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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby bear2230 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:14 pm

Diagnosis............... Bent Rod........

What responsibility does the tuner have for this?

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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby MINX » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:22 pm

bear2230 wrote:Diagnosis............... Bent Rod........

What responsibility does the tuner have for this?

I’m not a happy camper.


Thats a bummer
When my car goes to the shop, i normally sign a form, agreeing to work to be done, and it includes a waiver for stuff like above.
Did you sign in/out your car?
I suspect you wont have any recourse with the tuner, unless he does you a good deal to help rebuild.
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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby project.r.racing » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:49 pm

bear2230 wrote:Diagnosis............... Bent Rod........

What responsibility does the tuner have for this?

I’m not a happy camper.
did you ask the tuner to wind up the boost?

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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby bear2230 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:56 pm

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bear2230 wrote:Diagnosis............... Bent Rod........

What responsibility does the tuner have for this?

I’m not a happy camper.
did you ask the tuner to wind up the boost?

No I said I wanted 160rwkw 12psi he set it at 15 and 173rwkw and killed it.
I asked if he would help with the cost of the rebuild and he said no but will retune after it gets rebuilt (Hooray)
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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby NitroDann » Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:05 pm

Stock rods? Its not as simple as typing 12psi and 160rwkw into the ecu and getting it back, often the boost log shows a spike to 15psi and taper down to 12 psi. Did you specify 12psi at full power or not. Its really not as easy as saying he did 15psi now its dead.

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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby bear2230 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:19 pm

NitroDann wrote:Stock rods? Its not as simple as typing 12psi and 160rwkw into the ecu and getting it back, often the boost log shows a spike to 15psi and taper down to 12 psi. Did you specify 12psi at full power or not. Its really not as easy as saying he did 15psi now its dead.

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I know Dann it's nobody's fault except my own. I'm a dick, it's not the end of the world. I have bought a spare motor to rebuild anyway. Now I can rebuild the original moter which is better.
Anyone want to buy a VVT engine with only 87000km.
Car is being towed to Deckers Monday.
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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby Apu » Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:26 pm

Bummer, Richard. Well, on the bright side, it'll come out bigger and stronger!

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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby Aussie Stig » Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:33 pm

Bad luck Bearo. :x :cry:
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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby NitroDann » Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:41 pm

175rwkw on stock rods, it aint luck, its fate :P

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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby bear2230 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:56 pm

I thought I would be the exception to the rule. Only being a street dríven car. Turns out, not so much.
What shitted me was I wasn't even driving it when it went. So no fun at all. :shock:
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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby NitroDann » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:00 pm

If it takes X pressure to snap a twig, it doesnt matter if you apply that pressure one or repeatedly for 5 laps straight the twig will snap.

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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby Aussie Stig » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:08 pm

NitroDann wrote:If it takes X pressure to snap a twig, it doesnt matter if you apply that pressure one or repeatedly for 5 laps straight the twig will snap.

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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby bruce » Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:43 am

Sorry to hear that, but the description was terminal.
Onwards and upwards (maybe not the boost though)!

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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby bear2230 » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:00 pm

Carillo H-beams ordered. Let's see if we can bend them.
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Re: Taptaptaptaptaptaptap Noise?

Postby Charlie Brown » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:26 pm

bear2230 wrote:Carillo H-beams ordered. Let's see if we can bend them.

Ask Daniel to show you Matilda's Carillo big end bolts. :roll:
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