03-28-2012, 12:20 AM | #143 |
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I was my first dyno day. My old shop used to be a tranny shop so the floors had 40 years of fluids ground into the floor( one of the many reasons i have moved and never did another dyno day there.) The guys i rented with were supposed to help with straping cars down since wew were spliting the money but they didnt so it took a bit to strap cars down when there is one person doing it.(another reason i moved). The polymer coupler that connects the eddy brake to the rollers melted that day so the eddy brake numbers were off due to an inch of play between the eddy brake and the rollers. Probably the 950 hp gto finished the coupler off. Coupler has be upgraded and the dyno has worked fine since. I still had some of the highest numbers of any dyno day around here and other than people thinking there car makes more power than it does it went alright for the first one. I offered to rerun anyone that had questionable numbers again when the problem was fixed. It was 25 for three pulls due to being the first major dyno day. Not one car flew off the dyno and every car was strapped right.
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03-28-2012, 08:28 AM | #145 | |
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03-28-2012, 11:00 AM | #146 |
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Most of my customers dont want there cars or numbers posted and could give a **** about sites like this. They either race or give me cars with have ass tunes from other shops that they want fixed. They just want there cars to run right. They dont bring me craigslist junk.
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03-28-2012, 01:20 PM | #147 | |
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03-28-2012, 02:01 PM | #148 |
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This is why they are called project cars. They are time consuming and full of unforeseen issues, especially older cars. I know someone who had there car at a shop for 3 years before they got it back. 3 years and somewhere around $30k later, and there are still problems and issues with the car.
Brian should have never continued to promise you the car time and time again. That's a rookie mistake for anyone and a problem he needs to stop doing. But you could have at any point, towed your car somewhere else. You chose to stick it out with Brian. I bet any other shop would have taken a similar amount of time to get the work done. Also insulting a man that has your car and money is never a smart idea. Either let him finish the job, or get your car and go elsewhere. Bashing a man and his business (who still has your car by the way) is not going help you at all. I am going to defend Brian because I have business going on with him on the side and I know about all the issues he is going through. He is a very active member of the Z31 community and this is the fist complaint I have heard about him. I won't say he is right in all cases, but Pat, you gave him a (apparently) hacked up Supra that needed a lot of work. Everyone always wants their car back ASAP, but most times it never works like that. One problem leads into another problem... that leads into another problem, and so on. I know all about that, I had a 78 Z and currently have a 84Z that was all hacked up. It's no easy job to fix right. I'm not saying you aren't right to be mad. You have every right to be pissed at this point, but continuing to complain to us isn't going to get you your car back. Do what you got to do. |
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03-28-2012, 02:37 PM | #150 | |
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03-28-2012, 03:57 PM | #151 |
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Then go to the shop with a flatbed and take it back. Though you won't be getting your money back (in my opinion). No shop would do that if they put man hours into something. I can't make him answer his phone, but I can give him some advice at this point:
Give Pat his car back as is, eat whatever else money he owes you and be done with him. Nothing good is coming from this. Your name is getting tarnished because of this situation so just end it now. Just tell Pat what needs to be done to get his car running and let him take it somewhere else. It's just a messy situation and I am sure both parties want to be done with each other. I hope you get your car back and I hope Brian just steps up his game as a business owner. |
03-28-2012, 04:14 PM | #152 |
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At this point this wouldn't be an issue if the car was done and the only person that can be blamed for that is Brain. Since he is the owner and operator of twisted tuning that is why his name is getting tarnished. Get the car done or call me and we will sit down go over the bill as it sits and we can act like men and come to a conclusion or finish the car like you claim you can.
As I stated before if a happy conclusion comes at the end of this storm I will gladly ask to have this thread locked, but until then Ill continue to let people know the head aches the shop is giving me. |
03-28-2012, 04:35 PM | #153 | |
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03-28-2012, 04:45 PM | #154 |
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As do I but it doesnt feel like he wants to at this point, he told me the car would be on the rollers this monday that just passed, last friday. what makes you under estimate 3 days at this point? When I went to the shop on the 6th of march he claimed as soon as the ecu came in the mail it would go in the car and then the car would be tuned and out of the shop that after noon(i have that all on tape) and he has had the ecu since last thursday, what is his hold up now? He wont answer my text or calls at this point so once again the ball is in his court.
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03-29-2012, 01:23 PM | #156 |
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Got a response from Brian yesterday. He said if today goes smooth, I can come by tomorrow and watch my car get tuned(he said it was not a promise tho). So I have my fingers crossed for a smooth day at twisted tuning and looking forward to an awesome weekend down the shore with my car I hope!
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