My motor grenaded.
I know this thread is gonna blow the f*ck up and it's gonna get ugly. But I've held back long enough and this morning was a kick in my soul and I have to say something or I'm gonna have a stroke. It was the worst news I could possibly get concerning this whole clusterf*ck that I've been dealing with for so long. I'm so distraught right now I can hardly put it into words. I understand some will lash out at me and somehow blame me for the end result but people need to objectively weigh the facts and come to the only obvious conclusion. No doubt Bobby/VSR has been waiting for this thread to pop up all day so he can deny any and all liability, I surly won't disappoint them. I have been keeping a couple of you informed with what's been going on and I appreciate your support through this whole thing. I will answer all questions to the best of my ability and understanding.
Ever since picking up my car from VSR it hasn't run right, the problem has been like finding a needle in a haystack. The day after picking the car up I took it back to Tampa (2 hour drive each way) because it wouldn't boost pass 8 lbs, it should have never left in the first place. It was determined that the problem was the BPV. Since there wasn't another on hand and I didn't want to drive another 4 hours to get it replaced I decided to go to RevWorks in Longwood to get it installed, Bobby stated that Marti at RW was someone he used to work with a couple years ago. I ended up having to come out of pocket for another BPV AND installation which included an extra hour of labor for a diagnostic that wouldn't of happened if Bobby would have communicated a little better with Marti at RW. Total cost: $267 + $180
There was definitely something wrong with the original BPV, when the new one was installed it sounded different and there was a slight difference in a seat-of-the-pants feel but no difference in boost levels which still wouldn't go past 8 lbs. I called Bobby before I left and requested that he re-tune it since there wasn't any significant change. He agreed and I told him I could be there Tuesday (today). Last Friday, on my way to work, there was a noise that seemed like it was coming from the front of the vehicle. Saturday I left for work and I only made it down the street before I turned around and came back. The noise at this point sounded like a beer can being knocked around so I didn't want to drive it any further. I had it towed to RevWorks where I had the BPV replaced Thursday. There was nothing loose that they could see so they dropped the oil pan and discovered pieces of the motor on the bottom of the pan.
I immediately called Bobby and told him the motor had let loose. You could tell by his voice that he already knew what happened and he confirmed it by telling me Marti had already emailed him about the situation before I made the call. Almost immediately he started to defend his tuner. It was like he knew that accusation was gonna fly at him. He tried explaining that it was a motor that was just "1 in a 100" that couldn't take being boosted. I disagree. The motor had less that 14K miles on it, it's a bolt on supercharger, WTF ELSE COULD IT BE ??? Everything I've ever heard on this forum is that the tune is EVERYTHING. He had no business giving me the car in the first place, it wouldn't boost past 8 lbs and wouldn't get out of it's own way. As a performance shop how could you give someone their car back running no where near the way it's supposed to if you actually gave a shi*t ???
I believe the dyno results were complete bullsh*t. They were either manipulated or completely falsified. According to the dyno sheet the motor stopped making power at 6950 RPM and from what I understand it should make power all the way to redline with a SC. Why the hell didn't they even rev the motor to redline? Not to mention I have a text from Bobby saying that it hit 11 lbs of boost but the boost level is conveniently obstructed on the dyno print out and anything above 8 lbs has yet to be seen in person, even with a new BPV.
Bobby offered to rebuild the motor and give me a "good deal", If he can't handle a tune for a supercharged car I don't think I want to go back for another good deal. I don't think I should pay a dime for anything, however, it sounds to me like Bobby won't be standing behind his 'work'. Que COSMO's response. So now I'm stuck with a new car and payment that I can't drive because someone really didn't want to do his favorite install, he should of just told me he wasn't interested and I would of moved on. I've talked to quite a few people already that I will not mention because they didn't want to be thrown into this but they all agree that it was the tune and NOT a '1 in 100' motor. I really don't know how Bobby could claim otherwise except to deny liability. It's gonna take what little resources I have left to cover getting this taken care of and I understand that you should have money if something like this happens but I never thought it would happen to me.
I guess I'll stop here and let the sh*t roll down hill and I'll respond accordingly. Your turn, Bobby.
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