Can't really help you g8tor20, but we had the impression they were having some kind of trouble. We hear really good things (see Sport Z Magazine Spring 2006 issue) and we have heard a lot of bad things.

When a company advertises with us, we try to jump in and help if we can. Can't do that now, they pulled out of Sport Z some time ago. The Fidanza's project car loves the Vortech products (see starting page 30 in the Spring 2006 issue).

Keep on them hard, they'll come back to life hopefully.

Bob
Sport Z pub

 

CaneZMD, you got that right.

Bob
Sport Z pub

 

Thanks booger. I've followed you since day 1 with the Vortech. But if you heard this thing at the stoplight...you would know this isn;t within any spec range at all. Its embarassing. I have over $15K invested in my car and this is unaccaptable. This wouldnt be accaptable on a 1987 beater.

They may not help me in the end...but I'll be sure to spread the word about their fine product. Hopefully I have deterred one individual from buying one today. I'm on these boards all day anyways...I'll be sure to spread the word...

 

The cost to them to make me happy is small. It has been this whole time. Give me a refurbished unit or whatever. I don't care. Make a customer happy. All they have done is **** me off 10X over. They may only care about domestics at this point...but who knows. Maybe I'll get to the right people who can help me.

 

Lets hope they stand up and take notice of your problem and make it right with you . Going to the top , may help . Write that letter and include a tape or CD with the noise on it . If the CEO hears it . It may get you some where .

GOOD LUCK....Bill

 

Heck, maybe I'll rag on them in print. How about a new page in SZM on companies who don't back their products?

Let me think about this for a monent. Nah, probably not a smart idea.
A good idea, not a smart one.

Bob
Sport Z pub

 

Ok, so i rushed home thinking this was the problem but the cog seems to be nice and tight on the SC itself. The play is INSIDE the blower and the noise is coming from inside.

Question for guys who have installed is before - when the system is shipped is that cog already mounted on the the blower or is that part of the installation?

 

Just got received a phone call from Jamie and Vortech Technical Support. He received and reviewed the 14+ pages I faxed with initial Thread titled "Vortech Owners...Might want to check this" with Posts.

I believe "booger" had a question on torque specification for the Tensioner Pulley Screw/Bolt/Nut. They is NO torque spec. Jamie did suggest however that "Loc Tite Blue" be used to secure the nut.

Also, as I posted from a previous conversation with Mariano, the COG Belt should be tightened, measured at the bottom, to a minimum twist of 1/4" to a maximum twist of 1/2".

PS: While they are precluded from responding to posts on forums (i.e. my350Z.com and G35) they do monitor ALL threads and subsequent posts.

 

Steve [ Forced] used to post here and answer questions . Maybe they told he to stop . For the same reason alot of company's dont post on forums . It ends up being a fight fest between the company and haters of thier products

 

Very interesting. Hope they'll step up and do the right thing.

Bob
Sport Z pub

 

You can just put a bolt in there. no big deal. I hope they fix your problem. I feel for ya bro! I know what you mean by embarassing. Besides me wanting more power I switched to a TT because I got tired of people asking me what's wrong with your car? Isn't it brand new and it's making noise like that?

 

Ok guys. I got an email from Jaime basically saying that my rant is BS. He stated that i am misinforming you that they tried to help by telling me they would send a temp blower for my car while they fixed the one i had. I opted out of that b/c that meant double install and reinstall labor. I opted to just send it back and wait till it came back. Well....now he bashes me b/c I didnt tell you about this "bending over backwards" offer from them. POS product with POS support. Should have learned from Jorge

 

Jason dig up your orginal thread. I could have sworn you specified that Vortech offered to lend you a blower while you sent them yours, but you didn't want to pay double the labor. Maybe it was on G35driver.

 

Jorge...if I didnt have 4 threads here and 4 more over there...i would check. I could care less. I didnt pay double and sent them the blower. Point is they still didnt fix my crappy blower.

I'm gonna write to the head of the company and go that route. Can't hurt. I'm done with the tech side....

 

I hate "down time"! I have even thought about buying a "new" blower should I have a probem. I would have jumped had Vortech offered to lend me a blower while I was awaiting repair/return. Had a similar situation with a Wide Band unit on my "Z". While they didn't "lend" me a unit, they sent a unit that was charged on my credit card, evaluated the unit and after determining it was bad, advised me to keep the unit they sent and credited my credit card for the amount.

 

They told me to send in my unit. And after complaining...they said they would send me a temporary unit i can use for the week I wouldnt have the blower. But that meant I had to pay the shop to unistall and install an extra time. I told Vortech thanks but no thanks. Just fix mine and send mine back....which they did.

Now they want to hang their hat on that....completely avoiding the fact that they failed to fix my blower the first time!

 

Wow, just wow... this is some crazy stuff... the JWT kit is looking better and better everyday... except for that price tag, but I guess you get what you pay for

 

+1

If your reading this Vortech, your lost sales from this whole ordeal will cost you alot more in lost sales than to fix his blower. MAN UP

Vortech lost sales count= 1
Feel free to add to the list people

 

hey if it helps i will talk so much sh*t on vortech around here for ya so that in my area anyone that is thinking of getting it i will let them know about the crappy *** service your getting and prolly what they would get to. THANK GOD I DIDNT GET THAT SH*T!!!! i take back all the things good i said about that kit.

 

Thanks guys for standing tall with me. Like I said...I'm done dealing with the tech folks. I'll try sending a letter to the President. We'll see if they decide to stand behind their product.

Sad thing is I have given them since October/November before really giving up with them.