stock
1960 220SE
111 tube chassis car/undergoing full restoration. Body work in progress. Merging with a 1996 S500 (119 engine, 722.6 trans, and both subframes)
2005 S55 AMG - stock
1999 SLK230 Kompressor - stock
2006 SLK55 AMG - stock
My classes begin on August 20, 2012. I'll be taking the AUTO/DIESEL classes. I am highly excited, the campus is BADASS in my opinion! ^_^ My goal is to become a certified Porsche technician. And UTI is a step towards that dream I have, since they have Manufacture training and Porsche is a manufacture they are partnered with. I highly recommend UTI.
I'm enrolled for UTI Houston, Texas campus! My classes begin on August 20, 2012. I'll be taking the AUTO/DIESEL classes. I am highly excited, the campus is BADASS in my opinion! ^_^ My goal is to become a certified Porsche technician. And UTI is a step towards that dream I have, since they have Manufacture training and Porsche is a manufacture they are partnered with. I highly recommend UTI.
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
11-24-2011, 12:59 AM #16I'm thinking about going to UTI. I hearing shit tons of good things about it. Thank you everybody for the great help!
'84 300 SD w126 Race Car
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
11-24-2011, 05:38 PM #17If you fuck around, its a waste of money. But if you apply yourself, pick the instructors brains, and take it all in.... It's awesome and a wealth of knowledge
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
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