Originally Posted by
fuzzy
i dont get how you asked for the original stuff to be repaired and tried but he went ahead and fitted new unwanted and expensive stuff instead? was he paying the bill?
I never got that part either.
SOme other information,
The Inlet manifold you see above is the second attempt.
The first attempt ended up splitting along a weld exactly the same as on the manifold I had on the car in the first place. It was advised the manifold should be cryogenically treated, but this was dismissed. The quote was "if the manifold is made properly in the first place, there should be no problems2.
This manifold then split exactly as the other one did.
The second effort seen above is a copy of a manifold known to work very well. I contacted the designer/fabricator for permission. Not only did he agree, but suggested that ther tuner should get in touch with him for dimensions and also information regarding reprofiling cams etc. This offer was not taken up and the results can be seen above.
THe tuner also tried fitting some different coils from a BMW M5. I was told by a few people that the coils would not work in my application (my old tuner called me and also a frind told me after seeing an article in a car magazine). I passed this information on, but this advice was rejected. The coils ended up overheating and needed changing back.
Having smashed my car up doing a road test, the tuner put the car in for repairs. THe poor workmanship was unbelievable with runs and scratches everywhere. Secondhand parts were used and doorshuts were not even painted (the new wing was silver!).
The car went back for another attempt. Results were no better and in fact further damage was done to my car. It was suggested I let them have another chance to pt things right. Would anyone else in my position trust an incompetant company to touch their car again?
I did have an independant report done on the car which is also very damning.
As for naming the tuner concerned, at this moment in time for obvious reasons I shall not be doing so for obvious reasons. I would appreciate anyone that knows or thinks they know also keep this information to themselves. But out of principle, I will not rest until I have a full refund and my car properly sorted.
I have gone back to my old tuner with tail between legs. I am extremely grateful to him that he did not just tell me to get lost. As said, the car WILL be sorted.