Artisan Turbo IS350 Progress Thread
08-14-09, 08:59 PM
#197
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You guys don't know Ken Strickler very well. Too many bad tales from ZPI. Best of luck with this, but I'm not optimistic.
08-15-09, 09:22 AM
#201
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i did, they said that there was fitment issues. Im not saying that they are giving me the run around. But its been there for going on 3 months and eveytime i email for a pic or so or even updates i dont get a reply until maybe 3 or 4 days later. So far 3 months and not even a picture. Like i said Im not claiming im getting the run around, just feel like I am. 
from the beginning they said they would have the t-bird done in the first year of it being at their shop and that it was gonna be at SEMA. well that didn't happen and neither did the next SEMA. all the while the shop owner was finishing full custom cars for himself.
we would call him about once a week and talk to him about progress and he would tell everything was goin great!! and at first we believed him cuz we couldn't just go to his shop whenever cuz it was about 400 miles away. the only pictures we saw were from a tiny camera screen.
so after 4 YEARS of being out there and more than a couple of grand later we were tired of the poor craftsmanship that was put in the car, the lack of caring for the customer the shop was giving us and alot more. so we had to pull the car from the shop.
it's been about 9 months since we pulled it and I am building it myself... and trust me...it was the worse craftsmanship I'd ever seen in a car or anything for that matter!! I cut out and replaced every bit of metalwork tthe other shop did and threw away the factory frame they modified and made a new one from scratch..
I'm not sayin that the guys from Houston are gonna do this to u cuz idk how they run their shop or how they do work but I'm sayin there as halfass shops out there that do screw people over and unfortunately my dad was one of those people that was on the wrong end.
08-15-09, 09:34 AM
#202
As to their IS350 bolt-on kit- Physical fittment issues is a BS excuse- sure a turbo setup will require a bit of room, but brackets and pipes aren't rocket science and shouldn't take months to figure out.
I think it's simply a case that they've discovered what everyone else figured out some time ago- you can't make significantly more than 5-6 lbs of boost on this engine with an inexpensive bolt-on kit and pump gas.
08-16-09, 09:06 PM
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08-16-09, 11:11 PM
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i thought about that too, who am i again.............oh im the guy the wants to take pictures of someone elses car...........i think this is something that would need to be arranged via phone call with the guys at superchargers because i have a feeling walking in and demanding......rather asking to see someone else's car wouldn't be granted. although i have a 350 to prove i have a genuine interest..........but its worth a try dunno if ill get to it tomorrow but ill stop by for a fellow member