My name is Jack Moynihan and in this blog post I wanted to give you all a look behind the curtain at the used parts departments operations and goals here at SRI Performance. To give you a brief introduction to our department, we are located in a building on the SRI campus called Area 51 and deal day-to-day with many of the local NASCAR teams here in Mooresville and the surrounding area. They come to us to consign, and sometimes sell, used race car parts and equipment. These parts are often bought by Xfinity, Craftsman Truck, and ARCA series teams, as well as grassroots level drivers. In 2024 we launched our Used Parts website (link) so that people could browse our huge selection of parts from anywhere in the world.
DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS
All of the day-to-day operations are handled by the 3 man team in used parts. Kenneth, Tom, and myself handle all the phone calls, internet orders, and customer walk ins. Additionally we are often on the road heading to race shops to pick up items to sell. To say we have a lot of items to sell would be an understatement.
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Everything and anything can come in from the teams, stuff like brakes (AP racing, PFC, Brembo, Alcon, etc.), radiators from companies like Serck, turbos, Andrews and GeForce 4 speed transmissions, lots and lots of Ford 9in rear end housings as well as ring and pinions for them, electronics like MSD ignition boxes and autometer gauges, and well just about anything else off a race car you can think of.
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More recently we have also been getting in large pieces of equipment like bandsaws, pit boxes, parts washers, welders, etc. Additionally, we often have stock of Lista shop cabinets, Snap-On and Matco tool chests, and lots of different shelving and racking units. We are really prepared to help you set up a whole fab shop right in your garage!
HOW IT WORKS
When a part comes in from a team on consignment, we first test anything electronically that can be tested on the part. This might mean handing it over to Sam, our electronics wizard here in Area 51, where he might fix, replace, calibrate, etc anything that he finds that is wrong. It then gets tagged and marked with a price, ready to be put on the shelf in our showroom. Sometimes we will get large deliveries of items, like spare input shafts and gearsets for Andrews transmissions. Some of these will get marked and put up front, while others (maybe a less commonly used gear ratio), will be stored in the back for when special orders come in through the website.
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Large shops tools we often clean and check for function, and items like generators we make sure to test and get running before displaying them up front. This makes sure you can buy from us with confidence that the item your buying is ready 100% to go to work whether it be in your shop or at the track!
WHY SRI USED PARTS?
As previously mentioned, we strive to make sure the items we sell to you are up to our standards so you can buy with confidence. The Used Parts dept. was also established so we could provide cost-effective performance to racers across the whole country no matter what level they are operating at. New parts prices from manufacturers in the racing industry can often come with an almost eye-watering price tag, so why not offer those quality parts to those without a NASCAR cup team budget. Almost all of our items come from said top teams, and have proven performance and quality, with often very light usage. The savings can be as high as 50-60% off what you would pay retail, and you are also helping to keep these parts from being scrapped or forgotten about in some dark storage closet of a race shop.
All the members of our team have years of industry experience, so if you are struggling to find what you need, or just need some expert tips on what your next step should be for fitting / modifying a part, we are one phone call away from helping!
So make sure to stop in and see what we have! Our inventory is always changing, so you never know what you might find for your next project!
Check us out online here:
https://www.sriperformance.com/used-racing-parts
Phone: (704)-662-6982
You can email us at: esales@sriperformance.com
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