Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
08-17-2008, 08:08 PM
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Re: Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
Originally Posted by chris
Word none of my close friends except a couple even deal with cars and they are from the old school days when we were doing zc swaps together and having our parents scream at us for always haing broken down cars
Dude you not taking anyone's advice here so do whatever you want. Its not that hard to say your busy and dont have the time
If thats to hard life is going to be a bumpy road for you.
just asking for advice...
he hasn't called me back yet so they probably ran into problems... im just gunna tell him sorry but no... take it to houston... except no on i know in houston will touch this thing either lol
08-17-2008, 08:46 PM
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Re: Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
By being selective about the work you do, acctually makes you worth more. By saying NO you are telling others that you are professional and will do only quality work on quality setups.
08-17-2008, 08:49 PM
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Re: Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
just tell him to run this new motor n/a for a while and if it holds up then you guys can talk. tell him like 10k miles or so then if it blows up before that you can tell him thats why you did not want to tune it. i would just be honest and tell him that you not comfortable tuning a poorly put together motor.
08-17-2008, 09:12 PM
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Re: Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
Originally Posted by txdohczc
just tell him to run this new motor n/a for a while and if it holds up then you guys can talk. tell him like 10k miles or so then if it blows up before that you can tell him thats why you did not want to tune it. i would just be honest and tell him that you not comfortable tuning a poorly put together motor.
lol 10k mi
i told him earlier when they called to start the motor up on stock injectors and stock computer to rule out any other issues (car had gm 3 bar, 1000cc inj and crome gold before) but they are running skunk 2 stage 3 cams w/ springs retainers and clips supposedly tho its probably just cams w/ stock springs/ret/clips/valves
08-17-2008, 09:24 PM
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Re: Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
I've been in this position with customers too many times.
It's real simple, you have basically two options:
A. Make him sign a waiver (clear-cut and well writen up)
B. Don't touch that smegmastic mechanical abortion
It's real simple, you have basically two options:
A. Make him sign a waiver (clear-cut and well writen up)
B. Don't touch that smegmastic mechanical abortion
08-17-2008, 10:19 PM
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Re: Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
Originally Posted by ComputerJLT
lol 10k mi
i told him earlier when they called to start the motor up on stock injectors and stock computer to rule out any other issues (car had gm 3 bar, 1000cc inj and crome gold before) but they are running skunk 2 stage 3 cams w/ springs retainers and clips supposedly tho its probably just cams w/ stock springs/ret/clips/valves
08-18-2008, 01:28 AM
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Re: Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
Simple. Tell him to break in the motor on stock ECU and injectors, hold the wastegate open so no boost builds. If it lasts two weeks roll up with compression tester in hand and a flashlight to look at the oil and ---- on the top of his pistons and tell him you can tune it but he has to realise the engine is hurt because it wasn't assembled correctly, machined, etc. Call him on his ---- about who built the engine, ask him why he'd lie to you, why you'd want to sign your name to some piece of crap? He only wants you because you are the only person who put up with his bullshit car the first time around. Make him admit it's going to last 300 miles tops, and then charge him for the extra hassle and work you have to do on it.
As for the friends that talk ---- about you, call them out for it publicly. Ask them who are they, what the ---- do they know, why aren't they tuning the vehicle or why the vehicle isn't properly sorted if they know so goddamn much. Make them look, and realise they are, stupid. ------- slap them in the ------- face like women if they mouth at you. I've done it before, and I know without ever having met you or seeing a picture of you that you are bigger and can fight better than I can. The only difference is I don't give a ----, and it's the best life decision I ever made.
As for the friends that talk ---- about you, call them out for it publicly. Ask them who are they, what the ---- do they know, why aren't they tuning the vehicle or why the vehicle isn't properly sorted if they know so goddamn much. Make them look, and realise they are, stupid. ------- slap them in the ------- face like women if they mouth at you. I've done it before, and I know without ever having met you or seeing a picture of you that you are bigger and can fight better than I can. The only difference is I don't give a ----, and it's the best life decision I ever made.
08-18-2008, 02:05 AM
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Re: Telling someone you wont help them with their EPIC FAIL automobile
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
------- slap them in the ------- face like women if they mouth at you.
