Originally Posted by M928

I'd rather see dyno and real ET slips from a real drag strip.That way it doesn't matter what dyno etc as the horsepower curves are different from supercharger to supercharger and also on strokers.See what they do in real world also not just sitting on the dyno.At the track it will tell the real story.Cars will spin too depending on hookup but would like to see also how they perform once out there from the 330 foot to 1320foot(1/4 mile) et and mph .Most cars should hookup by the 330 foot mark which almost all tracks show on the slip.Seeing the time from that point on would give a good indication on how any of the cars pull.No G-TECH or any other slap on device,real track with real timers.

Originally Posted by GregBBRD

Never was a friend or a customer. I've got people waiting patiently (and some impatiently) for me to have time to work on their cars.....there's no point in working on something for someone that feels the need to be up in my face.

He had his used transmission that he bought from 928 International (and which I specifically told Mark Anderson had a worn out limited slip) installed by a guy down in Orange (a muffler shop) at Mark's suggestion. Mark knew I wouldn't quietly install something that was way, way "sub par" and suggested that this other shop do the work, because they would be "cheaper".

"Cheaper", in this case means: "Close your eyes and throw this used-up transmission into the car."

I'm so pissed that Mark Anderson would pull something like this, just to make a couple of dollars, that Mark and I have not talked.....in months! I talk to Tom, frequently.....but I've got nothing to say to Mark. That transmission sat at my shop, for months, while everyone knew it was completely "worn out". To sell it to an unsuspecting customer as a "good" used transmission, and recommend that it get installed at a sub par shop that wouldn't mention that is was worn out, is completely wrong, in my book.

Of course, now the thing needs another ring and pinion (also worn out and noisy) with a limited skip that actually works.....which is actually pretty silly for anyone to do.....because the automatic transmission section of the transmission is also going to be also worn out!

And because I'm virtually the only guy, in California, that has a clue about how to properly set-up a ring and pinion in an automatic transmission, much less rebuild and set-up the limited slip properly, he wants me to do it.

While he's up in my face?

Never going to happen......

Originally Posted by OBehave

Oh my! This is troubling to hear!

Originally Posted by Tony

All you guys would eat your Fk'n young, i swear!

Originally Posted by rgs944

Very classy post! Wow, the cream just keep coming to the top does'nt it? LOL

Originally Posted by victor25

Good morning fellas

Originally Posted by Cosmo Kramer

They usually run the autos in 3rd gear, disconnect the kickdown switch and remove the bowden cable to keep it from kicking down when they hammer it. Looking forward to see before/after results for an auto with the 80 mm pulley.

Originally Posted by Speedtoys

The LSD is fine. Once I realized how low the spec is, it tests perfectly fine.

No, it's really, really worn out. At the very bottom of the specification...on a good day. I personally tested it, here, and passed that information onto Mark, several times. Which is why it was here, for months and months, while he decided what to do with it.

It has -other- issues NOT found via external analysis that were brought to Mark's attention, and he THREW himself at the problem. The only thing I paid for in the stack O warranty parts, was the new bolts and seals I wanted..I didnt even pay shipping for 80lbs of freight. And this is not one-off, its widely documented as Mark being a good guy.

Maybe he just forgot that I told him five times that it was bad. Strange he won't talk to me about this entire "deal". Like I said, we haven't spoken since this happened, other than him sitting at his desk, smiling at me, while I ask him about it.....

But...the muffler shop guy...I hear used to work for a helluva 928 guy, and knows what he's doing, and last I checked had pretty good things to say about you Greg.

No doubt he has some skills and learned a ton, here. But he left here, after buying a muffler shop, and has zero of the special 928 tools required to work on these cars, is not registered with the Bureau of Automotive Repair to do mechanical repairs, and has no insurance to cover your car, if anything goes wrong.

Is the cheaper than me? You bet! Does he make more per hour working on your car than I can? You bet!

To do things correctly adds significant amounts of cost into the overhead!

If you work at a "legitimate" job and have to compete with people that aren't...you know exactly what this is about! But maybe you are a "shade tree" guy and like people that do stuff, this way!

If I go work under a tree and drop all of my insurance, I can can work that cheap too!

For some people "cheap" is more important than "right" or "correct".

Have fun, in Dreamland, with your 481rwhp car!




Now..im not sure who's a big fan of slandering a well known and highly respected supporting vendor and owner-partner, but im not one of them.

Pretty tough word. I'm not even coming close to that. I'm just telling you why Mark Anderson and I are no longer talking. He's free to "chime" in and tell his side. He sure won't take the time to tell me, in person!


And..I consider ANYONE I meet on RL a friend, but thanks for setting the record straight on where you place people you chat with on RL up front..so nobody has to wonder later.

I do too, but to set the record straight, I do not consider people that feel the need to be "in my face" friends!

Good luck on the transmissions you found, keep up on the weight loss (wish I could)..and well, carry on where life leads you.

Originally Posted by GregBBRD

Originally Posted by Speedtoys

In our reality, our friends sometimes have to tell us when we're wrong Greg.

Who else will?

Originally Posted by James Bailey

I would contend that a stock S-4 being driven correctly is more than capable of keeping up with traffic. Hold the pedal down for 14 seconds and you are going 100MPH plus. It will top out at about 170.
The blower gives you major torque at low RPM so yes you need only step on the gas to move around traffic. Does make me wonder what other drivers around you might be thinking as the red Porsche slices and dices through the traffic... but then again down shifting a stock S-4 a couple gears and blasting by at 6,000 RPM is not exactly subtle either
Real question is do you TELL people you have a blower ? and How often do you open up the hood ? Because if it is for your driving enjoyment alone, no need to talk about it. And Yes I have driven many high powered cars, even a GT2RS with 600 plus hp, fun !!
Even a stock S-4 if you drive it very much at it's maximum on the street you will either be arrested or dead.
I have always thought blowers were neat since I saw a nearly new 1957 Studebaker Hawk with a factory Paxton supercharger

Originally Posted by AO

This weekend I saw a car making 8psi throw down 450+ at the rear wheels.