Possible dispute with vendor
08-27-2004, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rage2
yep. So my advice is to play with those DD's until they leak, then downgrade to a set of C's! err... I mean, drive the spec stage 3 till it wears, then downgrade to the stage 2 for your next clutch job 
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08-27-2004, 04:39 PM
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IMHO, you should talk to Lindsey and work it out with them. It comes down to the defintion of "streetable". New clutch plus labour may be a stretch given the reality that there is probably someone using the Spec 3 clutch on the street. Mine is mainly a track car, but with a similar problem, I drove it until something broke, and then put in a new clutch. If it's intolerable , see if they'll give you a new clutch if you cover the labour, and both sides can chalk it up to experience. Or drive it for six months to see if you can live with it, with a promise that you'll get a deal on the next clutch. Or hire Judge Judy...
08-27-2004, 04:56 PM
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Hi Smokey,
It's been 3 days since I e-mail them. Haven't got a reply
yet. Will follow up soon & see if I can get an answer.
Thanks for the advice. BTW, I still don't agree that the
problem lies in the defination "streetable" why because
we are the unknowledgable party. The vendor on the other
hand is the knowlegable party and since they know their
products much better than us, it is their responsiblity to
find out more from the customer so as to supply the correct
item. Am I not correct Smokey ?
It's been 3 days since I e-mail them. Haven't got a reply
yet. Will follow up soon & see if I can get an answer.
Thanks for the advice. BTW, I still don't agree that the
problem lies in the defination "streetable" why because
we are the unknowledgable party. The vendor on the other
hand is the knowlegable party and since they know their
products much better than us, it is their responsiblity to
find out more from the customer so as to supply the correct
item. Am I not correct Smokey ?
08-27-2004, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by special tool
You did these things yourself, Tommo?
The main issue is achieving the correct clearance and being able to mount the unit square and central. Other than that it is standard fabrication.
Cheers
Tom
08-31-2004, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Ski
No because the dyno sheet from several of those runs used to be up on the website. I put down 336(294 MUstang dyno) without the cam. I have now gone with a MAF and Mafterburner but I've turned the boost down to 15 and the car feels like it did before.
Vendor bashing is really over rated. It is the consumers responisiblity how he/she spends their $$.
Vendor bashing is really over rated. It is the consumers responisiblity how he/she spends their $$.
Anyway, just be realistic comparison: 3.6L 6 cylinder Twin Turbo'ed motor with the 1996 techonology barely makes 350 at the wheels. How on earth can our 2.5 motor make 360 without running insane amount of boost? Unlike high boosting supras, our aluminium blocks are not as "high-boost friendly".
Vendor Bashing? Shouldn't vendors be aiming for 100% customer satisfactory? As for this particular vendor it's more like 50-50. Those who spend less makes up for the majority of the 50% happy customers.