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when you say "shop" what do you mean? cause i have been to some "shops" that dont know anything about anything....especially electronics..
are you sure the AEM 02 gauge is set up right....IIRC there are multiple settings for a readout display.... http://www.schnitzracing.com/manuals/AEMWBK.pdf page 11....i would check that out at least...or make sure you dont have an exhaust leak...or maybe the sensor is bad....i wouldn't assume you got scammed until everything is checked out...
as far as the EGT....what do you mean dead cold? like car is off and it is reading?
are you sure the AEM 02 gauge is set up right....IIRC there are multiple settings for a readout display.... http://www.schnitzracing.com/manuals/AEMWBK.pdf page 11....i would check that out at least...or make sure you dont have an exhaust leak...or maybe the sensor is bad....i wouldn't assume you got scammed until everything is checked out...
as far as the EGT....what do you mean dead cold? like car is off and it is reading?
I bought the ecu out of a partout from Torque07, I paid for it on the 7th of Feb. Recieved it about a week later only to discover that the input insde the ecu that reads the crank signal is fried. I politely pmed him stating the issue, no response even though he had been active on here SEVERAL times throughout the time I waited. So I sent another asking him to please respond so we can find a solution to the issue with this. Again no response, despite once again being active several times so I sent another more aggresive pm stating that he needs to respond to me asap or I will have to file a claim with paypal as I still need an ecu and need to find one elsewhere and am not rich, $140 is alot of money for me. Low and behold I get a response within one hour imagine that. At first he stated that I must have hooked something up wrong and that to fix the issue all I have to do is clear the code. Before ever even pming him the first time I took all steps needed to confirm it was the ecu and not my car. I have my stock ecu that runs my car just fine however with my setup my ecu is insufficient and renders my car useless if I attempt to go into boost,(too much knock not able to properly tune with the tiny maps I have) anyways so I explain this to him and he insists that I must have a bad crank sensor my car runs fine its not the crank sensor. So he then replys that I fried it, I have no way to fry it the ecu is plug and play its two steps
1. unhook battery
2. unhook stock ecu hookup evo ecu
He did not test this before sending it out to me. I unfortunately cannot open up a claim with paypal due to myself checking the personal payment box instead of the goods and services box when sending the initial payment. I have been doing some checking around and have found 2 other people who have issues with parts purchased from this individual who will shortly be filing claims as well.
He sent me a faulty ecu and he does not and will not acknowledge this and refuses to compensate for anything. In closing if you purchase something from this individual and have an issue upon receipt of the product do not expect any assistance with a return or refund. I now have a $140 paper weight... sweet
1. unhook battery
2. unhook stock ecu hookup evo ecu
He did not test this before sending it out to me. I unfortunately cannot open up a claim with paypal due to myself checking the personal payment box instead of the goods and services box when sending the initial payment. I have been doing some checking around and have found 2 other people who have issues with parts purchased from this individual who will shortly be filing claims as well.
He sent me a faulty ecu and he does not and will not acknowledge this and refuses to compensate for anything. In closing if you purchase something from this individual and have an issue upon receipt of the product do not expect any assistance with a return or refund. I now have a $140 paper weight... sweet
Contact information for NOTORIOUSLANCER?
Please PM me if you've sold anything to NOTORIOUSLANCER. Myself and another forum member have paid this guy $400 each for a Seibon carbon fiber trunk and neither of us have been sent the trunk or our $400 back. This guy may be scamming us for $800 but I can't be 100% sure. If anyone has contact information on this guy PLEASE help us out. Would love to work this all out.
Last edited by stefano; Feb 28, 2010 at 07:14 AM.
Torque07
I bought the ecu out of a partout from Torque07, I paid for it on the 7th of Feb. Recieved it about a week later only to discover that the input insde the ecu that reads the crank signal is fried. I politely pmed him stating the issue, no response even though he had been active on here SEVERAL times throughout the time I waited. So I sent another asking him to please respond so we can find a solution to the issue with this. Again no response, despite once again being active several times so I sent another more aggresive pm stating that he needs to respond to me asap or I will have to file a claim with paypal as I still need an ecu and need to find one elsewhere and am not rich, $140 is alot of money for me. Low and behold I get a response within one hour imagine that. At first he stated that I must have hooked something up wrong and that to fix the issue all I have to do is clear the code. Before ever even pming him the first time I took all steps needed to confirm it was the ecu and not my car. I have my stock ecu that runs my car just fine however with my setup my ecu is insufficient and renders my car useless if I attempt to go into boost,(too much knock not able to properly tune with the tiny maps I have) anyways so I explain this to him and he insists that I must have a bad crank sensor my car runs fine its not the crank sensor. So he then replys that I fried it, I have no way to fry it the ecu is plug and play its two steps
1. unhook battery
2. unhook stock ecu hookup evo ecu
He did not test this before sending it out to me. I unfortunately cannot open up a claim with paypal due to myself checking the personal payment box instead of the goods and services box when sending the initial payment. I have been doing some checking around and have found 2 other people who have issues with parts purchased from this individual who will shortly be filing claims as well.
He sent me a faulty ecu and he does not and will not acknowledge this and refuses to compensate for anything. In closing if you purchase something from this individual and have an issue upon receipt of the product do not expect any assistance with a return or refund. I now have a $140 paper weight... sweet
1. unhook battery
2. unhook stock ecu hookup evo ecu
He did not test this before sending it out to me. I unfortunately cannot open up a claim with paypal due to myself checking the personal payment box instead of the goods and services box when sending the initial payment. I have been doing some checking around and have found 2 other people who have issues with parts purchased from this individual who will shortly be filing claims as well.
He sent me a faulty ecu and he does not and will not acknowledge this and refuses to compensate for anything. In closing if you purchase something from this individual and have an issue upon receipt of the product do not expect any assistance with a return or refund. I now have a $140 paper weight... sweet
Ive also had a problem with TORQUE07. I needed a A pillar, he said he has it, i sent him money. I wait a week with no response from him. I pm him and he states that he sent me a pm earlier saying that he told me he doesnt have the A pillar but that he has a double gauge pod instead so he could send me that. I told him no thanks just gimme my money back.
I wait a couple of days and no money is in my paypal account. I pm him again and tell him to gimme my money back. He finally sends a part of my money back. I say WTF wheres all my money? He says "havent you heard of paypall fees?"
I then have to explain to this little 18yo punk that its his fault for giving me bad information and that he has to pay the fees. So he finally paypals me the rest of the money while adding a saracastic remark. Totally unprofessional in everything
. This happened about 2 weeks ago with TORQUE07.
BUYER BEWARE TORQUE07 "part out"
Ive also had a problem with TORQUE07. I needed a A pillar, he said he has it, i sent him money. I wait a week with no response from him. I pm him and he states that he sent me a pm earlier saying that he told me he doesnt have the A pillar but that he has a double gauge pod instead so he could send me that. I told him no thanks just gimme my money back.
I wait a couple of days and no money is in my paypal account. I pm him again and tell him to gimme my money back. He finally sends a part of my money back. I say WTF wheres all my money? He says "havent you heard of paypall fees?"
I then have to explain to this little 18yo punk that its his fault for giving me bad information and that he has to pay the fees. So he finally paypals me the rest of the money while adding a saracastic remark. Totally unprofessional in everything. This happened about 2 weeks ago with TORQUE07.
Ive also had a problem with TORQUE07. I needed a A pillar, he said he has it, i sent him money. I wait a week with no response from him. I pm him and he states that he sent me a pm earlier saying that he told me he doesnt have the A pillar but that he has a double gauge pod instead so he could send me that. I told him no thanks just gimme my money back.
I wait a couple of days and no money is in my paypal account. I pm him again and tell him to gimme my money back. He finally sends a part of my money back. I say WTF wheres all my money? He says "havent you heard of paypall fees?"
I then have to explain to this little 18yo punk that its his fault for giving me bad information and that he has to pay the fees. So he finally paypals me the rest of the money while adding a saracastic remark. Totally unprofessional in everything
. This happened about 2 weeks ago with TORQUE07.
Don't buy from dzikumr9, bought a FP oil line from him on the 16th of feb still have not got a refund or product. Been in contact with him via pm and agreed to do a refund but then claims he never got the money and couldn't refund. I don't think he speaks very good english due to the fact of how his PM's are written. I have filed a claim with paypal so we will see what happens
Me and boostin350z have been trying to contact NOTORIOUSLANCER for 2 weeks now and he's pretty much just ignored me even though I can see he's logged in and checked his PMs everyday. My personal situation goes like this:
I PMed him 3 weeks ago looking to buy a Seibon carbon fiber trunk. I offered him $400 shipped and he never got back to me. A week later he responds and gives me his paypal email address and I pay him. He requests that I make a personal payment and gift it to him to avoid paypal fees (I know I'm an idiot). He seemed legit so I sent him payment on a friday and he said he would send the trunk out on Monday.
Monday came and went and he never sent it out. Fast forward a week later and he still hadn't sent it out stating that he was waiting to ship his other items for sale out at once and apologized so I gave him the benefit of the doubt and waited. Fast forward again to this past weekend when completely stopped responding to my PMs even after being patient about this entire situation.
So basically now I'm out $400 with no way to dispute the charge since I sent him a personal payment gift. this is in addition to the $400 he has from boostin350z.
I PMed him 3 weeks ago looking to buy a Seibon carbon fiber trunk. I offered him $400 shipped and he never got back to me. A week later he responds and gives me his paypal email address and I pay him. He requests that I make a personal payment and gift it to him to avoid paypal fees (I know I'm an idiot). He seemed legit so I sent him payment on a friday and he said he would send the trunk out on Monday.
Monday came and went and he never sent it out. Fast forward a week later and he still hadn't sent it out stating that he was waiting to ship his other items for sale out at once and apologized so I gave him the benefit of the doubt and waited. Fast forward again to this past weekend when completely stopped responding to my PMs even after being patient about this entire situation.
So basically now I'm out $400 with no way to dispute the charge since I sent him a personal payment gift. this is in addition to the $400 he has from boostin350z.
