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Glenn Mr. 010
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John M. Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Should merge that thread with this one _________________
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Steve22 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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or put a link in the final post there pointing here. _________________ '65 Karmann Ghia 'vert
'73 Super Beetle
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Steve22 wrote: |
or put a link in the final post there pointing here. |
sorry... i fix that. That topic now points here. _________________ Glenn
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renderit Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2005 Posts: 1155 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Crickets...........Crickets
I hope he did not give up, I did kinda like his vigor.
JAY! You out there? We NEED you on our side! _________________ Tomorrow I tested the theory that cooking instant grits in the microwave makes you go back in time. |
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karfer67 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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never really thought about it that way i remember when i first got into vw's i bought one of those cool empi dizzy caps that was see through blue. well right from the get go it did not work right and turned out had a loose fitting in the #3 hole and did not make good contact with the rotor. well i chalked it up to the whole "you get what you pay for" deal and from then on have only used bosch parts not to say that they are all perfect either. but what i am getting at is that the cap cost me about 10 bucks and no i did not return it just because i knew it was not worth the hassle and that it was my dumb ass that bought it in the first place. sorta like gas scooters, kragen sells these crapy stand on things that work ok for about 100 miles then fall apart. what they fail to tell you is getting parts is a bitch and the level of workmanship to begin with is crap. again you get what you pay for. now i have heard good things about their repop weber idf carbs and have only heard a few bad reports which makes me wonder if these are being built from a different source and sold through empi with the empi name on it? _________________ aircooled for life (1972 squareback cal look) |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2002 Posts: 12785 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Rule #1: Don't be a chump!
I'd run IDF Webers at full retail before I'd run HPMX's given to me.
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bugnut68 Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2003 Posts: 4180 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Ten bucks says he doesn't show up in here again. Guess we won't get to find out if the guy even has an air-cooled VW in his possession. My guess is NO, since he openly admitted he's "still learning."
Another dead giveaway is trying to imply that renderit's (justified) dissatisfaction with that hang-down muffler is simply his own issue with the way the system fits on his car...my question is what good is a "hideaway"--which by nature is supposed to INCREASE ground clearance--if it's half an inch from the pavement??? |
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renderit Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2005 Posts: 1155 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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My guess is somebody in the home office told him not to come back. And it ain't the muffler they are worried about... _________________ Tomorrow I tested the theory that cooking instant grits in the microwave makes you go back in time. |
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bugnut68 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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^^That would further support my assertion that EMPI couldn't give less of a rat's fuck about the VW industry. They sponsored a few events between 2000 and 2002 or 2003, even the Renn Kafer class for awhile, and then, as a kick in the nuts to their distributors, opened the "Empi Outlet" which didn't last long, once word got out that they were undercutting their distributors' prices...so I HEARD. Or maybe they couldn't handle the truth of customers being able to come in and show them first hand how shitty they parts are. |
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Steve22 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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yup, doesn't look like he's gonna show _________________ '65 Karmann Ghia 'vert
'73 Super Beetle
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wakejumper615 Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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i bought an empi reverse lockout trigger shifter and its total crap, Reverse lockout didnt work and my car would grind on reverse when shifting from 3rd to 2nd, now my stock shifter does it when going from first to second as a result of empi's F-up |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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wakejumper615 wrote: |
i bought an empi reverse lockout trigger shifter and its total crap, Reverse lockout didnt work and my car would grind on reverse when shifting from 3rd to 2nd, now my stock shifter does it when going from first to second as a result of empi's F-up |
Have you tried adjusting the shifter? There sone front to back adjustment. _________________ Glenn
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wakejumper615 Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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yea ive had it all the way forward, all the way back, in the middle, even tried to torque it one way or another. ive taken it out and re-installed it a few times. same results as always, only grinds on occasion but makes me sick to my stomache when it does. |
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Glenn Mr. 010
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keifernet Samba Search & Rescue
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Do you have the stock reverse lockout plate installed... correctly installed? |
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bugnut68 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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A famously hilarious acronym found in, I believe, Alan Willis' sig line:
Every Mistake Passes Inspection (EMPI) |
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wakejumper615 Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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i didnt have the stock reverse lockout plate installed with the empi shifter but just a plate, i do have it back in with my stock shifter and it still grinds. can i go from a cage style shift rod bushing to a round polyurethayne one? |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2002 Posts: 12785 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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did the muffler ever get replaced?
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John M. Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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I think you know the answer to that question... _________________
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