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Auto Motive Brake Tip From Custom Import Performance

Custom Import Performance The brake rotor, or disc, is attached to your wheel. The brake pads rub on the rotor to slow your car when you are driving in. Brake rotors can warp, crack or become misaligned. They can also be damaged by worn out brake pads that scratch grooves into the surface. These conditions result Read more...

Automotive Tips from Custom Import Performance: Air Conditioning – Common Problem

Automotive Tips from Custom Import Performance: Air Conditioning – Common Problem Your auto air conditioning system cools and conditions the air in your passenger compartment when you are driving around East Stroudsburg. It also removes moisture from the air to keep your windows from fogging up. A common A/C problem for Poconos drivers that visit Read more...

Super Slick at Custom Import Performance in East Stroudsburg, PA: Synthetic Oil

When you get an oil change, it's always a safe bet to just use the type of oil the manufacturer recommends. But sometimes we're asked if we'd like conventional or synthetic motor oil. We glance at the price tags on the two options and choose the cheaper one. But in this case, the more expensive Read more...

Automotive Tips from Custom Import Performance (CIP): Causes of Wheel Misalignment

When properly aligned, all of your wheels are pointed in the same direction. Your vehicle will track true and handle the way it is designed. East Stroudsburg, PA drivers often associate our wheels being “knocked” out of alignment with an event like a major crash, hitting a pothole, curb or some other object. While these Read more...

Right or Left? CIP’s Power Steering Service

Have you ever driven a vehicle without power steering? If you have, then you probably appreciate how much easier it is to drive today's modern vehicles. Before power steering, all of the force to turn a vehicle had to come from the driver's arms. That's why old cars had such large steering wheels: they needed Read more...

Wheel Balancing at Custom Import Performance (CIP)

So you love your job, and your family life is great. Congratulations! You have achieved balance. But can you say the same for your wheels? Pennsylvania drivers can tell if their tires are out of balance by vibrations at higher speeds on Pennsylvania roads. If one of the front tires is out, you feel the Read more...

Water Pump

Your cooling system is very important. It circulates coolant through the radiator and your engine to protect your car from overheating. There are five main components to the cooling system: the radiator the radiator cap the hoses the thermostat and the water pump The water pump's like the heart of your cooling system, circulating the Read more...

How Do You Save Gas?

Higher fuel prices aren't going away any time soon. That's not good news for our wallets. A lot of drivers are trying to find ways to cut down on fuel consumption and hang on to some of their hard-earned money. Driver drive billions of miles less during months of high fuel prices. That's right, billions. Of Read more...

Custom Import Performance, Inc. Launches NEW Website!

We got a new look! Custom Import Performance, Inc. of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvinia, has launched a new website. We understand that the web is taking over how our customers are looking for businesses and services. Our goal is to make sure that our quality collision repair services can be easily found on the web! Feel free to browse around Read more...

Clean Air for Your Engine

All of us in Pennsylvania know we have to get the oil changed in our vehicles periodically. That's just part of good car care. But when CIP technicians change your oil, they also usually inspect your air filter. That's why they sometimes let you know that your air filter needs to be changed before releasing your vehicle. Read more...