3000gt's/Stealth very own off topic thread: 3rd chapter

a new beggining:ylsuper: :bananasmi :cheers: :pimp: :popcorn:

YEAH!! SECOND POST!! WOOT WOOT!!

Jason

dibs on the third post... oh wait

IBTL! Wait.............
n/m

...and it begins again... :biggrin:

:( I guess Im in. It sucks, I should be in Harrisburgh already. :(

I don't think I posted in the other ones at all, i'm down for this one though! :grinyes:

sweet...new OT!

so anyways...i'm now a texan! got all moved in 2 days ago. apartment's still in chaos, but everyhting's in al least. finally got cable/internet. It's been freaking crazy and im glad its all over with. I did manage to trailer my car down and save it 1900 miles or so...and also now its parked all cozy im my garage. That gives me a warm fuzzy feeling :icon16:.

so it really sux...im gonna miss my friends and family alot, and i could use a drinking buddy or 10. any of you guys in the san antonio/austin area???

YEAH! top ten!:grinyes:

So, i dont really drink much, but i went up to my girls campus yesterday (still there currently) and had a hella good time, coconut rum is pretty awsome, and its amazing how a group of girls will get you into any party on campus lmao.

Coconut rum is awesome with orange juice.

Blink, where did you move from?


sweet...new OT!

so anyways...i'm now a texan! got all moved in 2 days ago. apartment's still in chaos, but everyhting's in al least. finally got cable/internet. It's been freaking crazy and im glad its all over with. I did manage to trailer my car down and save it 1900 miles or so...and also now its parked all cozy im my garage. That gives me a warm fuzzy feeling :icon16:.

so it really sux...im gonna miss my friends and family alot, and i could use a drinking buddy or 10. any of you guys in the san antonio/austin area???

Hey guys, I need some advice from everyone...especially those who can push people to get things done...

I've been wanting to get my engine bay detailed for quite some time now and after talking with Jordan from Late Night Custom, I decided to have my parts sent to them for the polishing/powder coating work. The initial turn-around time that he gave me was 1, 2 weeks top. That sounded reasonable so I sent my intake plenum, my valve cover, and had 3sx send a spark plug cover to LNC towards the end of July. On July 31st, LNC confirmed that they received everything and would work on it later that week...

After about 2 weeks, I send them an e-mail to make sure everything was still on track and they respond by saying that they're a little backed up but will get to it by the end of the week. That's fine, things come up... A week after that, I e-mail them again and they say they're almost done and will send pictures soon. A week later, I send another e-mail for status and pictures but get nothing. I call them and no one picks up. I PM them over at 3si and get no response for the longest time. When they finally do respond, Jordan gives me excuses that he didn't get any e-mails (BS because prior to me sending my parts to them they responded to every single e-mail and PM I sent them), that his phone is broken, that his camera is missing, and etc etc.

So here we are today. Almost two months now and I still have nothing. He still doesn't return my e-mails, phone calls, or PMs and I start grad school next week without a car. DAMN, WTF do I do??? Will I even get my parts back??? This is so frustrating and I just don't know how they can stay in business with service like that. Furthermore, I don't know why 3si allows them to do business over there when they're so bad with keeping their promise.

At this point, I'm thinking that I might have to suck it up and buy a new manifold and valve cover from Jason since I'll probably never see mine again but wanted to see what you guys thought first. I spoke to Vert about this and his advice was to threaten to get a lawyer on them. I've never dealt with legal matters before so I don't know what to expect aside from pure misery!?! So yeah...any advice you guys can give me would be much appreciated. Thanks guys...

I would kick some ass!! if you want a plenum to use while your trying to get your's back. I have one chillin you can use if you want to ship it there and back when your done..?

Blink, where did you move from?

moved from upstate NY...near albany


sux about your car. I hope you get it taken care of.

First noob post yay!

I don't know about gettin a lawyer...As you can tell from my rank, im still a noob, therefore I don't know how much all that stuff you sent them will cost you to replace, but unless they're some really critical and expensive parts, a lawyer could easily hurt your pockets more than it would to just buy new parts.

there a few hundred used.. but lawer threat is differant then actual lawer.. kao if you get me there number I can probably handle it for you.. I have a way with people..
Jason

p.s. the reducer I ordered for you got here today so I will get it out monday first thing and then send you the prices and stuff

Slade, make a post on 3si in General. It will get a bit of attention. They dont like bad attention and will get your shit out to you.

there a few hundred used.. but lawer threat is differant then actual lawer.. kao if you get me there number I can probably handle it for you.. I have a way with people..
Jason

p.s. the reducer I ordered for you got here today so I will get it out monday first thing and then send you the prices and stuff

Hey Jason, thanks for getting the stuff for me...thought you forgot about it. :p Anyways, did you get the reducer and the coupler or just the reducer?

As far as LNC goes, I don't want to drag you into this hassle so I'll hold off on you contacting them for now. Believe me, I really appreciate it but I don't want you to have to deal with their crap because it's bad enough as is...

Slade, make a post on 3si in General. It will get a bit of attention. They dont like bad attention and will get your shit out to you.

Thanks Stealthee, I'll try that...but should I "warn" LNC first or just go straight to the board on 3si?

YEAH! top ten!:grinyes:

So, i dont really drink much, but i went up to my girls campus yesterday (still there currently) and had a hella good time, coconut rum is pretty awsome, and its amazing how a group of girls will get you into any party on campus lmao.

Was it Malibu by any chance? :lol:

Thanks Stealthee, I'll try that...but should I "warn" LNC first or just go straight to the board on 3si?
I wouldnt even give them the chance. They told you two weeks and its been two months. Post the thread, it will get back to them and they will post up and tell you you'll have your stuf shortly.

Was it Malibu by any chance? :lol:

Hell yeah it was Malibu! :grinyes: I drank a few shots straight, a few mixed with 7up or something i found (cant remember becasue of the first shots lmao)

but the chicks were funny drunk because they kept using words like : parrenthetical, circuitous, and erudite, along with shite, balls, and the phrase "duly noted" lol, fun times ahah.

and slade, just post it, and keep it at the top of the boards, i bet you start getting responses! dont forget to put their name in the titel of the thread.

Hell yeah it was Malibu! :grinyes: I drank a few shots straight, a few mixed with 7up or something i found (cant remember becasue of the first shots lmao)

but the chicks were funny drunk because they kept using words like : parrenthetical, circuitous, and erudite, along with shite, balls, and the phrase "duly noted" lol, fun times ahah.

and slade, just post it, and keep it at the top of the boards, i bet you start getting responses! dont forget to put their name in the titel of the thread.

Sounds like fun. I went to a buddies house last night since he was throwing a party and eded up getting a MIP. Kind sucked but there are worse things out there so I don't even really care lol.

IDK how this happend but it turned out that the party my buddy hosted was such a big deal we were the leading story on every single local news station in a city of 1 million + people. Didn't seem like that big of a deal. They did an interview with my buddy who owns the place even. What a stupid night.

it was on the news that you and your buddy threw a party?

yea so no one was naked this time huh? :D

Yeah it was which is really weird because we have people that are killed in this city every day. On four news station we were the first story to appear on the news. They took cameras into the house and did an interview with my buddy and everything. A total of 38 minors were busted for MIP and my friend got 38 felony accounts of procuring alcohol and another girl got disorderly conduct for refusing a breathalizer and being beligerant with the cops.

Here is a one of the websites the day after. Look at there top stories for their news:

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/SL3000gt/party.jpg

wow...i've missed a lot

moved back to VA last tuesday...and i have no lisence for the next 45 days starting today...also means hot3000 gets to drive my tt around. good fo her...sux for me.

we own three cars and only one is road leagle. her 3000 is still getting its work done and my 944 still has a burnt clutch. both of em are getting fixed this wk :)

coinstars are awsome...went and traded my coins for 82 bucks...good stuff, about a wks worth of gas.

so on the 500mile trip down here(last tuesday) i saw a turbo(for a fricken turbo prop plane...big as hell) i also saw a 99 vr4 going east on 78. followed a 99 sl for around 200 miles. past two blue 2nd gen stealths, one turbo one r/t. and raced a 97 or 98 sl. blew her doors off(30-70mph) come on...i dont even need to shift. and a few other cars....supras and a few zed cars.


i've been wondering....what makes a tt stealth/vr4 slower than a supra in a drag? is it the weight or the gearing or how the turbos work on the supra(sequential)? i was tempted to take one from a light...but knew i didnt really stand a chance.

besides i've tried launching like 5x since i've been back down here...yea i've forgotten how. doesnt help the clutch is slipping

Stock for stock Supras are comparable to 3000GT's. Now Supras havemuch larger injectors and larger stock turbos so on a stock set up you cansafely run more boost etc. Supras were basically over engineered while Mistubishi squeeked by with the bare minimum.

so on the 500mile trip down here(last tuesday) i saw a turbo(for a fricken turbo prop plane...big as hell) i also saw a 99 vr4 going east on 78. followed a 99 sl for around 200 miles. past two blue 2nd gen stealths, one turbo one r/t. and raced a 97 or 98 sl. blew her doors off(30-70mph) come on...i dont even need to shift. and a few other cars....supras and a few zed cars.




You forgot to mention that you saw around 6000 mustangs... Ugh, I actually counted one time and on a hour long trip saw 37 mustangs and 2 (including the one i was driving) 3/S's yikes lol, and then they want to know why everyone digs my car lol.:grinyes:

saw 20 mustangs in the town i'm from...going to the local dragway.
saw 4 more when i pulled in to pick up hot3000 at her moms house.

saw a few other cars...2 ferrari's, 2 lambos, 10 911's, 3 lotus's, and a few vettes and vipers.

also saw my ex gf...in shippensburg pa...3ish hrs from where we grew up. she was jelous of my stealth(she always wanted one) granted she drives a 97 mitsu eclipse gsx. with a 6spd? green with tan leather(that made me jelous) she cheated on me with one of my friends i had since 5th grade. if only she had stayed with me another 2wks she woulda been able to ride in a tt stealth.

sweet...new OT!

so anyways...i'm now a texan! got all moved in 2 days ago. apartment's still in chaos, but everyhting's in al least. finally got cable/internet. It's been freaking crazy and im glad its all over with. I did manage to trailer my car down and save it 1900 miles or so...and also now its parked all cozy im my garage. That gives me a warm fuzzy feeling :icon16:.

so it really sux...im gonna miss my friends and family alot, and i could use a drinking buddy or 10. any of you guys in the san antonio/austin area???

Blink, you made it! but i moved to New Orleans a month ago :(. oh well, you'll have to come down for Mardi Gras in Jan/Feb. but you'll definitely have to hook up with the San Antonio (there are only a few) and Austin (there are many) 3S crew. if you ever need any work done on your car that you're not comfortable doing, let me know and i'll get you in touch with some Austin or San Antonio people who know everything about these cars. check out the chapter section of 3Si (DFW3S-NT3S-H3S (http://www.3si.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=93) Dallas/Ft.Worth 3S - North Texas 3S - Houston 3S). also we post in the South West (http://www.3si.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=34) regional section, too.

so if you ever need anything, let me know. you have a PM.

andrew

i had a dream i had a daughter and i fell in love with her immediatley, i was actually sad when i woke up

so i'm sitting here thinking. well i like my 320hp but i wonder what lets say 350 or for a 10 to 1 is like 375hp feels like.

i know in faq it stats best upgrades. but i was wondering whats the easiest way to get the 350hp. since most of the tt engine can only take 14.5psi i figure i'd try 14psi around what 340hp...so i'd still need to get 10ish more.
wats the best way to get that extra 10hp?

i run 11psi right now(with free boost mod, is that correct?) so i have 320hp. its great, but i want more...well dont most people after a lil while with a 3s

so i'm sitting here thinking. well i like my 320hp but i wonder what lets say 350 or for a 10 to 1 is like 375hp feels like.

i know in faq it stats best upgrades. but i was wondering whats the easiest way to get the 350hp. since most of the tt engine can only take 14.5psi i figure i'd try 14psi around what 340hp...so i'd still need to get 10ish more.
wats the best way to get that extra 10hp?

i run 11psi right now(with free boost mod, is that correct?) so i have 320hp. its great, but i want more...well dont most people after a lil while with a 3s


:confused:

I don't understand? Try the basic bpu's the faq mentions. And if I recall right you can boost 14 psi safely on the stock the turbos. As for the motor it can handle far more than 340hp and 14 psi lol.

are you talking about to the wheels or at the flywheel??

i member reading something somewhere that 14.5 is like some limit for the 3s before lowering compression or something...eh watever.

i was thinking 350hp at the flywheel...but just out of curiosity wat would 350 to the ground need to b at the flywheel?

i just want a lil more power...not a drag strip queen. if i can just boost pressure and get a good amount power than i'll get a elec boost controller and build up the pressure over a few wk period...granted i have to do that damn tune up...it was due 2,500miles ago..!!!! yikes!!!! the 62,500mile tune up i'll call it.

The stock motor can take a whole lot more. Most people actually up the compression to 8.5 or 9:1. Going lower than 8:1 is going to kill teh cars power band.

What youve heard is a stock TT can only handle ~14.5 psi. Thats because the turbos are maxed and the fuel is maxed. Upgrade fuel and throw 13gs on and you'll easily be closer to 400 hp

<---- Lives in Austin. Nice to see you're a Texan, Blink!

just stopping by chapter 3. Anyways, busy as hell, can't stay, can't talk much, maybe in december i'll have some time freed up i can visit more often. Catch ya'll later.

My latest project car. Depending on how fucked up I get Friday night I should have it rollable this weekend.

http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread.php?t=392782

wassup guys, just wanted to stop by Chapter 3 as well. Lotsa stuff going on, life is a crazy as ever, and of course not only did I get the click click start problem, but 2 weeks later my alternator is on its way out, so I can't count the # of times i've been stranded in the last month. Push starting this thing is getting my calves bigger than my workouts at the gym...and I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. HOpe all is well, and Slade I really would post that thread on 3si really soon...and make the wording very clear that you are fed up...don't use any soft language...

i had a dream i had a daughter and i fell in love with her immediatley, i was actually sad when i woke up
I had a dream I had a Zonda, I was mopey all day after that one.
when are ya gonna have a little young(er) VR4 running around man?
Kids make life even more amazing.

Holy shite! The legend returns! :grinyes:

Hows life Musashi?

Guys, balancing school, work and women is driving me insane this semester again! :banghead: and im only about 6 weeks into it :eek:

as far as kids go... lets remember that the ultimate point to a humans existence is to procreate, so there is utmost satisfaction in doing sorunaround

And lets also remember to use protection until we can suport said offspring.. cool guys?:icon16:

Life could not be better bro. My wife is doing great and her job just gave her a raise. My baby boy is 3 months old now and healthy as heck. My GTO is fully repaired and back on the road at 100%.
I couldnt ask for more man!

What happened to your GTO?

^ Musashi got a little upset and ran it into a curb to avoid a worse crash in short.

I should probably pop in the 3rd chapter early (kinda)

How has everyone been?

Doing well man. How is your transmission situation coming? Haven't seen you on the boards in a while. Hop on messenger sometime!

Awsome Musashi! Im glad your doing well, I know you had it pretty rough and stressfull there for a little while.

Life could not be better bro. My wife is doing great and her job just gave her a raise. My baby boy is 3 months old now and healthy as heck. My GTO is fully repaired and back on the road at 100%.
I couldnt ask for more man!


DAMN BRO, what is up??? WELCOME BACK!!!!!!! Holy crap it's been a long time!!! LOL

CONGRATS on the baby man!!!! Been meaning to give you a call to catch up but I figured with the baby and all, you'd be busy as hell so I never bothered to since I never saw you online anymore! I'm glad everything worked out for you in the end.


...and Slade I really would post that thread on 3si really soon...and make the wording very clear that you are fed up...don't use any soft language...


I eventually did though I did keep my language in decent shape since LNC still has my parts: http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread.php?t=392788
At any rate, seems like they've been burning A LOT of people over there too....damn people....

Im waiting for my new (used with ~30,000 miles) tranny to come in, they said it would be here this week but it hasnt come in yet. Im getting it for $1500 installed. But for now i still driving with 1st and 3rd....but i gotta let off the gas to let it shift, so you probably dont want to be behind me when i take off from a stop.

^Should be good for a while then.

Just a friendly reminder to drive safe out there folks. Just got off of the freeway where I did something incredibley stupid because I was mad at a person for cutting me off and I am so lucky to be alive right now and was only an act of God that I did not kill myself or others for my stupidity.

^Should be good for a while then.

Just a friendly reminder to drive safe out there folks. Just got off of the freeway where I did something incredibley stupid because I was mad at a person for cutting me off and I am so lucky to be alive right now and was only an act of God that I did not kill myself or others for my stupidity.

Now we await the explaination....

No explanation, just mad because a guy cut me off and my stupidity. My car started going sideways and last time I looked down I was doing a tad over 90. IDK how I came out of it.

BOOYAAH!
you see! its easy to mess up your ride when you drive angry.
I get so pissed off too bro. I seriously need to go back to anger management. road rage is a killer. Im glad nothing happened and yeah be safe everyone. Remember there are people waiting for you to come home.

^^Exactly, when your mad don't take it out on the road even if that is where it happens. I just feel terrible. A lack of responsibility like that is unexcused no matter the condtions.

at least you are aware of your mistakes :) props on that, bro

Its a tough lesson to learn, but we all need to learn how to control our emotions, while driving, working, or arguing, life becomes much easier that way i have found.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEALTHEE!!!








LOL Even though you already got a whole bunch from 3si...thought AF could do the same. Haha :p

Speaking of birthdays, I turn 19 in 3 days. Not that I know anyone on this forum who cares...But I'm still turning 19 w00t