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one project at a time... need to make some money off you at race wars!
So a warning to those considering using Jim Locke Automotive services....
I previously had a set of Brian Crower 272s, timing belt, balance shaft belt & belt tensioner installed by Locke...about a year ago.
The car had run well, but not perfect. I suspected my own tuning was at fault. So i continued anyway. The car ran well, several drag passes daily driven etc....
This year i decided to swap some things out....Turbo, clutch, lifters, head bolts, Cams....etc
SO i dropped my car off with a different mech (nameless unless he chooses to identify himself)to have all these things installed while I vacationed in Vegas.
To my surprise the mech calls me and says there are some issues with the previous install....
RAGS!!....stuck in the oil ports in the head
RETAINERS.....Missing from a few valves
BOLTS....over tightened and stretched on the cam caps
MORE BOLTS....missing from the timing cover, causing it to press into the timing belt (new kevlar belt) that destroyed the belt and had it hanging on by a few threads.
BALANCE SHAFT BELT....off by a tooth, causing that knock that i thought was my mistake in tuning
So yeah, after he fixed all of that the car is now running with all its new parts, and by miracle alone the motor passes compression & leak down tests.
I dont think Locke himself is at blame for this, i believe he left one of his shop-hands to do the work on my car. But i would not trust that shop to service ANY car EVER again, and i wanted to make sure the Evo community knew about it.
I previously had a set of Brian Crower 272s, timing belt, balance shaft belt & belt tensioner installed by Locke...about a year ago.
The car had run well, but not perfect. I suspected my own tuning was at fault. So i continued anyway. The car ran well, several drag passes daily driven etc....
This year i decided to swap some things out....Turbo, clutch, lifters, head bolts, Cams....etc
SO i dropped my car off with a different mech (nameless unless he chooses to identify himself)to have all these things installed while I vacationed in Vegas.
To my surprise the mech calls me and says there are some issues with the previous install....
RAGS!!....stuck in the oil ports in the head
RETAINERS.....Missing from a few valves
BOLTS....over tightened and stretched on the cam caps
MORE BOLTS....missing from the timing cover, causing it to press into the timing belt (new kevlar belt) that destroyed the belt and had it hanging on by a few threads.
BALANCE SHAFT BELT....off by a tooth, causing that knock that i thought was my mistake in tuning
So yeah, after he fixed all of that the car is now running with all its new parts, and by miracle alone the motor passes compression & leak down tests.
I dont think Locke himself is at blame for this, i believe he left one of his shop-hands to do the work on my car. But i would not trust that shop to service ANY car EVER again, and i wanted to make sure the Evo community knew about it.
we will see..................... this again
as far as the tranny swap just let me know when. we can drink some
watch the game and do the trans.
The power of mitsubishi was proven once again this past weekend. I was able to obtain the class record and the track record for closed wheel cars in that direction on the Jefferson circuit at summit point. I had so many people come up and give compliments as to how wicked the car looked on track. The dam thing can drive any line any time, with the new setup. The car was running times equal to many formula and sport racers. That just pisses those guys off!
One thing Im having issues with is brake pads. With the speeds now I need some serious track pads on this thing.
Once again nobody expects a 4 door sedan to be able to do what our cars can! Well at least one that is street legal and drove to the track. All hail mitsubishi for making one he'll of a car.
One thing Im having issues with is brake pads. With the speeds now I need some serious track pads on this thing.
Once again nobody expects a 4 door sedan to be able to do what our cars can! Well at least one that is street legal and drove to the track. All hail mitsubishi for making one he'll of a car.
i told her to just go with it and not question it. i thought star trek was better though. both are worth seeing.
