hmmm, good point....well they can test it for leaking when im there :) -----Original Message----- From: maldat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 16:49:10 +1200 Subject: Re: Bad news I'm afraid!
They need it running to make sure it does not leck!. malcolm Ben C wrote: > farken pricks...when i drop my car(sr20det bluebird) off to get the exhaust, im >putting the ECU in my pocket, and telling them its not running so dont even bother >trying to start it, but the guys im taking it too, i have been talking to for a while >and seem pretty decent, not gunna rip me off, the guy is actualy quite excited about >doing it (i guess they dont get a lot of performance stuff here in hobart) > and said it should only take a day to do and i will get change outta $400....id >never let a mechanic i dont know personally touch it...there are some dickheads out >there, that think just beause they built a holden red 202 30 years ago, they know the >in and outs of a newish twincam turbo multipoint inj motor...bloody idiots....thats >just my bit....im rambling on again :o| > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Andy Nielsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 22:00:41 +1000 > Subject: Bad news I'm afraid! > > I put the wagon in to get a 3" exhaust system fitted. I wish that's all > they did! They quoted me $300 and told me it would be done thursday if I > dropped it in early. I rang thursday arvo and they hadn't even touched it. > I turned up this morning to see what they'd done. I found my car outside > they're shop, unlocked, windows open with the keys in the ignition. I > walked in and gave him serve telling him about how much money was in that > car (MT8, handset, sterio, sub box etc...) and could he please lock it when > he wasn't working on it. He said, "No-one can take it, the battery is > dead." The battery is nearly new. I'm guessing they turned the sterio on > all day thursday and maybe thursday night to keep themselves amused. And > I'm betting they took it for a drive and flogged the crap out of it. > When I went to pick it up this afternoon some local mechanic (worked next > door to the exhaust shop) was playing with the handset telling me it was > running rich. I replied, "No. That's just the cold start enrichment, when > it gets up to operating temp it's spot on." He went on to tell me how he > used to have a microtech computer but denied changing anything. > So after taking two days instead of one they tried to charge me $600 for the > job. > When I drove it home I gave it a bit of accelerator. Whenever it comes onto > boost it pings. My engine has 7:1 compression, is running 6 psi and has big > injectors in it. There is no way it should be pinging. And it sure as hell > wasn't pinging when I dropped it off. > I'm guessing, but I'm thinking that the mechanic decided my car was running > rich and leaned it off. Thanks for ruining $300 of dyno tuning. > > Sorry to get on the list and bitch but you really can't trust anyone that > touches your car. I'm stuck now because I can't afford to have the car > re-dyno'd. It's going to sit in my shed until I can work out how to richen > it up. > Anyone got a microtech computer? > What A/F ratio is best? > Can I tune it myself? > Thanks guys and gals. > > Andy. :( > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the worldÂ's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
