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84HOtransam · 02-14-2006, 04:36 PM

I am looking in to a school for automotive techonolgy and wondering if anyone has suggestions

blown ta · 02-14-2006, 04:47 PM

i went to lincoln tech in mahwah. but i did hvac, more $$$$ in that field.

heavy_chevy29 · 02-14-2006, 05:03 PM

i went to lincoln tech in mahwah and i mine-as-well have take my $20k and wiped my ass with it. it is buy far a horrible school. once they have your money they could care less about you or what you learn. they lye all the time. they tell you whatever you want to hear just to get your money and once they succer you in, they deny all of what they told you. it should be illegal for that school to accept money for the lack of education they give you. your better off finding a job with a good mechanic and learning from him/her and get paid for it. i can only say this for the automotive end of that school. thats whats i went for. please dont make that same mistake that did.

Ian · 02-14-2006, 05:46 PM

I went to wyotech

84HOtransam · 02-14-2006, 06:11 PM

im just looking for a school to get my ase certs from

Ian · 02-14-2006, 06:17 PM

I dont think they offer ase certs in any of those schools. I know wyotech didnt offer them. These schools are just there so you can learn, much like regualr schools. they do not offer any type of ase certifications, you have to do that on your own.

speaking of which, I need to register so I can take engine performance....again

Ian · 02-14-2006, 06:19 PM

haha, I just realized I didnt really help you out that much.

You dont have to go to automotive school to be eligible to take the ASE's.

http://www.ase.com

there you can register for the tests and pick which testing center is closest to you.

If you have anymore questions, let me know.

84HOtransam · 02-14-2006, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian

haha, I just realized I didnt really help you out that much.

You dont have to go to automotive school to be eligible to take the ASE's.

http://www.ase.com

there you can register for the tests and pick which testing center is closest to you.

If you have anymore questions, let me know.

if thats the case im going to skip the school

Oddball · 02-14-2006, 06:47 PM

So if I want to learn how to turn a wrench just to know how to work on my car, are these types of schools good? I'm an engineer so I know how everything works, I just don't have the practical experience to not f-up my car. I'm in Blackwood right next door to Penco Tech.

1RawTA · 02-14-2006, 06:54 PM

i went to UTI... save your money.... find out when the ase tests are being held and go there and take them... you do not get any ase's by attending uti or lincoln tech

trashman01 · 02-14-2006, 08:25 PM

eh save ur money and go to a community tech college. im doing that, paying 1200 a semster and learning the same, if not more then my buddies at UTI and i get a associates degree as where they just get a certificate saying they passed.

Ian · 02-14-2006, 09:15 PM

the best feature of a tech school is getting into a car manufacurer's own tech school. I know that Mercedes, BMW and Audi all have their own schools for their techs and its a lot easier to get into them if you go to a tech school. I went because wyotech offered a lot more than just dealership style work. I took a course called chassis fabrication and high performance engines where I learned how to design, fabricate and install roll cages, mustang II style front suspensions and different style rear suspensions like 4 links and pro links. I then took a class called street rod and custom fabrication. that class taught me how to shape sheet metal, paint, chop tops, channel bodies and even section bodies (although I didnt have the guts or a project car to section).

If you just want to go to work for a dealership, you can simply start on the lube rack and work your way up. But if you're trying to get into a performance or custom shop, you might want to think about going to school. I'm not saying you wont be able to get a performance/custom job without school, but it would make things easier.

Hope this helps a little.

turbo96z28 · 02-14-2006, 10:23 PM

Lincoln Tech grad here.......

my high school auto shop teacher taught me almost everything that lincoln tech teaches.

mind you, it was stuff i wanted to learn so he went out of his way to show me as much as he could, even if it meant getting me outta other classes

maroman88 · 02-14-2006, 11:42 PM

i got 3 friends halfway done with wyotech, they all like it so far i guess, there all into 50's cars and wanted to learn custom body fab

Ian · 02-15-2006, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by maroman88

i got 3 friends halfway done with wyotech, they all like it so far i guess, there all into 50's cars and wanted to learn custom body fab

wyotech is GREAT for that kind of stuff. chip foose has hired wyotech grads straight out of school and cant stop raving about them.

Koll · 02-15-2006, 06:14 AM

Ian, why didnt you chop channel and secion the jeep?

BigAls87Z28 · 02-15-2006, 10:12 AM

Linc Tech grads we hire come out of there knowing jack, with no tools. We still had to train them through the most basic things like mounting and balancing tires, battery install, and even oil changes. They usualy dont last more then 90 days and we let them go.

turbo96z28 · 02-15-2006, 11:35 AM

Al's right....

most LTI grads don't know **** when it comes to actual shop experience.

i was so glad i'd been working on cars for so long before i went or else i woulda been ****ed!

Ian · 02-15-2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Koll

Ian, why didnt you chop channel and secion the jeep?

I didnt have it at the time

trashman01 · 02-15-2006, 12:40 PM

can u imagine a jeep with a 3" chop sittin on 38s?

Oddball · 02-15-2006, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Linc Tech grads we hire come out of there knowing jack, with no tools. We still had to train them through the most basic things like mounting and balancing tires, battery install, and even oil changes. They usualy dont last more then 90 days and we let them go.

You mean machanics supply their own tools?

84HOtransam · 02-15-2006, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Oddball

You mean machanics supply their own tools?

every shop ive been too a mechanic purchases and uses his own basic hand tools...most shops provide welder, air compressor large machines like tire machines and lifts..

everything else is up to you

turbo96z28 · 02-15-2006, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Oddball

You mean machanics supply their own tools?

ask my bank account

Ian · 02-15-2006, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by turbo96z28

ask my bank account

DieselKickYoAss4Sure · 02-15-2006, 08:27 PM

urinary track infection sucks nutts my buddy matt whent there and they told him he had all these loans and **** and they didnt give them to him so he had to come back home.

You guys think automotive tools are expensive imagine what i gotta pay for tools for diesel 600ftlb plus torque wrenches $1200 liner puller 1000 bucks, the list goes on tool box heavy duty enough to hold all this **** $10,000 not that automotive isn't expensive but yeah im slowly gathering my tools gona be borrowing a lot of **** and makin due wiht what i got ha ha