Originally Posted by cossiedave
had no probs with paul went there monday to have my map done on cruise, as it was all over the place, when harvey and amid dinoed my engine
about ian he wont tell any one what really happend
Have been away for a week....just seen this thread!! Just to confirm to those who are interested....what cossiedave is getting at is the following::
My car went bang because EA fitted an externally wastegated GT35 to my Engine that EA had themselves built a year earlier but had only done 2500 road miles to and from shows
. Now I told them to fit the turbo, EA accepted the job, knowing fully well that I had a genuine WRC Cast Tubular Exhaust Manifold!! Without consulting me, EA decided to mount the external wastegate using 15mm plumbing tube 'teeing' into my WRC EGR system rather than do it properly (like Reyland, SCS, NMS or MAD would have) by welding in a proper take off or advise me to change the manifold even!!! EA chose to fit the TIAL wastegate it that way, it was entirely their decision - I did NOT tell them or have any input into the mehod of fitting!! I just supplied the parts!! But Paul Hills keeps telling cossiedave that it was my choice to keep the WRC manifold. Maybe....but Paul should have known that 15mm plumbing tube would not allow the wastgate to open, hence the engine running over 50psi and hence destroy the engine...twice!! (they had two attempts at wrecking my engine) - they even told me that I'd supplied the wrong wastegate as "the spring was too strong" - even though other tuners could get them to run as little as 10 psi when mounted properly!!
So just to clarify... I told EA to fit the turbo, I did not tell them to fit it with 15mm plumbing tube or to destroy my £15k engine twice and for me to foot the bill!! Twice!
Anyway, this happened in 2004, so as said, very old news now! And I'm sure EA have learnt from this.....they'd use 20mm plumbing tube now!!
If there are any doubts about my statement here I have dated emails and letters I sent EA before and after these events to prove my side of the story! And would post them up on here if need be. And besides, to those who saw the mounting of the wastegate after my knackered car arrived at SCS, you all know how appalling and shocking the workmanship was and what a massing bodge the whole idea really was.....not my idea!!
I commented here purely as the thread was asking about E.A. Well with my experience of them, I had no option but to comment!!