It lives :D

The subject says it all boys ;)

Thanks to New England Dyno and Tuning and SRA Transmission my Z/28 is running on all 8 cylinders.
I got a call at about 11 am at work today and was asked a question "can you hear that?" I said hear what.....then Vroooom, Vrooooom, whistle, whistle....damn near sported a chubba through the bottom of my desk :D

I'm picking it up tomorrow and will be posting an "it lives" video over the weekend.

If anyone wonders why it took me so long to get it running I got two words for ya "Quest Racing"

I would avoid them at all costs and wouldn't recommend them to my worst enemy. On the other hand I would highly recommend dealing with New England dyno and Tuning and SRA Transmission.

The pisser about the whole thing is A) the track is closed and B) I leave for Asia on Monday for 10 days:rolleyes:

Uncle Marc

YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

congrats man :D

you gonna try to break her in gentle like before laying down some dyno/wot tuning runs?

hmm i was goin to send my car there to quest guess i wont now who else around here is good? and somewhat resonable?

Originally posted by naztyz28
hmm i was goin to send my car there to quest guess i wont now who else around here is good? and somewhat resonable?

What are you looking to have done?

Where do you live ?

NEDT is good and they will take care of you (Worcester area), if you live south SRA Transmission is good (Portsmouth RI). If you're more westerly, then I've heard good things about Ed Gaunt.

For more proof that Quest Racing sucks, refer to a certain Blown 396 that hasn't been terrrorizing the streets all summer either.

EDIT - almost forgot your comment about reasonable.....

From reasonable do you mean having your Z sit somewhere (Quest racing) for four months as they seem uninterested in fixing it and come up with excuse after excuse and string you along only to have it run on 5 cylinders when they do finally get you running and to have them call you at 9:30 at night at your home hounding you for money :confused:

Marc

congrats! man now you can actually go to the track instead of watching like last weekend! too bad it is only a week late owell take a trip down to jersey i might be interested in a road trip any other f-body's wanna do a caravan down to jersey and race?

Quest Racing:confused: Is that the shop behind NEDT? Earlier this year all you guy's were saying they are the best:confused:

NEDT is its own shop, it has a dyno shop and does performance mods on GM and Fords. Quest Racing is an racing engine assembly shop. Mark and John decided to have some work done at Quest Racing. Problem is Quest Racing got sponsership to run Pro Mod in IHRA and NHRA this year and that came first everything in there shop stood at a stand still. For next year they will be running a 2 car team they will be 2 1968 Camaro's with over 2100 hp each.
Plus they have a waiting list of other Pro Mod owners wanting there engines.

So can you see why they really don't want to do low dollar small block any more each Pro Mod motor they build is $80k.

NEDT has however will continue to build motors for whomever wants one.
Right now they have a bigger bore LS1 theat they are working on.


Rob

Originally posted by Slowhawk
Quest Racing:confused: Is that the shop behind NEDT? Earlier this year all you guy's were saying they are the best:confused:

So you have never changed your opinion about anything????

Once they got the Pro-mod deal everything seemed to take a back burner to it including my Z and John's and I'm not to ****ing happy about it, would you? I would not be that pissed had the thing run right but to get porked for big bucks and not have it running right after four months sucks. Do you not agree ?

Quest did the work on the cam sync and when it wouldn't run right, they did not have the time to properly trouble shoot it and fix it.

I'm just trying to tell you guys in this section about my experiences and that the car is running.

We all use this board to help each other out and to find out what works and what doesn't.

Marc

Marc,
Your more than welcome! Glad we could help you. As you know we are solidily connected dyno shop with the expertise and resources to get your car to the level you and Nedyno expects and requires. Where we Dyno and Tune all cars both domestic and foreign as well as performance mods on all we have to rely on our "Partners" to offer the customers "One Stop Shopping" at the highest level availble anywhere. Quest is in a new arena now and it is dissapointing that they can no longer support customers as they once could. Here is what they are concentrating on now http://www.competitionplus.com/10_30_2002/vp_racing.html
Thanks again Marc, for letting New England Dyno help you with your state of the art combination!
Looking forward to seeing you in my rearview mirror this winter for our trip to the races!

Dean
www.nedyno.com

I know Dean is seperate.Dean is great to deal with:) Just all year everybody was blowing loads about how great the motor shop was:confused: I got beat down for suggesting other shops.Face it NEDT is awesome,Quest racing does big motors,but sucks for the average guy on this board.Who care's that they build 2000hp motors if they can't make an average customer happy.

thats awesome marc,

im very happy for you. its been a long time in the making.

just in time to plow snow.

dennis

i live in worcester looking for a mild build up 355 and eventually supercharge it anyone know a ball park estmate is ?oh its for a 94 z28 btw thanks :)

Marc I am glad to hear you got that badboy running again.;) That sucks that quest is not trying to help the people with their buildups.

I was very impressed with the guy that did 9secondlx both cars. He seems to know his stuff and does it right.

Have fun Marc:D

Congratulations. :)

Originally posted by naztyz28
i live in worcester looking for a mild build up 355 and eventually supercharge it anyone know a ball park estmate is ?oh its for a 94 z28 btw thanks :)

Like they say in Mad Max....speed is just a question of money, how fast do you want to go :confused:

I had an issue with the lighting on the trailer so I am picking it up first thing in the morning.

Thanks guys, appreciate the good thoughts:)

Dean,
You going to be at the shop tomorrow ?

Marc

READ NEWEST POST!!!! Down below

5-liter-eater-Your the first LS1 I know of that this shop has done.I'll be watching to see what the outcome is..

Originally posted by 5-liter-eater
Quest was right on top of things with my motor and my future plans with it. It will be together in about a week and returning to NED for tuning. We will see just how ****ty quest is.

I personally believe they have done a great job

Great Job huh?, let's ask John how he feels. Has anyone seen Vortech396 on the road in the last 5 months ???? His motor is only finally getting put together now and he brought is car there before I brought mine there. I got 10 bucks that says he don't get it back before X-mas.

My motor was already put together, all they had to do was put a crank trigger and cam sensor in and tune it and after 4 months I heard I "should be patient as the racing season ends in 3 weeks after the next two events and then I'll have time to fix Marc's car"

Hell, I would have liked to enjoyed the racing season too:rolleyes:

Yes, my Z was the red one that had a few birthdays in Worcester.

>Hey Marc ,
Did they charge you for any storage fee's or anything ?

Bowtiepower,
We at New England Dyno stored Marc's car, so the storage was free! And also included the occassional free car wash and the prominant addition of a New England Dyno and Tuning rear window banner!
Slowhawk,
1st LS1 but when you have built hundreds of motors its a piece of cake. When your ready to move up to the next level we will hook you up!
5-liter-eater,
Thanks for the good words and looking forward to tuning that beast for you.

Dean
www.nedyno.com

Originally posted by 1st and goal

I had an issue with the lighting on the trailer so I am picking it up first thing in the morning.

Thanks guys, appreciate the good thoughts:)

Dean,
You going to be at the shop tomorrow ?

Marc

Wait! The what? Trailer? :eek: I thought you built a street car? :confused: :confused:


V6 Power and Streetability :bow: :bow: :bow:

Originally posted by Dean77
Bowtiepower,
We at New England Dyno stored Marc's car, so the storage was free! And also included the occassional free car wash and the prominant addition of a New England Dyno and Tuning rear window banner!
Dean
www.nedyno.com
>Hey cool Dean :)
I'm still waiting for my shortblock from Nu-Tek that's the reason I haven't contacted you yet ;) .
So you pay for the window banner and the car washes and you get the engine install and tuning for free ? :D

Ok, there was a few things I was unaware of that have been brought to my attention (THANKS BOB) NE Dyno has done everything to my motor not Quest Racing. Dean an Robert handled everything. So Ne Dyno are the guys to try this with the first LS6 (not Ls1). I have picked up the engine and everything looks pretty damn good. IT will be installed in the next week or so and I have high hopes for this motor. I have full confiendence in Dean and Bob, otherwise I will ring both there necks. I am there guiney pig for what is to become a new service from them. The block has been bored,honed,balanced, blue printed, clearanced and all the goodies. So I guess this explains why my block was done so quickly as quest never touched it. Sorry Marc, I feel your pain big time. But it was nice to hear it fire up last night.
NE Dyno will also be tuning the car as well as soon as it fires up again. I will let everyone know how it goes and how it fairs on the dyno. Wish me luck.
:D

Originally posted by Slowhawk
5-liter-eater-Your the first LS1 I know of that this shop has done.I'll be watching to see what the outcome is..

Well the first block(my orginal) ended up being cracked in 2 places so I ended up buying an LS6 instead so it will be the first LS6 ;) But I have no worries and dont mind being the pioneer for this area, just hope it doesnt bite me in the ass being the first and only.

Originally posted by 5-liter-eater
I ended up buying an LS6 instead so it will be the first LS6, ;) but I have no worries and dont mind being the pioneer for this area, just hope it doesnt bite me in the ass being the first and only.

Me neither, :eek: but we shall watch and see ! :p

Originally posted by 1st and goal


Thanks to New England Dyno and Tuning and SRA Transmission my Z/28 is running on all 8 cylinders.

If anyone wonders why it took me so long to get it running I got two words for ya "Quest Racing" !!!!!

I would avoid them at all costs and wouldn't recommend them to my worst enemy. On the other hand I would highly recommend dealing with SRA Transmission.

The pisser about the whole thing is A) the track is closed and B) I leave for Asia on Monday for 10 days ! :rolleyes:

Uncle Marc

Damn ! :eek:

All this time I :think: thought the dyno guy was screwing U around !

I am glad the beast is alive and hope to see it in action soon ! ;)

Marc I am trying to square away my tranny issues and maybe we can do a little test-n-tune in before the snow flies ! :cool:

Can U say ATCO ?????? :p

Originally posted by Orange Krush
Damn ! :eek:

All this time I :think: thought the dyno guy was screwing U around !


Nope, all the work done by New England Dyno and Tuning was done correctly and in a timely manner

Marc

Bowtiepower,
Thats a little tough on the request but we will help you out! How can I forget about my entertainment director from our mid season Dyno Day!
5-liter-eater,
No need to be concerned, the service you have received so far can atest to our ability and we are behind you on this 120%. But I will offer up Bob's neck anyway :D
Krush,
Long time no see, Dyno guy screwing you around??, you got to get out of your hole more often :confused: and you would have known it was at New England Dyno and Tuning! But Marc and I will be happy to take you along with us to Atco or wherever we need to! Marc has already told me we will drive as far south as we need to run!
Marc,
Thanks again for the good words!

Dean
www.nedyno.com

Sweet :D

I'll fire it up once a day while your overseas to, um, "keep it oiled" ;)

Originally posted by gbelli
Sweet :D

I'll fire it up once a day while your overseas to, um, "keep it oiled" ;)

Shotgun!

Originally posted by Dean77

Krush,

Long time no see, Dyno guy screwing you around??, you got to get out of your hole more often :confused: and you would have known it was at New England Dyno and Tuning!

Dean
www.nedyno.com

Like I said ! :rolleyes:

I thought "U" were the problem ! :p

Marc says it was :barf: Quest !

Now U say it "WAS" U !!!! :confused:

As far as "getting out of my hole", :rolleyes: I have been racing, pulling wheelies, and breaking transmissions in my stock slow Z ! :cool:

Not like some people who talk about racing, but never seem to go ! :p

As soon as I get a junkyard tranny :eek: in my car I will be ready to drive it all the way to ATCO http://www.atcorace.com/schedule.shtml race it and hopefully drive it all the way back home !!!!!! :D

so when is first and goal and orange slush gonna run it i can't wait to see this one!

Looks like we got some rivals here;)

Supercharged vs N20, this could be interesting :)

Good job getting your car running good Marc.

you would've had to seen the thread at ls1tech.com

Originally posted by My84Z
so when is first and goal and orange slush gonna run it i can't wait to see this one!

I am slow and I can admit it, but damn **** talking with Marc was great ! :D

lol i still wanna see this lol

Congrats Mark thats awesome

you know i wanna catch a ride before the snow comes too :metal:

Originally posted by Dean77

you got to get out of your hole more often :confused: and you would have known it was at New England Dyno and Tuning!
www.nedyno.com

Damn Krush, let me walk you through it, if the car was at New England Dyno its a guarantee he was getting service second to none, I think the above posts attest to that! Next time I post I will try to make sure it does not require thought. :p
Hope you can nail down your tranny issues and get back on the track! I will be there with vengence next season, all I need to do is put the motor back in my car and learn how to launch better and I will be all set! But like they say the best carpenter is always the last to finish his house - translation for Krush, my car is not yet done as our customers come first :)

Dean
www.nedyno.com

Originally posted by Dean77
Damn Krush, let me walk you through it, if the car was at New England Dyno its a guarantee he was getting service second to none, I think the above posts attest to that! Next time I post I will try to make sure it does not require thought. :p
Hope you can nail down your tranny issues and get back on the track! I will be there with vengence next season, all I need to do is put the motor back in my car and learn how to launch better and I will be all set! But like they say the best carpenter is always the last to finish his house - translation for Krush, my car is not yet done as our customers come first :)

Dean
www.nedyno.com

Look out for Robert though, hes got a mean rusty LT4 waiting :D

Originally posted by 5-liter-eater
Look out for Robert though, hes got a mean rusty LT4 waiting :D

Oh no not a rusty LT4 ! :eek:

That's allright I will hopefully be sporting my new FI setup + N2O ! :cool:

http://www.ls1motorsports.com/Single_Turbo.htm

Originally posted by gbelli
Sweet :D

I'll fire it up once a day while your overseas to, um, "keep it oiled" ;)

My wife offered the same thing and I told her NO !!

Gotta keep it short as 26K is a painful way to use the internet.

Got me a flight to Hong Kong in a couple of hours and then tomorrow take the long ass boring flight back to Boston. Expect to run into "traffic" on Rt-1 in Saugus :eek::D:eek: on the way home.

Krush Baby,
Will deal with you when I get home :p

Thanks to all for the kind words, ;)

You guys would not believe the ****ty driving over here in Vietnam:rolleyes: Lil ****ers on motor scooters everywhere, they must outnumber cars 1000 to one, everyone beeps their horn and no-one flinches and it's just a swarm merging together, the lines in the road are only for "rough guidelines" as lil scooter go everywhere and anywhere. I came close to offering our driver $20 to run one of em over

Uncle Marc
P.S. Got into some spirited conversation on the merrits of American Football vs that British crap (Soccer) with 4 Britsh people (from Timbys office). I did my best to stick up for America and REAL football. Wore my Superbowl Champion Patriots shirt with pride over here, also sported my genuine New England Dyno and Tuing t-shirt through the streets of Hong Kong

Originally posted by 1st and goal
I did my best to stick up for America and REAL football. Wore my Superbowl Champion Patriots shirt with pride over here, also sported my genuine New England Dyno and Tuing t-shirt through the streets of Hong Kong
>I was going to say way to go to blend in and not be an obvious target ... but I forgot that your like 2-3 feet taller than everyone there ;) . When you travel do you collect anything (i.e. shotglasses , hats , shrunken heads :) ) ?
stay safe over there ...

any dyno pulls yet, marc, have you driven it yet.

congrads know dont break it yet, im putting mine away this weekend. sad but true....

dennis

Bowtiepower,
Yup, tower over everyone ;)

I collect Hard Rock Cafe polo shirts (got em from Kowloon, Hong Kong, Guangzo, Bangkok, Frankfurt and Saigon.....actually there is no Hard Rock in Saigon but they sell em anyway....put it this way had to buy a 4XXXL to get it to fit)

You might be interested, seing how you're a USAF person (me too from the early 90's) I saw the US Embassay in Saigon ;)

Dennis,
No dyno pulls. I did drive it and did a little burn before I drove it on the trailer but I gotta fix a safety issue as the bozo that modifed the fuel rail left it so it gushes fuel out the return. We did a bandaid but the fitting needs to be welded to the fuel rail......speaking of Quest Racing I met the charter member of the "Quest Racing Sucks" fanclub........ he had a similar horror story to mine and like me he had to take it to SRA Transmission to get it to run.

Dyno Dean,
I picked up your "Guisha girl" today, and it came with a VCD, not sure if it will play in the USA or not but perhaps we can raffle it off at the spring dyno event ?

Looking forward to seeing something larger than an "A" cup :D

Golden Banna here I come :D:D

Marc

Hey Mark
I saw your car at Buddy's shop when I dropped mine off. Glad to hear it's all squared away. Buddy gave me the whole story of it. Your ride is just sick for a street car! Love it! I'm hoping mine will be done real soon and look forward to having Buddy tune her at New England Dyno. When/where is the LS-1/LT-1 shootout gonna be? I'd like to see that.

Originally posted by 88GTAinRI
Hey Mark
I saw your car at Buddy's shop when I dropped mine off. Glad to hear it's all squared away. Buddy gave me the whole story of it. Your ride is just sick for a street car! Love it! I'm hoping mine will be done real soon and look forward to having Buddy tune her at New England Dyno. When/where is the LS-1/LT-1 shootout gonna be? I'd like to see that.

Thanks ;)

It's at Englishtown NJ and it's invite only and not open to the public.

Your ride looks pretty sweet as well ;)

Marc

Coming back last night the my car started to act like the coil was going out... Mixing up cylinders, misfring, but it was really raining so I hope something just got wet...

Heading to the track now and will see you there for the trip to Jersey. If you have a coil and/or a 95 version opti, or spare wire set throw it in the truck. It has to be something simple.