Tom-Guy

Can C4 handle 1200+ whp? Someone somewhere will give Wes a block that can handle it at some point, and I'd just as soon have him set up with the good stuff from the get go.

I was also figuring he'd pay Cooks or whomever to build the C6, he's being given a lot of this stuff at bargain basement prices so he can afford to pay a dollar out here and there.

Hitchhikkr

Im assuming you know I gave him my 351Windsor w/the C6 tranny, your probably right about the C4, I wasnt aware of any 1200whp goals, the last number I heard was 750-800.





Wanna try and split that windsor in two

Racintweek

well i got an interview tomorrow @ 10am. the woman i talked with said if I bust my *** i can advance quickly and this can be a very well paying career. she was quite suprised that i am going to be taking a $20k/yr paycut to start working with them (if i get hired) at least she knows this is something i want to do its not just another job.

Tom-Guy

Well, yeah, the goal for that engine is 750-800. I don't think I've told Wes yet, but he's being pushed into 1200+ whether he goddamn wants to go there or not. He's gone to pick up a 351C today for $150 - like I said, people love him and give him ----. He's like me only without the crotchety old man antics.

Tweek, congrats, but... why $20K/yr pay cut? You just hate the current job?

Racintweek

its something i want to do, i could easily work in dealership parts and be content and relatively well paid for the rest of my life. i like to get my hands dirty and since i am still young i might as well take a shot when i still have the chance. finding a job like this usually require all kinds of certs that i cant afford/dont have the time for. if i fail i can always go back to selling parts.

Racintweek

well i went and spoke with the projects manager and the shop foreman. i thnk i have a good shot at the postion, i doubt a company would waste the $$ on a background check if they werent going to hire you.


the shop is absolutly massive and i only checked out the torque conv section. if i get the job i would spend a day or 2 getting familiar with the equipment (lathe, milling machine, acid wash) and learning how to inspect cores to be rebuilt. i will be dissassembling and inspecting used/core units, working on mostly the street converters(built to spec from junkyard cores) and all out drag ones sent in by race teams that need to be rebuilt. and as an added bonus i get to be the shop bitch

after a few months then i would get to start building new units from scratch, they make all thier own cases, pumps and turbines for the converters.



on another note,, the hold 8 US patents on converter design and components <<<< pretty impressive if you ask me

Tom-Guy

Sounds sweet.

Anytime you start off doing something a little new you get to be the bitch. Suck it up, 'cause talent eventually rises to the top.

Racintweek

thats how i started working in parts at the VW dealer. i started out PT moving cars and sweeping the shop for $8/hr within 9 months i was a service writer making $38k/yr and went from there. i busted my *** when i first started so wheni talked to the service di rector about what i could do about making more $$$ he didnt hesitate to help me out

Hitchhikkr

Vdub dealer isnt all bad either, you get to check out all the cute girles who drive the beetles and ----.

But then theres the ------- hippies, so that sucks. Im glad I work in the back of the shop.......

Racintweek

not many hippies around DC(thank god) but the hot bitches are abundant. we get a lot of yuppies who think they are the ---- because they bought a german car.