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Old 11-13-2008, 01:54 PM
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So heres the skinny...

I bought a turbo and some other goodies to give my Z 400whp. Sounds great right? So I do alittle searching and a shop called Slow Motion Motorsports was recommended to me. I was told they had installed all the parts I have on another 350Z. Experience is a good thing. SO. They quoted me $1,400 for full insatll and 1 hour on the dyno for tuning. So I drop the car off on a Monday, I was told 3-5 days and she'll be ready for pick up. Keep in mind this is my only car. So Friday rolls around and I have a buddy drive me back to Columbus (3 1/2 hour drive) thinking my car would be done....what do you think happened next???

That's right folks, it wasn't! I was now stranded at the shop with no ride....So the shop tells me after I sat in their shop for 6 1/2 hours waiting, "Sorry but your car won't be done till Monday" They said the "Nissan" guy doesnt work on Saturdays and they shop is all together closed on Sunday. Well ****! Good thing I have a kickass car club. I called the Pres and he came over, picked me up and took me across town to my brothers house.

So Monday rolls around still not ready..... I just said **** it and decided togo to the shop@ 230pm another ZROC member (Dustin) picks me up and drives me back over there. I'm pretty pissed off now! No I'm FURIOUS! Again, not looking good. I sat there from 3pm till 1230am WAITING for my car. At this point the owner tells me togo pay my bill and he will get started on tuning the engine. $2,000 later.... They finally get it runnin and on the dyno @ 1230am. Start the engine up, first pull on the dyno, not even 5psi, the magical sound of a "tink" starts!!!!!

So lets take a few steps back and recap before we go farther.
1 Dropped only car off for a week 3 1/2 hours away
2 Stranded in Columbus over weekend no car.
3 Monday rolls around, no car. Waiting 9 1/2 hours in a non air conditioned waiting room
4 Original quote was $1,400 for install, paid $2,000. (Missing parts?)
5 I'm suppost to be working and I'm stranded in Cbus.

Ok so back the the story, so when all this happened, I was once again stranded in cbus at 1230 in the ****ing morning. So the owner offers to let me crash at his house and we will attck this thing first thing in the morning. LOL really?? I'm so spent at this point I said sure, **** it. So as we are driving to his place, he tells me that he doesnt have his own place. He lives in the basement of his parents house.....WOW. The owner of this shop still lives at home..Hmmmmmm. On to Tuesday morning, as everyone gets into the shop, noone has any idea what's wrong with my car. bla bla bla ********. So I had to get back to Ashtabula, there was no other option, gotta get back and work. Cory (the owner) told me the car is in good hands, they will need to take the engine out and fix what ever is wrong. Fishy but ok, I'm not a mechanic.

So a week and a half roll on by, no phone cal, no nothin! Well I called them. I got Wyan (the front store manager) on the phone. I ****ing hate this guy! He trys tellin me some line of ******** that I knew wasnt true. I told him I wanted a better update and to call me back. Well it was then goin on 3 weeks, STILL no update....I was offically put on the back burner! Well now I'm jsut a complete mess! I have no update, don't know whats wrong, engine is pulled out, again ****!

Well I wanted to see for myself wtf is really goin on, so I make a special trip down to Cbus and make a suprise visit to the shop. My engine was on a stand, car was outside, noone working on it....their nissan tech was working on a civic instead, which confirms I was on the back burner and not a priority! ****ERS. So Cory comes out and doesnt know what to say but the usual ********, "Well man we are doing our best to figure it out, I'll call you when we know something." So instead of me smashing his ****ing face into my engine, I decided to leave and go grab a stiff drink.

This is where my killer car club came into play. We all met @ Jim's house for a meeting of the minds. After much discussion, we all decided the shop is full of it and we needed to get my Z out of there STAT! I had to head back north again for work, so I couldnt be there when this went down at the shop.

Now the shop saw me on the friday the 25th, for you gear heads, all they did was pull the engine, take the vavle covers off, and the timing plate. The heads were still intact and inplace. I have a ZROC memebr that can verify that. So after I met with my club and we came to our decision, I called the shop on Monday morning @ 9am (1 hour before they open) left them a message saying that I do NOT authorize anymore work be done to my car until a plan is placed in front of me. Wanna take a stab at what they did??? They went ahead anyways and took the heads off! So now my engine is in more pieces. Few days roll by and on Thursday, my club rolled up to the shop with a truck and trailer!

After a meeting with Cory, they loaded everything up onto the trailer and got my **** outta there! So Cory calls me and wants me to pay him 350 bucks for the labor they did pulling my engine....F U C K T H A T! I told him I don't have the money and I'll talk to him on pay day. Well he ows me for 1 hour on the dyno that never happened, thats 150 bucks. So now were down to 200, I still havent talked to Cory yet, but I'm sure I'll be getting a call on the 15th so keep your fingers crossed for me. I might just reach through the phone and knock him the **** out!

So the end to this story is my Z sits on a trailer at Jim's house, engine completely taken apart, no idea whats still wrong with it, no money to fix it or put it back together. I'm so lucky aren't I?? I'll post more as it developes. Now you all know my frustration with this whole thing.

took me 45 minutes to write this **** =)



OH AND THEY SUCK!!!! DO NOT GO THERE!!!!!!! you have been warned!
Old 11-13-2008, 02:22 PM
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That is sooooooooooooo messed up.

Was the car totally straight and running when you delivered it at the shop? If so I dont think there's a need for them to get an additional $350 because they messed up on the install. If anything they owe you $150 for not being able to do the dyno, and perhaps whatever it costs to get the car running again(thatll never happen but it'd be just)


good luck :-\
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I'm so appalled at the situation, I don't know what to type. Sorry man.
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Originally Posted by Sublimal
So heres the skinny...

I bought a turbo and some other goodies to give my Z 400whp. Sounds great right? So I do alittle searching and a shop called Slow Motion Motorsports was recommended to me. I was told they had installed all the parts I have on another 350Z. Experience is a good thing. SO. They quoted me $1,400 for full insatll and 1 hour on the dyno for tuning. So I drop the car off on a Monday, I was told 3-5 days and she'll be ready for pick up. Keep in mind this is my only car. So Friday rolls around and I have a buddy drive me back to Columbus (3 1/2 hour drive) thinking my car would be done....what do you think happened next???

That's right folks, it wasn't! I was now stranded at the shop with no ride....So the shop tells me after I sat in their shop for 6 1/2 hours waiting, "Sorry but your car won't be done till Monday" They said the "Nissan" guy doesnt work on Saturdays and they shop is all together closed on Sunday. Well ****! Good thing I have a kickass car club. I called the Pres and he came over, picked me up and took me across town to my brothers house.

So Monday rolls around still not ready..... I just said **** it and decided togo to the shop@ 230pm another ZROC member (Dustin) picks me up and drives me back over there. I'm pretty pissed off now! No I'm FURIOUS! Again, not looking good. I sat there from 3pm till 1230am WAITING for my car. At this point the owner tells me togo pay my bill and he will get started on tuning the engine. $2,000 later.... They finally get it runnin and on the dyno @ 1230am. Start the engine up, first pull on the dyno, not even 5psi, the magical sound of a "tink" starts!!!!!

So lets take a few steps back and recap before we go farther.
1 Dropped only car off for a week 3 1/2 hours away
2 Stranded in Columbus over weekend no car.
3 Monday rolls around, no car. Waiting 9 1/2 hours in a non air conditioned waiting room
4 Original quote was $1,400 for install, paid $2,000. (Missing parts?)
5 I'm suppost to be working and I'm stranded in Cbus.

Ok so back the the story, so when all this happened, I was once again stranded in cbus at 1230 in the ****ing morning. So the owner offers to let me crash at his house and we will attck this thing first thing in the morning. LOL really?? I'm so spent at this point I said sure, **** it. So as we are driving to his place, he tells me that he doesnt have his own place. He lives in the basement of his parents house.....WOW. The owner of this shop still lives at home..Hmmmmmm. On to Tuesday morning, as everyone gets into the shop, noone has any idea what's wrong with my car. bla bla bla ********. So I had to get back to Ashtabula, there was no other option, gotta get back and work. Cory (the owner) told me the car is in good hands, they will need to take the engine out and fix what ever is wrong. Fishy but ok, I'm not a mechanic.

So a week and a half roll on by, no phone cal, no nothin! Well I called them. I got Wyan (the front store manager) on the phone. I ****ing hate this guy! He trys tellin me some line of ******** that I knew wasnt true. I told him I wanted a better update and to call me back. Well it was then goin on 3 weeks, STILL no update....I was offically put on the back burner! Well now I'm jsut a complete mess! I have no update, don't know whats wrong, engine is pulled out, again ****!

Well I wanted to see for myself wtf is really goin on, so I make a special trip down to Cbus and make a suprise visit to the shop. My engine was on a stand, car was outside, noone working on it....their nissan tech was working on a civic instead, which confirms I was on the back burner and not a priority! ****ERS. So Cory comes out and doesnt know what to say but the usual ********, "Well man we are doing our best to figure it out, I'll call you when we know something." So instead of me smashing his ****ing face into my engine, I decided to leave and go grab a stiff drink.

This is where my killer car club came into play. We all met @ Jim's house for a meeting of the minds. After much discussion, we all decided the shop is full of it and we needed to get my Z out of there STAT! I had to head back north again for work, so I couldnt be there when this went down at the shop.

Now the shop saw me on the friday the 25th, for you gear heads, all they did was pull the engine, take the vavle covers off, and the timing plate. The heads were still intact and inplace. I have a ZROC memebr that can verify that. So after I met with my club and we came to our decision, I called the shop on Monday morning @ 9am (1 hour before they open) left them a message saying that I do NOT authorize anymore work be done to my car until a plan is placed in front of me. Wanna take a stab at what they did??? They went ahead anyways and took the heads off! So now my engine is in more pieces. Few days roll by and on Thursday, my club rolled up to the shop with a truck and trailer!

After a meeting with Cory, they loaded everything up onto the trailer and got my **** outta there! So Cory calls me and wants me to pay him 350 bucks for the labor they did pulling my engine....F U C K T H A T! I told him I don't have the money and I'll talk to him on pay day. Well he ows me for 1 hour on the dyno that never happened, thats 150 bucks. So now were down to 200, I still havent talked to Cory yet, but I'm sure I'll be getting a call on the 15th so keep your fingers crossed for me. I might just reach through the phone and knock him the **** out!

So the end to this story is my Z sits on a trailer at Jim's house, engine completely taken apart, no idea whats still wrong with it, no money to fix it or put it back together. I'm so lucky aren't I?? I'll post more as it developes. Now you all know my frustration with this whole thing.

took me 45 minutes to write this **** =)



OH AND THEY SUCK!!!! DO NOT GO THERE!!!!!!! you have been warned!
first off i would not have told him that i would pay him for pulling the engine. basically...cuz i wouldnt. i would talk to a lawyer and see what they can do since they screwed up the work and the way it sounds they will probably charge you to fix what they messed up.
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wow, man i know i would have ended up in jail after a situation like that. Good luck, i guess its time to get a lawyer.
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get a lawyer to throw there AXSES on the street!!
I Really hate Shop like these.
Old 11-13-2008, 03:26 PM
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Wow, that's crazy. I've heard nothing but good things about slowmotion. They do some of the best tuning in Ohio. Did you **** them off before all this started or something? Your story sounds legit. Hope everything gets straightened out. If not, you might want to seek legal help. That sucks.
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what turbo kit did you have them install?

and whats a magical tink?

and they start to pull your motor apart without deducing what was wrong?
Old 11-13-2008, 05:51 PM
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Damn.. sorry to hear. Not sure what qualifies as small-claims in OH ($ amount) - that may be an option.. Can't go wrong with the lawyer..but that costs more money of course. Good luck. Take lots of pictures. Make copies of your paperwork.
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wow i have only heard good things about slow motion. i was actually thinking about going there once i finally go FI. i might have to think twice about it now. Luckily i am only about an hour away.

good luck with everything
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reading through this, they did nothing more than put you on the back burner.... You could have called before driving 3.5 hrs on that friday. In terms of paying more than you expected -> If you bought the kit used, you have no leg to stand on; especially if you forked over the money.

I am sorry, buyer beware and the only issue I really see here is them putting you off
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I just wanted to put the word out and make everyone AWARE not to take their car there....Nothing good has come of this situation..Oh and they did try to charge me for pulling the engine out..I DIDNT PAY THAT CRAP! They will tell you about the VAST experience they have of working on 350Z and G35's. HORSESHIT! Theyve only done a few and fooked mine up.
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Originally Posted by Sublimal
So Friday rolls around and I have a buddy drive me back to Columbus (3 1/2 hour drive) thinking my car would be done....what do you think happened next???
Where do you live??

If you're in western Ohio, you should of gone to Genesis Racing in Chicago or if you're in southern Ohio, you should of gone to Forged Performance in Georgia. They would of given you a realistic time frame and they've installed and tuned so many FI G/Zs.
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Dude
Just sue them and get all your money back, and shut them down.
That is horse $hit and you are a better man then me.
I would have seriously done some damage to all parties involved at that place....
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Sublimal,

Please check your private messages.

Thanks.
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update, Car is fixed and running fine. I had our ZROC mechanic put it back together and all is well. As for slowmotion, I'm in contact with my local JAG office and am tryin to put together a lawsuit against them....I WANT MY DAMN MONEY BACK! Thx for all the support you guys.

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What was wrong and does the ZROC mechanic hire out for other jobs? LOL. Nice to see members pull together.

Congrats on pulling it off. One lesson learned. If you are going to have a modified project car, you'd better have a back up beater car too.
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ZROC definitely is a good group of guys, thats for sure. Sorry to hear about your situation. Hopefully you can get your money recouped for a job not done.

I'm surprised they asked you to pay the bill before the car was finished.


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