Re: Kenny vs. Larry - LOL!
Dude -
Please spare us all the "safety" drama! It hurts me. It reminds me when my wife pulls the "that is dangerous to our daughter" crap!
If you wanted a car that was completely safe and a "daily driver" you'd own a Volvo. I don't want to start the "daily driver" argument, but does a roll bar and water/meth with $6k stryker heads (that you didn't need and that have never been tested) still count as a "reliable daily driver"???
The more you modify a car, the more care and feeding it takes... and the more paying attention to the details it takes.
Personally, i don't by the break-in miles crap b/c rings seat pretty darn fast. And, this is a race motor you are talking about! you think 100,000 miles are in your future? put down the crack pipe!
I don't mean to come down so hard on you (especially where I'm coming out of posting retirement) but c'mon... you are asking for something unreasonable: ZERO maintenance AND perfection on a never-before-tested combination.
It also pains me to see this public forum be the flogging place for tuners...
This "deal" went down either 1 of 2 ways. Either you said "I want the baddest-ass ROE car around" or Larry said "I know what you need, trust me". I suspect the first. You wanted to be the baddest-ass ROE car for whatever reason... and it didn't work. We all make mistakes. So suck it up and move on. But don't blame Larry. Sure, you want what you were "promised", but being that there are 2 sides to every story, i really don't think Larry said before you started "I'm taking 100% responsiblity for this combination I've never done!". If he did, then feel free to crucify him here. But he's a pretty reputable [and conservative] guy so I don't know if I buy that.
Oh yeah... one more thing: I call BULLSH*T on the heads being too much for a ROE car. Pleanty of naturally aspirated cars run the Stryker heads (even the RACE version) and they run fine. What makes your so special?
let us know when it's fixed and try not to burn too many bridges in the process!
JD
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