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Unread 08-31-2011, 03:57 PM   #981
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Well, not going to be this week.....

Jim isn't coming up this week to Aaron's shop as he is home sick.

be soon...

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Unread 08-31-2011, 07:46 PM   #982
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dang it maybe next week. Until then
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Unread 09-07-2011, 11:36 AM   #983
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dang it maybe next week. Until then
Yeah.... "dang it" is right. Coming up on 23 months my car has been laid up. In another week and a half my car will have been in Aaron's shop for an entire year.

Anyway, Jim Smith had some issue come up at another shop and isn't at Aaron's yet this week. He is supposedly on his way up right now.
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Unread 09-08-2011, 07:50 AM   #984
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They still haven't nailed it yet huh? It might have been a turbo and then they suspected the injectors? At least it is put together and hopefully they can hunt the problem down.
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Beats the hell out of me. All I can say is that I am REALLY tired of this crap right now.
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I actually got to drive mine around the block a few times yesterday. It still needs a fair amount of shakedown. The tune is far from finished, various things are weeping fluid, and the cooling system is going to need some rework. But, progress.
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All this is leading me to sell the twin turbo kit I have for my Z06
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I actually got to drive mine around the block a few times yesterday. It still needs a fair amount of shakedown. The tune is far from finished, various things are weeping fluid, and the cooling system is going to need some rework. But, progress.
TO CLARIFY: This is in no way a complaint or a reflection of the quality of work at the shop where my car is at. This is all NORMAL and TO BE EXPECTED on a build of this size and complexity. And if you think otherwise, you're living in a dream world, imo.
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TO CLARIFY: This is in no way a complaint or a reflection of the quality of work at the shop where my car is at. This is all NORMAL and TO BE EXPECTED on a build of this size and complexity. And if you think otherwise, you're living in a dream world, imo.
It is a different approach versus what I have lived during decades in Europe.

I had Ford's, BMW's, Subaru and Porsche prepared by renowned engine builders, in UK, Germany or Italy, some on pretty high transformation steps...
I never had to wait more than a month to have any of my cars back, everything always went on the plan, from appointment to power delivery.

My first engine strong upgrade on my Zo6 build in the north of Miami (with some Texas components) brought me my first nightmare...almost a year to have back a malfunctionning car full of electrical bugs...and an engine that lost internal bolts after 450 miles...

Since then, I choose the men in working on my car with more attention.

From an engineering aspect, "building" a powerful engine based on those GM LS V8 is nothing else than assembling parts with a minimum of machining involved...far away from assembling a Lambo or Ferrari...
As for "tuning", nothing about "writing" a software nor any complicated equations or algorithms here, just plug a basic hardware and play with mainly air/fuel/timing and torque management, as long as you use the OEM PCM!

That's just IMHO.
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Well, Connie and I have been down on Manasota Key beach for the past two weeks, and quite honestly I rarely gave this car even a thought the entire time.

It was really a pleasure not having this albatross hanging around my neck for the past two weeks, and I really liked that feeling. One way or another, this is going to be OVER with REAL DAMNED SOON.
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