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NX2KDET Wrote:Damn your still messing with total auto that mother fucker couldn't even get my damn vacuum hoses routed right and the car ran like shit(previous owner) so he adjusted my throttle body so it would stay open just to keep it idle anyways I took apart everything and did it myself and runs like a champ btw he is getting evicted so I dont know how he is gonna work on your car

Here's my top ten reasons why you SHOULD NEVER GO TO TOTAL AUTO REPAIR.

1) He has NEVER built a racecar, do not let him lie to you. I found this out the hard way and ended getting quite a bit of shit redone on my own 240 due to his dumbass.

2) He says he was a co-crewchief on a top fuel team. Bull fucking shit. I've talked to other people that were on that team and he was nothing. In fact, all of his videos were video taped by him. I didn't know that crew chiefs did video camera duty. In fact, the ironman trophies he has were bought by him. Yes, you read that correctly. He went to the trophy store and had them make him those trophies. That was from his mouth directly.

3) I would not let him touch one of my cars with a 10' fucking pole. He called me asking me how to do an SR swap into an S13 for a customer and he finally figured it out supposedly, but guess what, the car shorted out before the customer even made it home, the car was only hitting 4lbs of boost, and there were at least 3 rolls of electrical tape used on the motor alone. If only I could describe it in more detail. One day the pictures will come out. Oh, and Wayne decided to try to brag to me how he figured it all out and that the swap was more than perfect.. It looked like it came off the showroom floor. Right, with 10" holes made for intercooler piping.. A greddy intercooler kit made specifically for the car and yet somehow the pipes got cut, flattened, and grinded to make it fit. Yeah, I would really trust this guy with my car.

4) Supposedly for an RB swap into an S13, the front strut towers have to be moved. Also, the firewall needs to be cut and pushed back further. Yes, that is what I was told by Wayne himself.

5) He told a customer that had a honda that he doesn't need to go with a standalone or piggyback when the guy goes turbo, the stock ecu will handle it just fine and will understand the differences. Yes, that was from him directly.

6) NGK bkr6e are colder than ngk bkr7e. The lower the number the colder the plug. Yep, you guessed it, directly from his mouth. In fact, he argued over it with one of the good techs and never admitted he was wrong on that.

7) 14:1 a/f is way rich. The higher the number the richer it is. Again, that is from the genius himself.

8) He just put out an advertisement stating that he has a high tech mustang E dyno. Please find me that dyno. Goes to show how much he knows about his own equipment. Speaking of that, he dyno'd a mustang, centered the wheels on the front of the rollers and hit wot and just about launched that fucking car right off. Look at the paint in front of the rollers.

9) You want an oil change done by him? Better check your filter before you leave. He does not replace filters every oil change. He puts 2 marks on there with a sharpie before he actually replaces the filter. Nice to know you paid for one though.

10) This guy has gone through at least 25 employees since opening up in October 06. What the fuck does that tell you? Half of them haven't even received their final paycheck or it was seriously shorted.

And to stay on topic, here's a pic of the Z.. hahaha

nice car.. whats with the pos VW??? damn only 10 reasons why never to go to total auto.... just so people know that take there car there.. he has jars of old gas that he brings out and tells customers that they had bad gas in there tank.. Grade A mechanic there... also i know someone who had there timeing belt replaced and water pump by that shop after getting there car back found out none of it was replaced and wayne tried to fight him in the parking lot over it...

pictures of my new project. completely stock s13 coupe. needs work.

that front bumper is killing me, but COUPE FTW

ouch that's rough. need any parts? lol

me and austin need to have like a huuuge garage sale. hell we could probably build a car with all the parts we have

MURPHY Wrote:ouch that's rough. need any parts? lol

me and austin need to have like a huuuge garage sale. hell we could probably build a car with all the parts we have

i got them exterior parts/ interior

I finally found out how to post pics...now I just gotta learn how to resize them without the pics looking all blurry and shit. Anyone know how to do that? Just think of these as teaser pics. Oh and I woulda never had Total auto do my 240 if I known this now tubbed240 but I already paid and I don't want to head to court again. I got ripped off by 2 other mechanics already. That is why it has been 4 years and this damn car still isn't done.

Lower now, I need a skidplate

240trainee Wrote:Lower now, I need a skidplate

front sway bar saved me many times hahaha weld some 1/2 steel plates and let the sparks fly !

hey 240trainee I was in Richmond this past weekend and saw your car on the street...how can you drive in Richmond with your car THAT LOW???The streets down there are horrible!