We had a customer bring us a car to check out that he just purchased from Michigan. The car is equipped with an APS TT kit, and a built bottom end..And was experiencing limp mode conditions, then failed to restart at times. The car threw a few codes:
P0605- ECM Malfunction
P0507- Idle control system
P1564-ACSD steering switch
After about 5 minutes of investigating we found the following things that were completely F'd up.
#1 (and by far the most negligent attempt at a repair we have found to date) Was a blown main fusable link, that was repaired with a piece of 8 guage wire
#2 Crank angle sensor wire unsecured and just hanging.
#3 turbo intake lines loose
#4 Turbo discharge lines loose..
#5 oil return lines leaking
#6 oil overfilled by 1.5 qts
#7 Main seal leaking
#8 Bolts missing in exhaust
#9 Stainless lines unsecured rubbing against rubber lines..
#10 Fuel tank leaking and unsecured properly..
#11 many broken hoses and lines
#12 horns disconected..

These were the main things we found thus far, but this car is a mess...Whoever worked on this car needs to be fired ad neve allowed to touch a 350Z or any car again for that matter. It simple amazes me how some shops operate and how they stay in business with htis type of work comming from their shops..
The car was put together by a shop in Michigan...I simply can not understand how a car like this left their shop like this..

 

more pics..Here is the fusable link and attempted repair..

 

Purchased from a junkyard in Michigan? Hopefully you guys can put Humpty back together again.

 

How long ago did he have that work done to the car? Godspeed is no more, from what I understand they "merged" with some other guys and are now "Tuning Factory". That's pathetic.

 

Damn, talk about some salt damage.

 

hello engine fire on the way!!!!!!!!

There was a reason the fusible link blew, don't just replace it with a heavier gauge wire! Wow!

That is some crazy work they did.

 

Most likely they forgot to disconnect the battery during install and shorted a metal pipe to the alternator..

 

Maybe, but still; as you know well, fusible links are there for a reason, so that they melt before some other part catches fire, and just replacing it with 8 gauge wire is asking for a future fire

 

for that reason right there is why my car and my money goes to Jotech. I Have seen shops like that before that do terrible work, get your car running, and then it blows up on the highway driving home and the shop blames you. I feel bad for the past owner i bet that is a expensive *** rust bucket. The guy probaly just gave up, now MRC has it, and that thing will be running like a champ in no time, mail the previous owner a dyno and pictures when its done...

 

Yes sir..Thats why we found this to be the most negligent thing we have seen to date..Could have blown the entire engine bay up..FTW!!

 

I know..The best part is the original owner was told the slip and VCD lights were comming on from a slipping clutch!!LOL..Could have been the fact that the ECU was fried like bacon at a truck stop..lol

 

yikes! thats nasty

 

 

What a fukin cob job. No wonder alot of the cars from Tuning Factory are focked up because they have the same techs that built this car.

 

thats some nice work!!!

 

I dont think thats the case..Tunning factory is 6distribution..They would not need to merge with Godspeed.

 

isnt tuning factory on here?

thats a crappy install for sure. Id be pissed if i was the original owner and happy if somone emailed me this so i oculd get my money back for the install.

 

Godspeed is no more. Tuning Factory, I believe are the same guys. I guess this is the quality tuning shops we have in the Michigan/Ohio area.

 

Godspeed and Autoworks merged to become Tuning Factory as far as I know. I can find an old post with the info on the merge from another website if you want.

 

awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee