Another Boomin850 Problem

[PsychoBeano]

Whoa, this thread went down hill fast. I could care less about food. I just meant that it was common courtesy. If I wanted to be paid I would have said so before making the two hour drive. I wanted to go to get the experience. And I did. Baker I was glad to help. I know you paid for the engine but there was nothing given for the install is all. When I pay my mechanic I dont pay him for only the part, even it is 5 grand. I still have to pay for the labor, however cheap it is. Even if he offered to do it for free, I wouldnt want him to do it for free. Because we all know how good free labor turns out, as per this thread. That is all. It surprises me how juvenile VS can be. . . Whatever though. Theres nothing that we can do about it now.

[mbaker]

Whoa, this thread went down hill fast. I could care less about food. I just meant that it was common courtesy. If I wanted to be paid I would have said so before making the two hour drive. I wanted to go to get the experience. And I did. Baker I was glad to help. I know you paid for the engine but there was nothing given for the install is all. When I pay my mechanic I dont pay him for only the part, even it is 5 grand. I still have to pay for the labor, however cheap it is. Even if he offered to do it for free, I wouldnt want him to do it for free. Because we all know how good free labor turns out, as per this thread. That is all. It surprises me how juvenile VS can be. . . Whatever though. Theres nothing that we can do about it now.

yea i see where you are coming from and i was going to pay mike close to $200 extra for helping me out but then he chraged me for the trans and labor in the end so i didnt feel the need.

mike

[prasamin]

Whoa, this thread went down hill fast. I could care less about food. I just meant that it was common courtesy. If I wanted to be paid I would have said so before making the two hour drive. I wanted to go to get the experience. And I did. Baker I was glad to help. I know you paid for the engine but there was nothing given for the install is all. When I pay my mechanic I dont pay him for only the part, even it is 5 grand. I still have to pay for the labor, however cheap it is. Even if he offered to do it for free, I wouldnt want him to do it for free. Because we all know how good free labor turns out, as per this thread. That is all. It surprises me how juvenile VS can be. . . Whatever though. Theres nothing that we can do about it now.

But to give some credit to Baker here, Mike did agree to do the install included in the money paid, therefore it wasn't free, and it was agreed upon ahead of time! again, just playing devil's advocate here, and trying to be neutral. and this thread went downhill when it was posted, just like every other "member review" thread posted on VS....i love it!

[Che'_Moderator]

HAHAHA

If you're not paid you do crappy work?

<insert stereotype>

[prasamin]

HAHAHA

If you're not paid you do crappy work?

<insert stereotype>

hell yeah, ask the sweat shop workers in India about that one.

[bagodoosh]

and its also great to see how many people who were backing mike up in the first thread how they just dont show up here hmmm i wonder why that is?

i defended mike's position in the original post. i don't know either party and i'm from the east coast.

i'm not going to participate here due to the mob mentality in the previous post. people made assumptions and threw accusations and called it fact. if there was evidence that would make something more likely, people were saying it's proof that it's definite.

it's like having a complex formula, and trying to solve a proof for A=B, but instead basing your argument that they are equal because they are both numbers.

bleh.

[mrmattson]

So I talked to Boomin850 today about it all and all he could do was laugh at this situation. The first thing he could say was "what a dumbass." Basically this is what he said. Baker rushed him on the last Saturday to pick up his car. Boomin850 told him that all he was able to do was to drive it down the street and back. He wasn't able to make sure everything was 100% and Baker KNEW THAT. When Baker came to pick up the car Boomin850 was at work and his gf was the one to hand him the keys along with a paper releasing all liability. She also told him there was like 80% water instead of coolant and to take it easy on the way home. Baker decided to go check out the car before signing, but after a bit he signed both copies and left with his friend. This was when I saw him going WOT down a local street on the way to the freeway.

Ok so now you guys tell me...Baker knew the car had only gotten down the street and back and yet still wanted to pick up the car. He also knew that there was very very diluted coolant in the engine and still wanted to drive it like a dick. He also knew what he was doing by signing the liability waiver and he still signed that.

As far as compression numbers, I was there when Boomin850 did the check and got 150 across all cylinders.

Also some other things I thought were funny Boomin850 decided to mention: Baker poking up the downpipe bolts so you had to pull the engine with the downpipe still on it. Baker decided to go against what Boomin850 said and install his coolant sensor without the right adapter (used Teflon tape to make it "fit").

Overall I think this whole thing is a load of I'm dumb now. You guys put Boomin850 on the cross for dealing with a dumbshit. Bottom line is Baker got to drive the car before leaving, signed the liability waiver, knew the car shouldn't be driven hard, then drove like a douchbag. Pretty sure this case is closed

[Plan_B]

Why isn't Boomin telling us this?

[Oreo931]

Pretty sure this case is closed.

Well if YOU were there when boomin did the compression test, then we will all believe you. After all, your only posts on Volvospeed have been in this thread, and you only joined today.

[Plan_B]

and I LOL at you for coming on here and just brushing the situation off of you shoulders. Your friend fucked up...thats the bottom line. Hes a scam artist trying to make a buck from anyone he can. This thread makes me sick, thinking that someone could fuck over a fellow enthusiast so bad...and not give two shits about them.

I hope no one does business with this joker from this time out. If it hasn't already, someone needs to link this thread over the SS and TB.

Settle down little girl, it's best to hear both sides before making judgements ;)

[Dmsee]

So I talked to Boomin850 today about it all and all he could do was laugh at this situation. The first thing he could say was "what a dumbass." Basically this is what he said. Baker rushed him on the last Saturday to pick up his car. Boomin850 told him that all he was able to do was to drive it down the street and back. He wasn't able to make sure everything was 100% and Baker KNEW THAT. When Baker came to pick up the car Boomin850 was at work and his gf was the one to hand him the keys along with a paper releasing all liability. She also told him there was like 80% water instead of coolant and to take it easy on the way home. Baker decided to go check out the car before signing, but after a bit he signed both copies and left with his friend. This was when I saw him going WOT down a local street on the way to the freeway.

Ok so now you guys tell me...Baker knew the car had only gotten down the street and back and yet still wanted to pick up the car. He also knew that there was very very diluted coolant in the engine and still wanted to drive it like a dick. He also knew what he was doing by signing the liability waiver and he still signed that.

As far as compression numbers, I was there when Boomin850 did the check and got 150 across all cylinders.

Also some other things I thought were funny Boomin850 decided to mention: Baker poking up the downpipe bolts so you had to pull the engine with the downpipe still on it. Baker decided to go against what Boomin850 said and install his coolant sensor without the right adapter (used Teflon tape to make it "fit").

Overall I think this whole thing is a load of I'm dumb now. You guys put Boomin850 on the cross for dealing with a dumbshit. Bottom line is Baker got to drive the car before leaving, signed the liability waiver, knew the car shouldn't be driven hard, then drove like a douchbag. Pretty sure this case is closed

150 psi for a fresh built motor here is your problem buddy

[mrmattson]

Well if YOU were there when boomin did the compression test, then we will all believe you. After all, your only posts on Volvospeed have been in this thread, and you only joined today.

Why would I join a Volvo site when I don't drive a Volvo? I had a username a few years ago when I had my S60 and my sister's 850 Wagon, I don't remember what it was and I just signed up to see what was going on in here after hearing about it from Mike. I'm 5000+ posts on VWVortex if it matters...

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerouser?cmd=vi...le&id=72976

[Oreo931]

I'm 5000+ posts on VWVortex if it matters...

Doesnt matter.

Next time you talk to Mike, ask him to log in himself and post.

[Dmsee]

So I talked to Boomin850 today about it all and all he could do was laugh at this situation. The first thing he could say was "what a dumbass." Basically this is what he said. Baker rushed him on the last Saturday to pick up his car. Boomin850 told him that all he was able to do was to drive it down the street and back. He wasn't able to make sure everything was 100% and Baker KNEW THAT. When Baker came to pick up the car Boomin850 was at work and his gf was the one to hand him the keys along with a paper releasing all liability. She also told him there was like 80% water instead of coolant and to take it easy on the way home. Baker decided to go check out the car before signing, but after a bit he signed both copies and left with his friend. This was when I saw him going WOT down a local street on the way to the freeway.

Ok so now you guys tell me...Baker knew the car had only gotten down the street and back and yet still wanted to pick up the car. He also knew that there was very very diluted coolant in the engine and still wanted to drive it like a dick. He also knew what he was doing by signing the liability waiver and he still signed that.

As far as compression numbers, I was there when Boomin850 did the check and got 150 across all cylinders.

Also some other things I thought were funny Boomin850 decided to mention: Baker poking up the downpipe bolts so you had to pull the engine with the downpipe still on it. Baker decided to go against what Boomin850 said and install his coolant sensor without the right adapter (used Teflon tape to make it "fit").

Overall I think this whole thing is a load of I'm dumb now. You guys put Boomin850 on the cross for dealing with a dumbshit. Bottom line is Baker got to drive the car before leaving, signed the liability waiver, knew the car shouldn't be driven hard, then drove like a douchbag. Pretty sure this case is closed

WHY HE COULDNT DRIVE IT HARD AFTER 10K MILES?

COOLANT/WATER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT

AND HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS GOING, DO YOU HAVE SOME MAGIC POWERS THAT CAN TELL IF I BOOST TO 5PSI OR 10PSI?

[Mogatu'r]

Pretty sure this case is closed

WOw, ok... 5k spent on a "built" motor that lasts 30 mins - 1hr lol? Oh yeah, sure man cased closed. IF anyone had done this to him, he would have whined and bitched all day long, he bitched about a 500DP "which he got fixed in a timely matter" ok, so you think Baker should bend over and get screwed?.... Why dont you tell him to come and post that stuff himself, having a friend to do it for him... Wow, what a lame person!!!

Another thing, who is to say that the "built" engine wasn't having issues in the white 850R? eh? Someone should cross post this thread on Turbobricks