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[kemnaychris]

Yeah mate had blitz k1 on and it blew before engine and few hybrids was a ace engine lasted a long time been tracked the lot by me and previous owner of engine lol there hardy engines but getting scarce got one in my shed for forging

 

[Iain@CRD]

that's also like saying anyone with a garage can't give advice either because in the tuning world your paying for someone's knowledge and experience. i just replied to someone's question when they asked about how much I charge, I've never come on here saying I'll beat them on that job etc. But Rory I don't mean to offend the staff here if you'd allow me to be a trader please let me know I'd be happy to pay what you ask to get me into the starlet world a little more.

CRD if you get Kevin to do all your engine builds I take it you don't actually build the engines yourself. If that's the case what do you actually do as a tuning company? I only ask because someone is only going to outsource a build if there not competent to do it themselves as its just wasted money. And if someone isn't competent to build a race engine which is a tuning companies 101 service and the backbone everything else is based around how can you comment on tuning or how to do something when you've not done it yourself? surely its that all theory and just passing on what you've read yourself from a forum over actually hands on experience?
Please correct me if I'm wrong and don't mean to offend I'm just working out who I'm dealing with. a true tuner or a book reader who resells others work?

Thanks
Tim

Its not like saying that what-so ever. You advised a forum member of your rates and that you would be available to fit a particular part, which would be against the forum rules as your not a registered trader, the rules you agree to when you join . To join the forum you require to apply, they also only allow a certain amount of traders to be on the forum at one time and im sure the list is long and distinguished as it was when i applied. Giving advice is what every member does, but they dont advertise there services whilst doing so.

I work closely with Kevin and vise versa so it has nothing to do about what im competent of doing or not doing. Kevin's reputation in the industry, knowledge and talent is next to none out there and to have him onboard doing my builds/southern work is what i call a fantastic business opportunity. The back bone of a company is built around building race engines? Really? It maybe on your company's goal but certainly is not mine, my main focus is customer satisfaction and is what my business is built around, Kevin only makes that area stronger in my business.

Like if i where to make a similar observation that you cannot offer a complete service as you dont self map? So you would require to outsource that particular area? Correct ... ? Or that all the parts you sell are hand developed from your own shop and not purchased from an outsource? My experience comes from hands on, college and part-time work in one of my local garages for many years, books cant teach you what hands on experience can but i thought that would have been obvious? I really do appreciate your interest in my business but surely the focus should be on your own and not others? For having a 6 month waiting list you do have alot of sparetime tho i hope i also dont offend yourself with my observation.

 

[Tim@TBDevelopments]

no offence taken lol

If I've broken forum rules then I feel its the place of the administrators to inform me of this, not some kid brown nosing the rule book about what I can and can't do.

The comment about a companies backbone of work being engines, you say its about customer service. Well I have to disagree there I'm afraid. Customer service comes with any part of a successful business, where as a tuning company 90% of the work is done on the engine, so not being capable of rebuilding that engine strikes me as difficult that you can comment on the limits and capacities of parts that are inside that engine. From what your saying with customer service being top is implying that you can do a rubbish job because you don't know what your doing but its all OK because your nice and kind about it with the customer.

And you do realise Kevin doesn't even build his own engines, there machined and assembled by a guy called Don Loughlin down the road. Kev just bolts the heads to the block and calls it his own for double the price.

 

[Iain@CRD]

no offence taken lol

If I've broken forum rules then I feel its the place of the administrators to inform me of this, not some kid brown nosing the rule book about what I can and can't do.

The comment about a companies backbone of work being engines, you say its about customer service. Well I have to disagree there I'm afraid. Customer service comes with any part of a successful business, where as a tuning company 90% of the work is done on the engine, so not being capable of rebuilding that engine strikes me as difficult that you can comment on the limits and capacities of parts that are inside that engine. From what your saying with customer service being top is implying that you can do a rubbish job because you don't know what your doing but its all OK because your nice and kind about it with the customer.

And you do realise Kevin doesn't even build his own engines, there machined and assembled by a guy called Don Loughlin down the road. Kev just bolts the heads to the block and calls it his own for double the price.

Ive clearly upset you so its best to move on from this now especially with "name calling". You agree to the rules upon joining the forum so you've agreed to the non-advertising rule.

I am fully aware where the Bores are machined but hes does assemble the full engine so i'd have to correct you on that matter as i've been in his workshop whilst he completed one. Double the price? lol! Never read so much nonsence in my time of being on this forum.

Since when was Customer Service being Customer Satisfaction? Everyone in any role can provide Customer Service but to provide Customer Satisfaction is a different ball game! Im really surprised.... I believe Customer Satisfaction is based upon the work we provide, quality of it and cost involved are probally the 3 biggest area's of it so im pretty sure that covers a "rubbish job?" Maybe the definition of it needs updated to your own liking.

Over and out.

 

[Texx]

This thread has drifted way off topic!