Captain's Log ~ Osbornsm

osbornsm · 10-16-2015, 04:53 PM

UPDATES:

Re-organized and added track times and mods.

jlo370z · 10-19-2015, 06:59 PM

I'm gonna catch you!!!! Lol hp for the win

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Rusty · 10-19-2015, 07:41 PM

I went back and looked at your up-dates.

I see you have prices too. I don't even want to think about prices on mine.

osbornsm · 10-20-2015, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I went back and looked at your up-dates.

I see you have prices too. I don't even want to think about prices on mine.

Hah, that's true... i think the prices are more of a reminder for me if / when i decide to sell parts. I can look up how much i paid for them in the first place.

That's me just over thinking

osbornsm · 11-13-2015, 01:49 PM

How not to get your car tuned

- 10/16 - Purchased tune for car
- 10/24 - Submitted tune to John
- 11/9 - Receive first e-mail from John which states:

Quote:

Everything gets processed in the order that it comes in, this means if I have 5 orders before you, they get done first.

Making posts online or contacting other people including EcuTek does not make this process any faster, it sometimes makes it take longer because more of my time will be spent trying to explain my self than actually working on all the tunes I have line up.

Oh i'm sorry, did Customer Service getting in the way of DOING YOUR JOB?

- 11/13 - No tune file (today is day 20)
- 11/14 - CC company informs me they have contacted the vendor.
- 11/15 - He apparently does read his e-mail. And consequently my access to their server has been shut off.

But again, no communication.
"We just fixed, the glitch..."

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p.s. You would not have had to "explain" your poor cusomer service to ECUTEK if you replied to my e-mail in the first place.

Rusty · 11-13-2015, 03:09 PM

That's why I have been shying away from him. One man show, who is out on a branch. EcuTek may be great. But when this happens. It drags it down.

osbornsm · 11-13-2015, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

That's why I have been shying away from him. One man show, who is out on a branch. EcuTek may be great. But when this happens. It drags it down.

Hindsight... *sigh

osbornsm · 11-15-2015, 05:23 PM

ooh update everyone...

He apparently does read his e-mail.
As my CC company has informed me they have contacted him.
And consequently my access to their server has been shut off.
But again, no communication.
"We just fixed, the glitch..."

Hotrodz · 10-19-2015, 08:32 PM

I hear you, once I pay for it I try to forget about it and move on...

PharmDZ · 11-23-2015, 07:44 AM

I definitely recommend finding a set of the stock sport Rays and increasing the size of those R888s! Great tire. I used a 275/40r18 square setup and liked them. Going with 295/30r19 on four rear stock rays for this season I think.

osbornsm · 11-23-2015, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PharmDZ

I definitely recommend finding a set of the stock sport Rays and increasing the size of those R888s! Great tire. I used a 275/40r18 square setup and liked them. Going with 295/30r19 on four rear stock rays for this season I think.

Yeah but running 19's on race tires @ 275 is friggin expensive!!

18's take hundreds off the tire price... but also limit tire width...

PharmDZ · 11-23-2015, 10:15 AM

It says you spent $950 on your R888 - they have the 295/30r19 r888 for $1050 currently. Not all that bad for another 2 inches of tire a corner up front and an inch in the back. What organization limits your tire width? Or are you talking about the front fenders limiting width?

carlitos_370z · 11-23-2015, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by osbornsm

Yeah but running 19's on race tires @ 275 is friggin expensive!!

18's take hundreds off the tire price... but also limit tire width...

That is one of the reasons that i mode to 18"wheels... PLus here in PR finding 19" tires is a PITA I spend 1 month tying to find new tires for the 19"wheels with no luck...

osbornsm · 11-23-2015, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PharmDZ

It says you spent $950 on your R888 - they have the 295/30r19 r888 for $1050 currently. Not all that bad for another 2 inches of tire a corner up front and an inch in the back. What organization limits your tire width? Or are you talking about the front fenders limiting width?

My only limitation on tires at the moment is the width of the wheels i'm using.
- I have base 18" for track wheels

A set of 19" wheels and tires would be prolly $2k. eek

PharmDZ · 11-23-2015, 11:13 AM

You can find the stock sport rays for $600 for a used set - just have to look around. Keep an eye out! You'll like the setup a hell of a lot more. I ran 245's on the front my first autox season and the car plowed like crazy. I was also on stock tires, not something sticky like the R888. Our car tends to like a square setup with a big ole tire up front though. Just a suggestion

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Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,571 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	That's why I have been shying away from him. One man show, who is out on a branch. EcuTek may be great. But when this happens. It drags it down. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

11-15-2015, 05:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
osbornsm A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: WHAT Posts: 2,551 Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Rep Power: 425	ooh update everyone... He apparently does read his e-mail. As my CC company has informed me they have contacted him. And consequently my access to their server has been shut off. But again, no communication. "We just fixed, the glitch..." __________________ 2018 Camaro SS 1LE (455hp) - 2011 Nissan 370z (333hp) - 2004 VW R32 (240hp) - 2000 Civic Si (160hp)

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11-23-2015, 07:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
PharmDZ Track Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 997 Drives: 11 Nissan 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 15	I definitely recommend finding a set of the stock sport Rays and increasing the size of those R888s! Great tire. I used a 275/40r18 square setup and liked them. Going with 295/30r19 on four rear stock rays for this season I think. carlitos_370z likes this.

11-23-2015, 10:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
PharmDZ Track Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 997 Drives: 11 Nissan 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 15	It says you spent $950 on your R888 - they have the 295/30r19 r888 for $1050 currently. Not all that bad for another 2 inches of tire a corner up front and an inch in the back. What organization limits your tire width? Or are you talking about the front fenders limiting width?

11-23-2015, 11:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
PharmDZ Track Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 997 Drives: 11 Nissan 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 15	You can find the stock sport rays for $600 for a used set - just have to look around. Keep an eye out! You'll like the setup a hell of a lot more. I ran 245's on the front my first autox season and the car plowed like crazy. I was also on stock tires, not something sticky like the R888. Our car tends to like a square setup with a big ole tire up front though. Just a suggestion carlitos_370z likes this.