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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun going to pm you now. The funniest thing is, me and my father went there with the GT-R and 370. after our visit out of nowhere

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Old 09-06-2010, 05:09 PM   #16 (permalink)
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going to pm you now.

The funniest thing is, me and my father went there with the GT-R and 370.

after our visit out of nowhere 3 other 370Zs came and a G37. it was like I lured them there

and even funnier, after I got my FI CBE and LTH installed this guy I know that is going to use his 370 for rally driving just went to me and went "lol I ordered 2 FI LTH sets"

I am a trendmaker.
Yeah, unfortunately for you it doesn't always pay off to be a trendmaker. I think this guy who installed your intake needed a bit more training on other people's cars before touching yours and messing it up for you .

I'm pissed for you but I definitely am happy to know to never EVER give my car to those idiots to mess up, it's really disappointing & disgusting .
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Old 09-06-2010, 05:14 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Yeah, unfortunately for you it doesn't always pay off to be a trendmaker. I think this guy who installed your intake needed a bit more training on other people's cars before touching yours and messing it up for you .

I'm pissed for you but I definitely am happy to know to never EVER give my car to those idiots to mess up, it's really disappointing & disgusting .
yeah everytime I now go in there I just shiver when I see him walking around there with GT-Rs all around him.

its that thierry guy by the way

one damaged piece ok, that can be an accident but there are like 3-4 pieces damaged.
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Old 09-06-2010, 05:38 PM   #18 (permalink)
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So as you guys know I got my intake installed by my dealership's GT-R technician

but when the tuning dude took them off so he had more room to work with around the engine for the LTH install he discovered that they have been damaged quite baddly.

I loved his reaction "lol and you thought you got nice airflow"

But yeah going to my stealership soon and present them the pictures

and now for pictures







that mech should be fired for a GTR guy
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Maybe he tried to install it without removing the bumper. That would be my guess for someone installing this for the 1st time. Did he have the instructions on hand?
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Maybe he tried to install it without removing the bumper. That would be my guess for someone installing this for the 1st time. Did he have the instructions on hand?
His thought was
"Instructions? We Don't Need No Stinky Instructions"
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But he need his stinkin certificates!
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Maybe he tried to install it without removing the bumper. That would be my guess for someone installing this for the 1st time. Did he have the instructions on hand?
He did take the bumper off, I was there when he was installing him but I was more talking with the dealership's owner then sticking my nose in the engine bay. I think he did follow the instructions since I saw him reading it once in a while but he didn't unplug the battery as he said it is pointless since the ECU relearns instantly.

problem is he knows no dutch and I know no french.
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that's what happens when you over tighten t-bolt clamps.
Exactly.
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I bet stillen will be delighted another intake sold haha
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Wow Vegitto...That really sucks @$$!!! Hope the delership doesn't try to pass the buck and claim "Its not our fault!" They should pay for a new intake sytem with shipping, and also do the install for free and throw in a free oil change for the inconvinence
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shitty man. Hope the stealership mans up and takes care of you. I'm floored that a gtr tech would do this.
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that's what happens when you over tighten t-bolt clamps.
I agree, it looks exactly like what happened.
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shitty man. Hope the stealership mans up and takes care of you. I'm floored that a gtr tech would do this.
Just goes to show that any mech can get a certificate that says they are an expert but they really may not be.
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I bet stillen will be delighted another intake sold haha
Actually quite the opposite.. we're just fine with happy customers with a product they enjoy, installed properly.. trust me it booms way more business than an unhappy customer.

We've had some customers over-tighten the t-bolt clamps and have some slight bending of the intake tube, but I will have to say you're unfortunately victim of by far the worst I've seen pictures of. I can't imagine the amount of torque applied to that to bend the tube to that degree.

While never perfect, it will be possible to bend that back out, re-polish it and you shouldn't lose much performance gains (tough to say specifically as every bend and radius, especially that close to the MAF make a difference), but I can assure you we'd more than be happy with you having a perfect intake.

As you settle your discussions with the installer, please note we do have replacement parts, and would be happy to sell (the installer) the parts that were damaged, not needing a full intake. Just let me know.
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