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Slowhawk 04-13-2011 12:36 AM

Please stop.
 
Getting sick of getting cars from other shops to fix.

Would also figure since Ls's have been around so long that people would do ok tuning them. I'm getting the idea that the tunes are getting worse up here in the North East. Lately I've seen better tunes from owners buying tuning software and doing it themselves than most of the major shops up here.

Why can't I get all these jobs before the owners get bent at these other shops?:ahhhhhhh:

ls6monte 04-13-2011 12:39 AM

Because you LOVE it so much Don! You like making fools out of other shops!

Slowhawk 04-13-2011 12:49 AM

It's not that, just amazed at what I've seen the last month.

Motaboata 04-13-2011 01:53 AM

im sure u have seen some silly shit! thats why I went straight to you... Still need to come see you to adjust for the gears....

My84Z 04-13-2011 02:12 AM

Better Josh! Your gonna fuck another tranny ass!

midnight 04-13-2011 02:20 AM

Anyone I find with an fbody gets my opinion forced on them, whether they want it or not. Slowhawk tune, anything less is fail

black heartbeat 04-13-2011 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by midnight (Post 44009)
Anyone I find with an fbody gets my opinion forced on them, whether they want it or not. Slowhawk tune, anything less is fail

Unfortunately us guys with lts are fucked unless we have a EFI 24x system and kneepads lol

ZFreie 04-13-2011 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by black heartbeat (Post 44013)
Unfortunately us guys with lts are fucked unless we have a EFI 24x system and kneepads lol

It sucks...I really wonder how much you gotta pay to have him tune an lt1. lol Cause I got one....

midnight 04-13-2011 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by black heartbeat (Post 44013)
Unfortunately us guys with lts are fucked unless we have a EFI 24x system and kneepads lol

go buy the tuning software and hook up your friends for cheaper. you make your money back and give your LT1 friends a break. IIRC HP Tuners is like 500-600 and figure Don charges what 150-200 per hour to tune? (correct me if im wrong) so you invest $800 at most, everytime someone wants to tune their car charge them $100-200 to use your tuner, have Don do the tune. they made out and you make out.

and also IIRC it doesnt lock the tuner. so you should be able to use it on any car...i know thats how the GTP guys do.

DemonWithin99 04-13-2011 04:06 AM

next one that comes to you from a few other shops just ask the owner if he's a winner?

ZFreie 04-13-2011 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by midnight (Post 44023)
go buy the tuning software and hook up your friends for cheaper. you make your money back and give your LT1 friends a break. IIRC HP Tuners is like 500-600 and figure Don charges what 150-200 per hour to tune? (correct me if im wrong) so you invest $800 at most, everytime someone wants to tune their car charge them $100-200 to use your tuner, have Don do the tune. they made out and you make out.

and also IIRC it doesnt lock the tuner. so you should be able to use it on any car...i know thats how the GTP guys do.

Oh sweet, I have tunercats and a 95 cable so Im all set then for him to tune it? minus needing a tune of course lol

c4boom 04-13-2011 04:49 AM

Its not that don cant tune the lt1s its just they suck to tune and takes way longer than a ls

black heartbeat 04-13-2011 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by c4boom (Post 44027)
Its not that don cant tune the lt1s its just they suck to tune and takes way longer than a ls

Exactly don can tune them if you have the software BUT don hates lt1 as any sane person would

DemonWithin99 04-13-2011 09:18 AM

^ :funnyshit:

ILuvPizzaTimes10 04-13-2011 12:16 PM

how does any and all of dons threads end up with "tune my lt1 PLEASE" if i was him id be more pissed at that!

black heartbeat 04-13-2011 01:58 PM

I'm not asking him to! ASSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I don't have the money for a tune anyways!!!!

CamaroRacing12 04-13-2011 04:04 PM

Because even us lt1 guys need some don lovin too

Formula413 04-13-2011 04:13 PM

Don does good work, naturally everyone is going to want to use him for tuning. I used to call it the curse of competence. When you're the one that knows how to do stuff without screwing it up all the work gets dumped on you. I bet most people here have had a job where they are that guy (or girl).

CamaroRacing12 04-13-2011 04:17 PM

Yea i dn why but my street corner always seems to have the most traffic on it hmmm that must be exactly why!

CamaroRacing12 04-13-2011 04:19 PM

I suck

MTBSully 04-13-2011 04:54 PM

this have anything to do with the D1SC SS that gt tuned at ESP? haha

*LS1* Queen 04-13-2011 06:54 PM

people are stupid...ive recommended a bunch of people to u..not all of them listened unfortunately and had to pay twice

DAWG 04-13-2011 07:21 PM

in this day your bitchin about too much work????
LMAO!
I could be the other way around !
count your blessings!

Slowhawk 04-13-2011 07:32 PM

What happens is, We fix the car and then the existing shop takes credit for the build because they hacked it together first.

And yes, I really don't want the cars after the other shops. Got enough of our own work to do.

Not the ESP car,yet.Just getting dropped off now.

monytorris 04-13-2011 07:39 PM

You will be seeing my 67, waiting for the insurance company to let me pick up the truck first.

CamaroRacing12 04-13-2011 07:43 PM

i see dawgs point tho. i guess its some type of positive that you got a ton of work! id always rather have too much work then too little work imo

My84Z 04-13-2011 08:39 PM

Yeah but look at it this way someone hacks a car and hurts the motor customer drives it for a month Don get's it starts tuning it and either it blows up on the final tuning day or when the customer gets the car back. Would u beliece the first shop did the damage cause it ran for a month fine.... No u would blame Don when it isn't his fault. Plus it's always harder to figure out wtf others did rather then just do it right.

Slowhawk 04-13-2011 08:45 PM

It is nice to be super busy. On the other hand I wouldn't mind dead. We've been looking at houses in the south to move to. A dead shop will give the motivation to shut down and move.

CamaroRacing12 04-13-2011 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by My84Z (Post 44074)
Yeah but look at it this way someone hacks a car and hurts the motor customer drives it for a month Don get's it starts tuning it and either it blows up on the final tuning day or when the customer gets the car back. Would u beliece the first shop did the damage cause it ran for a month fine.... No u would blame Don when it isn't his fault. Plus it's always harder to figure out wtf others did rather then just do it right.

agreeeeed 100000% i def see ur point also!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slowhawk (Post 44075)
It is nice to be super busy. On the other hand I wouldn't mind dead. We've been looking at houses in the south to move to. A dead shop will give the motivation to shut down and move.

how far south?

midnight 04-13-2011 10:15 PM

shut down and move? so your already planning to leave that shop?

My84Z 04-13-2011 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slowhawk (Post 44075)
It is nice to be super busy. On the other hand I wouldn't mind dead. We've been looking at houses in the south to move to. A dead shop will give the motivation to shut down and move.

That's not allowed it's bad enough the 40minute drive to your shop now!

midnight 04-13-2011 10:55 PM

your shop used to be 10 mins away from me when you were at Dez...ive still supported your move to much like Johns a whole 40-45 mins away. unless your moving closer i cannot approve

smokinss 04-13-2011 11:49 PM

cool. You can come join me down here in Florida, then I wont need to trailer my SS up there to get tuned after the new motor goes in.

ILuvPizzaTimes10 04-14-2011 01:11 AM

i hate you for even thinking about leaving!!!

Formula413 04-14-2011 01:24 AM

Without Don around cars will be blowing up left and right!!!

irockidz28 04-14-2011 02:52 AM

eh i guess i will only lose out on dyno days lol

941LE 04-14-2011 03:30 AM

im going back to a LT1 lol

c4boom 04-14-2011 04:36 AM

hay we may find out how close to blowing up my car is this dyno day :P

*LS1* Queen 04-14-2011 04:41 AM

we must set up a protest!!!

midnight 04-14-2011 12:54 PM

ESP Dyno Day, whos down!?!?

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