Best shop to do pre-failure directives
03-20-2011, 12:49 AM
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I have a truck in your neighborhood right now dropping off a car that we just finished these same procedures on. We have cars coming to us from all over the country and Canada on a weekly basis and two trucks are roaming across the country picking up and delivering cars to and from us. Typically shipping isn't much more than Cali sales tax that would be applied if done locally, with us there is no salex tax.
While we do have some contacts in NorCal I have not worked with the shops long enough to recommend their services. I am very picky about who we recommend as they are ultimately our representatives and thats something I take very seriously.
No matter who does the work, you are making the right decision to do these things as elective procedures.
While we do have some contacts in NorCal I have not worked with the shops long enough to recommend their services. I am very picky about who we recommend as they are ultimately our representatives and thats something I take very seriously.
No matter who does the work, you are making the right decision to do these things as elective procedures.
03-20-2011, 11:06 AM
#17
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Ed, We always save the IMS bearings. We generally save them to disassemble and evaluate, but we can leave yours intact if you'd like.
There are shops in the NE area that can do this work, but no one in the country has developed a program like ours. Shipping from RI to the Flat 6 facility runs around 500 bucks and we'll have a truck there in the coming week. We have two trucks zig zagging across the country now picking up and delivering these cars.
Or you can schedule a date and time and take a vacation in the NE Georgia mountains and drop your car off at Flat 6, you can even hang out in the area and we'll be done in just a few days :-)
There are shops in the NE area that can do this work, but no one in the country has developed a program like ours. Shipping from RI to the Flat 6 facility runs around 500 bucks and we'll have a truck there in the coming week. We have two trucks zig zagging across the country now picking up and delivering these cars.
Or you can schedule a date and time and take a vacation in the NE Georgia mountains and drop your car off at Flat 6, you can even hang out in the area and we'll be done in just a few days :-)
03-20-2011, 02:31 PM
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Ed, thanks in advance for allowing your car to be shown off in the name of science!
03-20-2011, 05:23 PM
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inviktus: My pleasure!
Jake: Then by all means, take mine apart, for the best of Porsche-kind...
Jake: Then by all means, take mine apart, for the best of Porsche-kind...
03-20-2011, 07:46 PM
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Ed, We always save the IMS bearings. We generally save them to disassemble and evaluate, but we can leave yours intact if you'd like.
There are shops in the NE area that can do this work, but no one in the country has developed a program like ours. Shipping from RI to the Flat 6 facility runs around 500 bucks and we'll have a truck there in the coming week. We have two trucks zig zagging across the country now picking up and delivering these cars.
Or you can schedule a date and time and take a vacation in the NE Georgia mountains and drop your car off at Flat 6, you can even hang out in the area and we'll be done in just a few days :-)
There are shops in the NE area that can do this work, but no one in the country has developed a program like ours. Shipping from RI to the Flat 6 facility runs around 500 bucks and we'll have a truck there in the coming week. We have two trucks zig zagging across the country now picking up and delivering these cars.
Or you can schedule a date and time and take a vacation in the NE Georgia mountains and drop your car off at Flat 6, you can even hang out in the area and we'll be done in just a few days :-)
03-20-2011, 11:24 PM
#21
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Yes, accommodations within 5 miles of the shop that are affordable. We can set you up with everything from a decent hotel room to a one bedroom cabin thats in the middle of the national forest and just minutes from the shop.
Email Dean at info@flat6innovations.com for some info and to see what our schedule is like. We have a TON of engines being built over the spring and summer, so those take priority and we don't have as much time for upgrade procedures.
Email Dean at info@flat6innovations.com for some info and to see what our schedule is like. We have a TON of engines being built over the spring and summer, so those take priority and we don't have as much time for upgrade procedures.
03-23-2011, 04:31 PM
#22
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We were able to get Eddie's 996 in the shop today, a day later than we planned to carry out the pre-procedure evaluation.
All is looking well at this point, I had to take the afternoon away from the shop and handle some marketing stuff so I plan on having the pre- eval complete by Friday and I'll share some pics.
If all goes well with a3.4>> 3.6 complete build up that we are doing now, we'll be able to get Eddie's update work done by the end of next week!
Pics to come, I took some today :-)
All is looking well at this point, I had to take the afternoon away from the shop and handle some marketing stuff so I plan on having the pre- eval complete by Friday and I'll share some pics.
If all goes well with a3.4>> 3.6 complete build up that we are doing now, we'll be able to get Eddie's update work done by the end of next week!
Pics to come, I took some today :-)
03-23-2011, 04:52 PM
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Thanks for the update, Jake.
03-28-2011, 01:29 PM
#25
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We are finishing up a 3.6 Big Bore procedure today.. All of Eddie's parts are now in stock and ready to go, so we'll finish our pre-check tomorrow and dig in to this baby!
I'll do my best to keep you guys up to date :-)
I'll do my best to keep you guys up to date :-)
03-28-2011, 01:47 PM
#26
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Fingers crossed!
03-28-2011, 01:54 PM
#27
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Eddie, I think you'll be fine.. The 3.6 big bore just breathed to life and is hitting our dyno now.. If all goes well we can get your work done while I am carrying out my field testing on this Big Bore Boxster!
03-29-2011, 06:15 PM
#28
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Here is the first round of updates for Ed and the Rennlist family. We finished all the pre-procedure testing this morning which included a Dyno evaluation of Ed's 996. The engine made great power for a higher mileage 3.4 in need of some TLC and preventives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igCbH4DazQU
See the dyno graph, this is a very strong 3.4, but it has some bumps in the graph at vario-cam changeover that are indicative of some wear on those components. I believe that the graphs will be smoother and flatter everywhere after we finish the updates- they almost always are.
After the dyno we completed the remainder of the pre-eval work and got Ed's engine pulled. We noticed that the adaptor for the B&M short shift kit was broken and we'll be replacing that. We also noted that his slave cylinder needs replacement and that the flywheel is worn beyond spec and has a ton of wear and hot spots on it's face. We'll be replacing that with a good used unit from our core bank that has 20,000 or so miles on it and is like new. Other than that the engine had no other apparent issues, we haven't really found any other major gripes with it..
Here are some other pictures of the progress. Ed has been great to work with, with any luck I'll be putting road test miles on the car over the weekend and it'll be heading home next week!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igCbH4DazQU
See the dyno graph, this is a very strong 3.4, but it has some bumps in the graph at vario-cam changeover that are indicative of some wear on those components. I believe that the graphs will be smoother and flatter everywhere after we finish the updates- they almost always are.
After the dyno we completed the remainder of the pre-eval work and got Ed's engine pulled. We noticed that the adaptor for the B&M short shift kit was broken and we'll be replacing that. We also noted that his slave cylinder needs replacement and that the flywheel is worn beyond spec and has a ton of wear and hot spots on it's face. We'll be replacing that with a good used unit from our core bank that has 20,000 or so miles on it and is like new. Other than that the engine had no other apparent issues, we haven't really found any other major gripes with it..
Here are some other pictures of the progress. Ed has been great to work with, with any luck I'll be putting road test miles on the car over the weekend and it'll be heading home next week!
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03-29-2011, 07:10 PM
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Looks like my baby is in the best of hands. Great talking to you today, Jake. BTW, I had a sense she was strong...