My Rant.

[mycivicisfasterthanagtr]

So first off I don't own, or plan on owning a gtr. I'm an apprentice heavy duty mechanic with a big background of playing with cars. I do a lot of side jobs for friends. A few months back I built a motor for one after a mishap and I credited the problem to that, an accident. Another good friend of mine recently picked up a gtr kitted, upgraded gts-t that was put together by the same shop as the gtr motor.

So im going to put my rant into an easy to read list

problems with gtr motor after disassembly and inspection not just by me, but a highly qualified machine shop:

1. rod ends on the motor were cut to .010" no cutting to the mains
2. rod bearings were .010 over sized AS WERE THE MAINS!
3. main bearings quickly decide to head south

it all happened on the dyno while playing with an safc. this shop chalked it up to fuel wash! come on now really? the tuner has played with hundreds of safc's and within a couple minutes managed to fill the crankcase with enough fuel to wash out the bearings? get real. the shop even sent over a dyno sheet of the afr's and they still blame the tuner.

i never really said anything bad.

onto the gts-t a friend traded a pretty bagged on ae101 levin swaped ae86 for:

work apparently done by this shop:
20g greddy turbo
valve seals and upper gasket kit

problems i found (after a wet compression test, i did this at work, what diesel engine shop really has a leakdown test kit)

1.no gasket between turbo and manifold
2. no gasket between oil return and flange fitting.
3. HEATER HOSE USED FOR OIL RETURN!
4. compression before wet test 1-6
65- 70- 75- 100-85-85-70
5. compression after wet test 1-6
70-70-75-100-90-90-80

tss, seriously NEVER TAKE YOUR CAR TO THIS SHOP!

[falcon]

cue all the "tss sucks, go to ztune....."

[SEANISSAN_GTS-T]

no problem not using a gasket between turbo and manifold, most don't. If its a good manifold and turbo it would be flat and wouldn't need one.

but the shop does sound pretty bad.

[RyanGTS-T]

I've heard too many stories, so I do everything myself.

[Connor]

It does sound like some careless assembly, but things can sneak up on you. The Pauter rods I got were not properly round on the big ends, and I mean not even close. If my engine builder hadn't caught the clunking when he assembled the bottom end I'd probably be on here pissing and moaning about the same thing. The best advice is to talk to several engine builders before choosing one, and ask around beforehand.

[DeviantRebel442]

I've heard too many stories, so I do everything myself.

its either Ztune or myself..but when it comes to the bigger projects...Ztune...last time i tried to do something...i blew my engine :hit_head:

[dah_hunter]

this just adds to what i have been telling people for the last couple years..

TSS = good at wasting money, and selling junk thats painted to look nice.

[GTR--J]

I'm having problems getting past your signature name .... mycivicisfasterthanagtr could you please change it it to mycivicisfasthanagtringt4onPS2.

[FITZY_07]

I'm having problems getting past your signature name .... mycivicisfasterthanagtr could you please change it it to mycivicisfasthanagtringt4onPS2.

Ya no ****...

you sound like a typical civic owner, looking for attention by making useless rant threads about skylines. I bet the lugnuts on those skylines alone need more torque then what your engine puts out.....

If you don't have a skyline OR plan on getting one? um.. Thanks for your time?

FAIL.


** I bet my RB STEVE*( see avatar ) has more performance than your civic? hehehe

[GTR-Dad]

Settle down people. He's not ragging on Skylines. Just reporting some facts he observed.

Don't let user names get under your skin. Life is too short. His civic probably IS faster than some GTRs. If you're jealous, go get a civic.

Dan

[hks_gtr]

Norton when will your civic be on the road????

[Eber]

I have heard a lot of bad things about TSS too but that can be soem of the bad experiences. Not all experiences with every shop is going to be a good one. These cars are very temperamental to their owners and cost a lot of money to fix so paying the bill isnt always going to be a smile and a hand shake. Soemtimes parting with your money puts you in a sceptical and angry mood even before you find out some of the work wasa shotty and careless

[GTR--J]

Settle down people. He's not ragging on Skylines. Just reporting some facts he observed.

Don't let user names get under your skin. Life is too short. His civic probably IS faster than some GTRs. If you're jealous, go get a civic.

Dan

I wasn't upset......I thought it was funny.......I was merely poking fun at him

[The.Skyline.Shop]

How wonderful it is to wake up to this on a beautiful Friday morning, but I guess it comes with the territory. With us absent from the forums for most of this year, we haven’t produced many rebuttals to threads of this nature, some out of our ignorance of them and others for the fact that we don’t like dragging issues out for everyone to see because we respect our customers privacy. This however needs some clarification from ourselves and you mycivic; but before I continue with this issue I will need a few details: the name of the seller or whoever brought the car to our shop to have the work done(preferred) or a picture of the GTS-t(least preferred) or a receipt from our shop confirming the work done(most preferred). Our number is 1.604.308.5252, and my email address is chad@theskylineshop.com, a phone call to discuss this would be best, but you can email or private message as well. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

ChadR

[starboy869]

Ya no ****...

you sound like a typical civic owner, looking for attention by making useless rant threads about skylines. I bet the lugnuts on those skylines alone need more torque then what your engine puts out.....

If you don't have a skyline OR plan on getting one? um.. Thanks for your time?

FAIL.


** I bet my RB STEVE*( see avatar ) has more performance than your civic? hehehe

that lug nut line is old