Company Overview:
Excelerate Performance, established in 2003, is a Connecticut based retailer and installer of aftermarket performance parts, wheel and tire packages, and accessories. We specialize in modifying and servicing Japanese and European vehicles and also some newer domestic vehicles.
Mission:
We strive to accommodate our customers’ performance needs by offering excellent customer service and competitive pricing on only the highest quality products and services.
Features:
Excelerate Performance is currently located at 998 West Main St. Branford, CT. Our 2500 sq ft facility offers 4 bays, 4 lifts (Three 2-Post 10,000 lb lifts and One 4-Post drive-on lift), and 2 knowledgeable and capable mechanics, as well as a highly experienced sales team. To see photos of our location click HERE . Excelerate Performance is owned by Joshua Lockwood. Joshua has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Quinnipiac University and he has a extensive experience with automotive performance. He has been modifying vehicles since he was a teenager and his current lineup of vehicles runs the gamut: VW, Porsche, Audi, Honda and Toyota. Excelerate Performance’s service team is led by Jamie Brecciaroli, formerly of Sleeper’s Performance, where he fabricated and installed custom turbo kits for many Audi/VW’s. Jamie is a Master Mechanic. His knowledge of vehicles ranges from Acuras to Audis and everything in between. Rest assured that with this combination of sales and service experience that your vehicle is in good hands. To see our Staff at Excelerate click HERE .
In order to gain experience in the aftermarket field we purchase vehicles to show to our customers. We have two shop cars now: Our shop track car is a 2007 Cayman S 3.4 6-Speed. This vehicle will be used for our Northeast Quattro and Porsche Club of America track events. We have been stockpiling parts for it for some time: Billy Boat headers and exhaust, IPD plenums, Softronic software, H&R Sport springs and sway bars, Agency Power short shifter and shifter linkage, Continental Extreme Contact DW tires, harness bar and much more. Our consummate show car is a 2009 VW GTI 2.0T TSI. This vehicle boasts a built motor (Integrated Engineering Rods, ARP Head Studs, Calico coated rod bearings), APR Stage 3 big turbo kit with GT28RS, AEM Water Methanol system, APR 3″ turbo back exhaust, Carbonio intake, AWE turbo outlet pipe, BSH engine mounts and throttle body pipe, B&G RS2 coilover system, Ultra Racing chassis bars and 24mm rear sway bar, Stoptech 328X28MM 4-Piston big brake kit, Peloquin limited slip differential, Southbend Stage 5 clutch, , Forge short shifters, Rieger lip kit, OSIR carbon fiber grill, carbon fiber mirror covers, carbon fiber interior trim, and carbon fiber rear diffuser, Raderwerks MTEN-80S 18×8/18×9 with Yokohama S-Drives, and much much more.
Joshua’s personal garage also includes a 03 GTi VR6 24V with a fully built motor (Bored to 2.9, Wossner Forged Pistons, Integrated Engineering Rods, ARP rod bolts) with a custom turbo kit. The turbo kit includes a Garrett T60-1 turbo, PAG turbo manifold, custom 3″ exhaust, custom 4″ MAF/inlet pipe, Tial 38mm wastegate, custom air to water intercooler, custom boost pipes, Sleeper’s short runner intake manifold. The transmission has a Peloquin LSD, Stage 4 clutch kit, lightweight flywheel. And there is much more to this vehicle. He also owns a 2011 Tundra 5.7 Limited with Magnaflow exhaust, AFE intake, Trail FX bull bar and step bars, custom painted tonneau cover and more.
Listed below are many of the major brands we carry but there are many more. Please feel free to stop by and check us out or call us if you have any questions or need a service performed or a part for your vehicle.
