INTEGRA STUFF

B18A1 Block machined 10 over from OEM specs (MACHINED AND UN-USED) $100 obo

B18A1 LS Rods w / ITR Pistons (10 Over P73) & ARP Bolts PISTONS AND BOLTS ARE NEW $SOLD

B18A1 (90-93) LS Valve Cover $10

B18B Intake Manifold Complete w/Injectors, Fuel Rail & Throttle Body (94+up) $SOLD

B18B Head w/Valve Train and Valve Cover just NO CAMS OR CAPS (94+up) $60 obo

B18A1 Engine Bay Wire Harness (obd-0) $60 obo

B18A1 A/C compressor $20bux

B18A Torque converter unknown condition $5

HONDA CIVIC / CRX STUFF

Civic / Crx / Integra Front Lower Tie Bar $SOLD

CRX 88-89 Stock Head lights $25each

D16 Starter $35.00

OTHER STUFF

14" Stock black wheels $50.00

JDM Style Side Markers (clear not amber) $SOLD

MIP Tweak Station for 1/10th sedan and 1/12th $SOLD

1/10 Nitro Sedan Side exhaust new $20

Modified by BiG Chris at 8:11 AM 9/9/2005


Modified by BiG Chris at 12:00 PM 9/19/2005

 

bump 4 u

 

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think imma need this manifold

 

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pm'ed

 

morning bump

 

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morning bump and update

 

I also have a complete LS B18A1 motor for sale

 

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SCAMMER ALERT

I bought a d-series transmission off of Chris for 175 that he said was in perfect condition. I get it installed and it has a horrible grind into third and a loud whirring noise. Third has even popped out a few times. Throwout bearing and clutch were brand new on install. Didnt bother to help me with HIS faulty part.

BUYER BEWARE

 

in reply to what he said, he would not like to the owner of the transmission who is my friend. you also said there is a grind at high rpm... if you would not like to buy from me that is fine but i would like to have my response. if you would like to take further action we can go to a small claims court. also you bought it from me over a month ago and now you just come to me??....


Modified by BiG Chris at 8:38 PM 9/22/2005

 

I had Chris sell the transmission for me. The transmission is pulled out of my crx a few months ago and was working properly before removed from the car. Chris knew it worked fine he sat in my CRX before and we drove around.

Chris gave you (the buyer) my e-mail address. But I was never contacted.

 

BUMP>.... GREAT SELLER and cool cat......chris doesnt scam people...

 

well i back chris up he's a good guy and i personally know him there is no reason for him to try and scam you , its your bad for not wanting to contact the owner of the tranny , have you ever thought of maybe checking the throw out bearing to see if you put it on backwards and obviasly you probably jacked up your frist tranny so what is to say you didn't mess up this one , plus you are buying a used part there is no promise that its going to be perfect so just realize your mistake and take your damn loss but i chris isn't a scammer so you should just appologize

 

i dont believe there is a reason for me to apologize. I bought the transmission from Chris around early-mid august and had it installed about 3 weeks later on September 3rd. I was not the one who installed it, but a Firestone in San Francisco. Upon driving the car RIGHT after the install, third gear had a hard nasty grind. it was not a high rpm grind, but a grind throughout nearly EVERY rpm. I explained this to you numerous times.

The reason i did not contact the "owner" is because i had no previous contact from the "owner." The transmission was sold to me by Chris and therefore he is the one i should have contacted, which I did ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. Its a little like contacting a dealer instead of a manufacturer.

Furthermore, upon contacting him, he did not want to help me AT ALL. I live maybe 10 minutes away from the guy, and he didnt even have the proffessionalism to take a look at the faulty product he sold me nor even believe that i had a problem. I even offered to drive the car to him 3 times. He just gave me a "i only sold it for my friend" excuse and i was basically **** outta luck. Using the "used part" excuse is bullshit as well, as he told me it was in perfect running condition.

In my opinion and experience with business, thats not the way to treat someone that buys something from you. Now im not saying hes going to scam everyone that buys from him, but I am telling my individual story and making people aware of my own situation. If they wanna take the risk of it happening to them, thats their business. The reason I am not taking him to small claims is because i dont believe my time is worth this. I have school 6-8 hours a day, and work nights. Im taking a loss on this, but have decided to try my best to make sure he doesnt do it to anyone else.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gsrhatchy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i back chris up he's a good guy and i personally know him there is no reason for him to try and scam you , its your bad for not wanting to contact the owner of the tranny , have you ever thought of maybe checking the throw out bearing to see if you put it on backwards and obviasly you probably jacked up your frist tranny so what is to say you didn't mess up this one , plus you are buying a used part there is no promise that its going to be perfect so just realize your mistake and take your damn loss but i chris isn't a scammer so you should just appologize </TD></TR></TABLE>

the tranny was fucked on install. As for my previous tranny, used a redline mtf on a 140,000 mile old tranny, and the synchros finally went to ****. If youre gonna back the guy up, dont make assumptions. I listed facts and thats it. I havent said one thing that is not true or is purely my own opinion. Bottom line is I bought a transmission that was said to be in perfect condition, and it wasnt.

 

why didnt u check out the tranny before you put it in?...

 

You act like i got all the time in the world also if i got something wrong with something i bought you do go to the manufacture. dont tell me you didnt tell me in your pm that you stated high rpm grinds

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vietnameeh &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why didnt u check out the tranny before you put it in?... </TD></TR></TABLE>

because i made the mistake of trusting someone. I like how youre trying to make this my fault when theres absolutely no question that I was ripped off.

 

heres our pm conversation

(8:08 AM 9/9/2005) BiG Chris: really? that is news to me it did work fine we pulled it out of a car that was in good running order. Im honestly shocked that it is doing this... but let me talk to my friend and ill let you know but it should not be doing that. do you have a short shifter in it?
(6:19 AM 9/10/2005) MtnCRX: i do have a short shifter, but that wouldn't make a non-existent grind a severe one. there is also a whirring noise that i believe could be coming from one of the bearings inside of the transmission. the throwout bearing was replaced when i put it in, so im sure its not that.
(10:44 AM 9/10/2005) BiG Chris: we took that out of a crx that was running in good condition so i dont know what happen. on my car i put a short shifter in and it started to make my trans grind sometimes. there was nothing wrong with that trans
(6:06 AM 9/11/2005) MtnCRX: its not grinding sometimes, or even a little every time. the shift into third is a hard, loud grind every time. there is definitely something wrong, and id be willing to show you in person if necessary.
(6:09 AM 9/11/2005) MtnCRX: the grind can, however, be avoided if the car is shifted into 3rd at idle rpm. this leads me to believe the 3rd gear synchro is shot.
(6:38 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: still awaiting your response....
(9:30 AM 9/14/2005) BiG Chris: man i dont know what to tell you its been a while since you picked it up and it was sold to you at a fair price and it was working fine when it was pulled out of the car. the tranny did belong to my friend and he does not drive his car hard
(9:30 AM 9/14/2005) BiG Chris: man i dont know what to tell you its been a while since you picked it up and it was sold to you at a fair price and it was working fine when it was pulled out of the car. the tranny did belong to my friend and he does not drive his car hard
(10:09 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: its been less than a month from when i contacted you! I dont know the condition before it was given to me, but i do know the condition the day it was put in and now is not good at all.
(10:09 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: 175 bucks for a tranny thats far less than adequate is not a fair price by any means
(10:10 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: especially when you add in the 180 i paid to have it installed at a shop
(10:12 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: the way i see it , you have a few options. you can give me my money back and have my other broken transmission reinstalled at a shop and take yours back (probably not what you wanna do)
(10:13 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: 2. you can give me a working transmission (which is essentially what i paid for)
(10:14 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: or 3. you can give me a large fraction of my money back
(10:15 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: i have no reason to try to scam you out of a d-series transmission, as all im trying to obtain is a running car.
(10:16 AM 9/14/2005) MtnCRX: as i said before, if youd like to see the car in person, i have absolutely no problem with that.
(1:01 PM 9/14/2005) BiG Chris: here you can directly talk to the owner of the item here is his email addy brownie529@gmail.com
(6:21 AM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: i have no reason to talk to him because he is not the person i bought the transmission from. i really dont see why youre doing this to me...
(6:23 AM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: you contacted me, remember? the transaction was supposed to be... a transmission with no grinds in good condition (but dirty) for 175 dollars. i held up my end of the bargain. now its your turn
(8:07 AM 9/15/2005) BiG Chris: i did i knowingly gave you a good transmission i have no reason to jack you for a transmission i happen to know that my friend had his you were looking for one and i had sold it for my friend
(8:23 AM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: the transmission you gave me was NOT good. the proof is in the car right now. as ive said twice before ill gladly bring the car for you to see for yourself.
(8:30 AM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: This isnt any way to do business with someone. I find it very hard to believe that you actually dont believe that I installed the transmission and it is faulty.
(8:34 AM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: and the fact that you wont stand by your sold item enough to at least come and take a look makes me believe that you knew the transmission wasn't good in the first place - but, i dont jump to conclusions - im giving you chance to make this right
(10:58 AM 9/15/2005) BiG Chris: i stand by my word that i sold you a good working transmission. and why dont you want to ask the owner the same thing since it was his transmission. a brand new trans cost about 500+ sol buying one for the amount you paid is fair. like i said ask the owner of that item
(10:59 AM 9/15/2005) BiG Chris: if it was installed the same week as when you got it would make it more believeable but since there was a time period where i did not hear from you make it not sound right.
(1:51 PM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: I dont ask the owner because hes not the person i bought it from. a new transmission may be 500+, but remember, i didnt buy a new one. i bought a used one. a used d-series transmission even. avg. price for one in good shape is about what you charged me. however, i dont have on in good shape.
(1:53 PM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: i have a receipt from the shop i got it installed at on Sunday, September 4th. Firestone on Larkin st. in downtown San Francisco. I also have a receipt for the new throwout bearing, and the mtf i put in.
(1:55 PM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: You say i make it sound not right but you wont even look at the car! Like i said, all i want is a running car. plus, why would i post that i need a transmission only to try and scam whoever gave me one?!
(1:56 PM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: theres a few people around the H-T that know my problems. they could even vouch for me.
(2:05 PM 9/15/2005) BiG Chris: you bought his transmission i just brought it to you... his car was stock with a stock shifter and it was in propper working condition
(6:09 PM 9/15/2005) MtnCRX: whetever happened before really isnt the issue - the bottom line is the transmission was not in good condition when i received it.

PLEASE, i beg of you to show me where i said it. Id especially like you to read the 4th msg - 6:06 AM 9/11/2005

 

You could have edited it out if you wanted to thats not a big deal... When we used this tranny it was in a stock car with no short shifter i told you after i put one in my car it started hapening have you tried to put a stock one in? maybe your shifter is too short thats why your first one went bad. If you really wanna run my name in the dirt lets go ahead and go to court im ready and i will bring the owner of the item since it is not mine. I have been in business for a long time and for you to just not want to talk to the right person is stupid.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BiG Chris &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You could have edited it out if you wanted to thats not a big deal... When we used this tranny it was in a stock car with no short shifter i told you after i put one in my car it started hapening have you tried to put a stock one in? maybe your shifter is too short thats why your first one went bad. If you really wanna run my name in the dirt lets go ahead and go to court im ready and i will bring the owner of the item since it is not mine. I have been in business for a long time and for you to just not want to talk to the right person is stupid.</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL. thats great. i didnt edit out a thing, but thats fine, say what you want. As i said before, its not worth my time to go to court. Especially because I expect you to lie in court as youre doing here. Plus, the fact that I dont have a receipt or bill of sale from you really kind of puts me in a shitty situation. That was my own fault.

As for who the responsibility falls on, By selling it to me AND being my ONLY contact, you become the person responsible for any problems. You can't just refer me to someone else, as thats just a copout. As an example, if someone were to buy a wilwood brake kit from summit racing, and its defected, you dont call wilwood, you contact summit racing. It is their responsibility as a distributor of the product to contact wilwood, the manufacturer, and then handle their OWN affairs with the customer. Thats how business works. To give me the run around is not just unproffessional, but shows a lack of class.

I understand you may have been in business for a long time. For all I care, you could have single handedly started the import tuning scene. But, if you rip me off, Im going to make it known and do my best to make sure no one else gets fucked without being surprised about it. I'm done with this conversation, but dont expect to try to sell anything on here without me speaking up.

 

if i did buy a wilwood kit and there was a missing part i would go to wilwood. So if you came with your friend and your friend handed me the money i would go to him when its yours? im tryin to help you but you think you just got fucked so be it. i will sell and continue to sell here and other places