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craigsfiero2007
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MAR 23, 03:52 AM
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Now time for my opinion......................... 
I don't like the fact that people give Archie a hard time about his product or his services. Its real freakin simple people, if you don't like his products, don't buy them. If you don't like his services, don't ask for them. Archie builds what the customer pays for, if they want a 7.0 Liter Vette engine in their Fiero, he will gladly drop it in for a price. Its what the customer wants, so if a customer wants a 100HP V8 in their Fiero, so be it, I am sure Archie will put it in for them, for a price. Don't bash Archie for giving the customer what they want and paid for. I have personally seen his adaptor kit for a Chevy 350 and its a excellent quality product along with his other products he offers. I will tell you right now I cannot provide a better product or service better than Archie or anyone else for that matter.If you think you can provide a better product and service than Archie can, then step right up and open your own business and prove it, don't just sit there and say you can, prove it. Actions speak louder than words.
End of my opinion.
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Blue Shift
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MAR 23, 05:12 AM
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Thank you gentlemen. I rest my case.
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WhiteDevil88
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MAR 23, 07:24 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by lurker:
personally, i like you, and i think you could contribute a lot of meaningful information. but youre beginning to look like a troll to me. is it really that important to keep this thread alive? do you really think he's going to take your advice? do you really think he needs your advice? |
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Does Archie need Levi's advice? Well, is it bad advice? I don't think so.
I dyno'd my car. My 97 3800SC SII came out with around 200 at the wheel. I posted it on www.realfierotech.com and I did catch some static from an idiot about the numbers, but I also learned a bit about how the car should be performing. Before the dyno'd, others who had ridden or driven it had been impressed with its acceleration. After the dyno, I replaced my O2 sensor, ignition wires, coil packs, plugs, and had a proper in-fender 3.5" cold air intake, I took it back to the same type of dyne and put down 238 whp. Still, nothing stellar that would wow people at car shows when you drop the number on them, but we put 85,000 miles on that swap between my father and I, and I would drive it far and fast with no hesitation. (what good is 300+hp to me if I can't drive it?)
It's not a bad idea at all to dyno and find out that your car may be a bit of a dog. If you are delivering a turn-key piece of engineering like Archie provides, it's not rocket science to make a cold air intake. My muffler guy made mine. Surely Archies young guns couldhandle designing an intake given the directive. And, wouldn't it be cool to have real before and after dyno numbers?
Archie shouldn't look at crzyone as a troll, rather as a customer making a suggestion. I mean , Archie did cash Levi's check. I'd say he still technically qualifies as a customer. And I would think that it would be good business to listen to the market.
So, does Archie need this advice? I don't know, does he need money?[This message has been edited by WhiteDevil88 (edited 03-24-2008).]
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lurker
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MAR 23, 09:24 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
I dyno'd my car.
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[This message has been edited by lurker (edited 03-23-2008).]
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Formula88
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MAR 23, 10:04 PM
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Oreif
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MAR 24, 06:23 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
It's not a bad idea at all to dyno and find out that your car may be a bit of a dog. If you are delivering a turn-key piece of engineering like Archie provides......
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So are you saying that Archie should dyno all his customers cars??
Dyno's are a tool not an absolute. Even Darth Fiero does not dyno every car. He only dyno's a car IF the customer requests it AND the customer pays for it.
I'm sure if someone wanted their car dyno'd after Archie did a swap, He would do the same.
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lurker
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MAR 24, 07:15 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Oreif:
So are you saying that Archie should dyno all his customers cars??
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no, that's smoke and mirrors. it's a pretty little story about how positive his experience was, with a link to rft, always sure to stir up a little controversy. here's the real crux of his argument:
| quote | Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
Archie did cash Levi's check. So even though archie never sent him what he ordered,
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he's basically alleging fraud. he's not claiming he was defrauded, he's claiming levi was. but it's not his fight, he's not offering any proof, and he cant prove it on the internet anyway, so it's pointless pot-stirring.
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Pyrthian
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MAR 24, 03:18 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by crzyone:
If you go back and read my posts you would know the answer to this question. Its not the engine I care about. You could install a geo metro engine, I really don't care. If you install an engine, that is not a factory built engine and start making guestimates on power without actual testing then you might get called out. Built a TPI V-8 and claim 400hp, you will definitly be asked about it. Get it? Throw in a duke and claim 200hp, you will get asked questions. Only problem for you is if you exagerate a non sbc engine, you won't have the backing from the sbc owners.
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yeah - I get it.
I can claim any HP I want.
from start line to finish line is all that matters. anyone who makes HP claims is lieing. either high or low.
if they boast high - it means they are not a racer. all ya need to know.
yes, I understand the frustration of many "350" people that 4's & 6's are some kind of "wind up toy".
sorry - the 350 will always go to 11. dont need a dyno to prove that.
I dont care what it CAN do - I care what it DOES do. and, you being a racer also - what is the problem? you already know the truth. do you tell yer buddy your banging his girl too? geez - leave people in their security bubble.....
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crzyone
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MAR 24, 03:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Pyrthian:
sorry - the 350 will always go to 11. dont need a dyno to prove that.
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11 what?
Sorry. Trying to stay out of this thread. Let it die.
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Jake_Dragon
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MAR 24, 04:50 PM
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