my woeful tale.....
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my woeful tale.....
where do i begin? all i wanted was a low boost civic but what i got in return is a big headache. started when i made the mistake of bringing my car and RH kit to st00pid in houston to install. After 2 wks of installing, he proceeded to blow up my engine. then for the next 2 wks he was supposed to fix the motor but when i got it back, a compression test showed that 2 cylinders were bad. brought it to carboy today and they told me that the new pistons were installed incorrectly (backwards?) or something like that and now i have to get a whole new set of pistons and rings. so for their labor and parts (ca. $1300) i'm basically just getting the car running, can't even boost because:
they said that the fuel setup is not good and the msd 6btm is not good either. they recommended that i buy 1) bigger injectors (i would agree with that) and 2) GReddy's blue box (which i've heard some bad stuff about).
so i've basically spent thousands of dollars to screw up my car and then get it back to stock. can anyone offer any good advice, offers to buy my car, or some sympathy?
they said that the fuel setup is not good and the msd 6btm is not good either. they recommended that i buy 1) bigger injectors (i would agree with that) and 2) GReddy's blue box (which i've heard some bad stuff about).
so i've basically spent thousands of dollars to screw up my car and then get it back to stock. can anyone offer any good advice, offers to buy my car, or some sympathy?
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where do i begin? all i wanted was a low boost civic but what i got in return is a big headache. started when i made the mistake of bringing my car and RH kit to st00pid in houston to install. After 2 wks of installing, he proceeded to blow up my engine. then for the next 2 wks he was supposed to fix the motor but when i got it back, a compression test showed that 2 cylinders were bad. brought it to carboy today and they told me that the new pistons were installed incorrectly (backwards?) or something like that and now i have to get a whole new set of pistons and rings. so for their labor and parts (ca. $1300) i'm basically just getting the car running, can't even boost because:
they said that the fuel setup is not good and the msd 6btm is not good either. they recommended that i buy 1) bigger injectors (i would agree with that) and 2) GReddy's blue box (which i've heard some bad stuff about).
so i've basically spent thousands of dollars to screw up my car and then get it back to stock. can anyone offer any good advice, offers to buy my car, or some sympathy?
they said that the fuel setup is not good and the msd 6btm is not good either. they recommended that i buy 1) bigger injectors (i would agree with that) and 2) GReddy's blue box (which i've heard some bad stuff about).
so i've basically spent thousands of dollars to screw up my car and then get it back to stock. can anyone offer any good advice, offers to buy my car, or some sympathy?
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Re: my woeful tale..... (fongyuen)
2 weeks to install a turbo kit is lame. it should take more like 2 days. I thought stuoopid knew what he was doing.
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Re: my woeful tale..... (jinxproof99)
the setup basically was supposed to be the RH kit plus a in-tank fuel pump and msd ignition. nothing fancy, just the basic stuff but he blew the engine after he first installed it and took it out for some runs.
i'm not trying to bash jason or anything but this is what happened.
any comments on carboy's suggestion of getting the Greddy blue box to remedy my problems?
i'm not trying to bash jason or anything but this is what happened.
any comments on carboy's suggestion of getting the Greddy blue box to remedy my problems?
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Re: my woeful tale..... (ForcedAccord)
i did. but what can i do if he refuses to return the money? what are some options? i'm not going to pay twice for the work that should've been done right the first time. i hope he takes responsibility for his work/damage.
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Re: my woeful tale..... (_Shadow_)
take his *** to court!
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