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21-02-2009, 12:58 PM
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21-02-2009, 01:03 PM
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My car when it was first built was ok but I got greedy
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21-02-2009, 01:09 PM
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Got a slight refund for the coills that were useless, but other than that I'm afraid so.
However, in my defence, the full extent of most of this has come to light after I picked the car up with all the tests I have had carried out to support my case.
However, in my defence, the full extent of most of this has come to light after I picked the car up with all the tests I have had carried out to support my case.
21-02-2009, 01:11 PM
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21-02-2009, 01:13 PM
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thats usually the case. you dont start noticing the problems until the initial excitement has faded and you start having a good poke around.
ive been stung by the knob that did my conversion but not to the extent of yours.
ive been stung by the knob that did my conversion but not to the extent of yours.
21-02-2009, 01:21 PM
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On my way home the new inlet manifold split and even prior to that, the performance was cack. THat's when a another new manifold was ordered and I was told the cams would be re-profiled. This was to be done to achieve the promised spool up at 2500rpm (closer to 4000rpm). Have been trying to sort things amicably but as they were not playing ball, have had to probe deeper. Needed new inllet and exhaust manifold repaired. When fabricator saw what I had sent him he could not believe his eyes. THat's when I sanctioned these and other tests.
Please tell me I am right in thinking this is not the level of service you should be getting from someone calling themselves a professional?
21-02-2009, 01:24 PM
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your definately right. your paying a considerable amount of money and you deserve to get it back in as fit and good condition as when you dropped it off.
sounds like your only option is a court case to recover costs. up here a small claims court is for under Ł3000. im not sure how you do it for over that.
sounds like your only option is a court case to recover costs. up here a small claims court is for under Ł3000. im not sure how you do it for over that.
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21-02-2009, 01:27 PM
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Were they have cut (butchered) into the pipe it looks like the internal edges haven't even been tidied up with a file. There would have been all sorts of bits of small swarf just hanging there ready to drop into your engine. I would be worried about the state of your engines internals.
21-02-2009, 01:30 PM
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I am after advice what to do at the moment? But hopefully everything I am writing here can clearly be seen as being factual.
As can be seen from the manifolds, work carried out to my car would probably have been beter from a hobbyist. When it was pointed out there were problems and some fundamental design flaws with the intake manifold, they insist there are no problems. THese results should not have come out from a professional. Here are some flow tests results I had done which shop just how bad the IM is;
The 'copy' refered to here is the above manifold.
You judge for yourself, but the company certainly supposedly has a good reputation. The work carried out cost Ł8000 and the car's performance is absolutely pants. I have been complaining but banging head against brick wall would be less painful.
As can be seen from the manifolds, work carried out to my car would probably have been beter from a hobbyist. When it was pointed out there were problems and some fundamental design flaws with the intake manifold, they insist there are no problems. THese results should not have come out from a professional. Here are some flow tests results I had done which shop just how bad the IM is;
The 'copy' refered to here is the above manifold.
You judge for yourself, but the company certainly supposedly has a good reputation. The work carried out cost Ł8000 and the car's performance is absolutely pants. I have been complaining but banging head against brick wall would be less painful.
21-02-2009, 01:56 PM
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21-02-2009, 01:58 PM
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banger racing? wouldnt have though a company that builds engines for banger racers would be up to much cop like which would explain the shody work imo
21-02-2009, 02:02 PM
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[img][/img]post 292 gives it away.....
http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthr...=21114&page=20
http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthr...=21114&page=20
Sereiously, you guys are killing me!
Alps, there's a couple of clues in pretty much every post above