Originally posted by 019
sounds like a good idea to me. you should just make sure you have enough market for it. i mean, how many ppl would just use the dyno to see what #'s they can put out and not for tuning? also, if you get into selling aftermarket products, keep in mind you'll get a lot of ricers coming your way. you should talk to justin woo about that (used to run sevensix auto in cburg). if you were to setup in roanoke, it would give me another reason to go there, but i honestly don't know how much more i would go to roanoke. like wagz mentioned, most ppl don't go there that much. so that might be something to think about. of course, if you know of a lot of ppl that from the roanoke/salem area that woudl go, that's great. i'm simply repeating what wagz was saying about ppl hating driving to roanoke.
I don't have any real numbers, but I'd assume there is more of a market in the Roanoke/Salem area than there would be here. Roanoke/Salem area has several car hang outs, nearby tracks, and is a bigger area in general. Here there are relatively few people who would actually buy something from a shop or get it installed there. Also you'd have to consider costs, taxes, other stuff, which may or may not be cheaper out of the area.
Good luck either way!