[Build Thread] -- Journey to 700+ WHP [Supercharger]

[Chuck33079]

The last time you drove it when you weren't 100% sure about it you had to replace the entire ******* car. Tow it.

[cupcakez]

Haha ok. I think it costs like 1k+ to tow it that far but it probably worth it

[Chuck33079]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

Haha ok. I think it costs like 1k+ to tow it that far but it probably worth it

Doing it the other way has already cost you that much many times over. The rest of your build needs to be you doing things the right way, not the fast way or the cheap way.

[cupcakez]

Alright

[OMGWTFBBQ]

If Seb is booked out at least three months (90 days) consider getting AAA and upgrading to the highest plan as soon as you can. I think it’s about $110 a year or something like that but you get a free 200 mile tow once a year and the rest are 100 mile tows. Towing to Specialty z is obviously farther than that but you’ll only be responsible for the overage past the first 200 miles. That’s how I covered my tow to specialty z and I’m going to drive the car home once Seb is done with my car.

[Hotrodz]

Originally Posted by OMGWTFBBQ

If Seb is booked out at least three months (90 days) consider getting AAA and upgrading to the highest plan as soon as you can. I think it’s about $110 a year or something like that but you get a free 200 mile tow once a year and the rest are 100 mile tows. Towing to Specialty z is obviously farther than that but you’ll only be responsible for the overage past the first 200 miles. That’s how I covered my tow to specialty z and I’m going to drive the car home once Seb is done with my car.

Haha 90 days out, my build hasn't budged and we made plans and he started ordering parts the first part December 2018. He has plenty of time to change his insurance!

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[Hotrodz]

I have been working with Seb for six years and I tow or drive the my car to his shop. I am about five hours away from his shop which is about the same distance for you. It is worth every penny.

Also, you have spent a truck load of money for car that does not run safely and now you are going to take it to one of the best Z mechanic in North America with a budget? Seb will not gouge you but he ain't cheap, it will be done right and he will stand behind his work. He will probably not give you an estimate because he doesn't know what he will find even as detailed as you are with information. Anymore, I don't ask I just open my wallet because he has never let me down and he will always ask my me if I want to do something more than what I brought the car in for if he thinks it will beneficial and the cost is high. If is less than 1k he just does it because he knows I'm good with his decision making.

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[cupcakez]

I dont mind waiting a lot of months and saving up the appropriate amount, I just don't want to bring it to him finding out that it will cost way more than I planned for, cause then what?

I much rather save up a huge budget to cover everything. I would think 3k is more than enough to fix the listed issues, but what do I know? Not much.

I have AAA and have three more rows left for this year, at 100 miles each. I can tow it 300 miles and the remaining would be about 63 miles left to be exact.

I wonder, would Triple AAA make me call 3 different drivers for all 3 remaining rows? Lol.

The place is exactly 363 miles from my house.

Hmmm...I like that AAA idea.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

You might need a larger budget than that. That way you prepare for the worst but hope for the best. I had my car towed to Specialty Z expecting all sorts of sh!t to go down but Seb will work with you and give you a complete list of everything he recommends having done and will let you decide which ones you want to tackle first and which aren’t as important and can be done further down the line when finances are better. Things like the CEL are probably more important than getting a fender liner. You know what I mean? Let me know when you’re in town! I’d love to do a side by side comparison of the TopgunZ a2a kit and my baby HKS SC setup lol.

[solidus]

cupcakez, Personal experience says take the car to Seb. Especially don't take it to anyone , not even a freind that is unfamiliar with VQ's.
This is precisely why my car made only 669whp and could'nt hit peak boost on the dyno. I took my car to a friends shop to have my built motor installed. I had many issues prior to the car being done. First I had to personally talk with Charles in the middle of the night , then the mechanic sat and questioned whether or not Charles knew how to install his own fuel system. Second these people "Literally" called Ecutek (unbeknownst to me) in England to question whether or not Seb knew what he was doing with the tune. But the gift that keeps giving is the fact that when the VVEL solenoids were swapped to the new block they did a scientific wild a$$ guess as to the voltage and sync.
You will pay for this lack of knowledge up front or somewhere down the line but it's gonna be paid for. I'm scheduled to drop my car off Tuesday to a Master Nissan Tech who happens to also build engines for teams. That I can trust. I don't care how much it costs I just want it done. And by some of your previous problems you may suffer the same issue as me seeing as you're not getting your boost. Good luck and quit trying to out do me on the Murphy violations.

[cupcakez]

I was talking to Seb guys! Good news! I am going to take my car to Seb once I have enough saved up.

I had asked him if 3k was enough and he suggested to save up a little more than that, and then we can schedule something later down the road!

I'm super excited to be working with him for the first time! As it sounds like he will be able to resolve the rest of my issues all at once from the positive things the community has to say about him -- seems like I can't go wrong. Eugene could have done it himself, but he is a one-man person with a lot on his plate, and to be quite honest, he did a very fantastic job with what he did for the 2 weeks he had my car. He did me a favor bigger than you guys will probably ever know, and I appreciate that man so much. He also recommended I take my car to Seb to finish the job, so that is what I will do.

Seb wrote me today and told me to save up a bit more.
I wrote him back saying I could meet him sometime at the end of June, around June 27th - Thursday, so we'll see if he is okay with that appointment or not!
I can have $4500 - $4900 saved up for a budget assuming nothing crazy comes up between now and then that forces me to spend that budget! (Life events etc)


I am also confident the car is driveable now, and won't be needing a tow.

I took the car today to the exhaust shop in Sacramento (Muffler Tech) which is very reputable in what they do, very honest and well priced. They welded up the exhaust that fell out of place / was disconnected for only $45 and also did a smoke test to find out where the leak was coming from free of charge! Told me it was coming from somewhere in the exhaust manifold passenger side but cannot exactly pin point where, since they'd have to remove the heat shield to find out. But said they were 85% sure that the leak is coming from somewhere up top in the manifold or something.

The car drives very nice other than that issue. I am going to test it this weekend and drive it to work 1 hour 15 minutes away with windy roads going up a mountain ~1700 feet to where my work is.

And drive it around town the next few days before work to see how it feels and goes.

If I am confident (cause I have the highest level of paranoia right now), then I would say that's a good thing!

Otherwise, I won't chance it. And will use three AAA tows after driving out toward Chatsworth from my house about 60 - 70 miles then calling AAA three times to get it to Seb, haha.

Thanks guys for the recommendations, I love the community and will definitely be taking my car to Seb.

Those of you in So Cal, I will let you guys know when I will be down there probably about 3 - 4 months from now so if you wanted to check out my problematic car, you can, lol, at Sebs shop!

Where would I sleep while the car is being worked on? No idea. Maybe I can find a family member or friend who can house me for the days that he is working on my car. Not sure. Didn't figure that part out yet T_T

EDIT:

Nevermind. I think I will just take the train back and then fly back down when its' ready or something. Lol.

[Rusty]

You driving the car around. I would not go WOT until you get it back from Seb.

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by Rusty

You driving the car around. I would not go WOT until you get it back from Seb.

WOT is not even in my vocabulary lol. I have learned my lesson xD

[jwick]

Originally Posted by Rusty

You driving the car around. I would not go WOT until you get it back from Seb.

I wouldn’t leave closed loop fueling, which is basically impossible to do.

[B&W_Evader]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

Where would I sleep while the car is being worked on? No idea. Maybe I can find a family member or friend who can house me for the days that he is working on my car. Not sure. Didn't figure that part out yet T_T

You can just bring a tent and sleep with the homeless. Just need to dress up like a crack head.