Anyone need a Carb tuned? I hear the gear heads live here.

[The key board warrior]

I have a guy for you. Damn good prices too. Tunes a carb for 23 billed hours.

Here’s the receipt for
Coast Motor Group
All charges I’m cool with. Except the tuning.
A few shops in havasu have messaged me and ask that I do not use names or show the messages. But told me I basically got “screwed” on the billing. 23hrs. Absolutely joke.
My Dyno sheet is in the comments.
As Robert and “friends” would call it. My cracker box motor and shit box HTM.
Pictures of my build are attached with the receipt. In the comments.
But who would want to take a boat to a shop and get called a liar, big mouth, cheap, pathetic, then have all his “friends” messaging me talking trash and commenting on the post that he “hangs” out with every weekend. All because you don’t agree with the 23hrs of testing.
Not me. Here’s to getting fucked

Boat ran the same way it did when I dropped it off and picked it up. Under a load. Runs like shit. And sounds like shit.

 

[Fastdadtsmith]

I have a guy for you. Damn good prices too. Tunes a carb for 23 billed hours.

Careful, next time you won't get the friend discount.

 

[Jed-O]

Jesus Christ. Sounds like he did lake testing with his buddies and is billing you for all the coors light!

 

[Wheeler]

There must be more to the story than just the receipt. Let's hear it!

 

[RiverDave]

23 hrs to tune a carb? I have never tuned one in my life and think I’d have about six into the program before being figured out and done?

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Oh boy, here we go. A lot more on that receipt then just a carb tune. Always 2 sides to every story.

 

[rmarion]

there are 40,333 comments in the RDP Facebook page...

was my Sundays entertainment...

(ok, I fudged a little on the comments..)

 

[Bigbore500r]

I'm not sure whats worse, CMG spending 23hrs tuning a carb, or you spending 72hrs posting about it! You could have learned to rebuild a carb by now

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

I have a guy for you. Damn good prices too. Tunes a carb for 23 billed hours.

Here’s the receipt for
Coast Motor Group
All charges I’m cool with. Except the tuning.
A few shops in havasu have messaged me and ask that I do not use names or show the messages. But told me I basically got “screwed” on the billing. 23hrs. Absolutely joke.
My Dyno sheet is in the comments.
As Robert and “friends” would call it. My cracker box motor and shit box HTM.
Pictures of my build are attached with the receipt. In the comments.
But who would want to take a boat to a shop and get called a liar, big mouth, cheap, then have all his “friends” messaging me talking trash and commenting on the post that he “hangs” out with every weekend. All because you don’t agree with the 23hrs of testing.
Not me. Here’s to getting fucked

Boat ran the same way it did when I dropped it off and picked it up. Under a load. Runs like shit. And sounds like shit.

Have you tried a different boat??

 

[Wheeler]

Have you tried a different boat??

Don't be a hater 'cause he owns an HTM!

 

[DLow]

I’m confused as to where the dyno sheet comes from? You had it run on Westech’s dyno in Dec of last year, then took it to this shop for tuning in May of this year?

 

[guest hs]

Am I missing something here? If you ran the engine on the dyno the carb didn’t get jetted on the dyno? It takes about 5 minutes to figure out what powervalve to use with a vacuum gauge.

 

[The key board warrior]

There must be more to the story than just the receipt. Let's hear it!

Ive updated the post with more details. the short and facts listed below:

see attached pic - updated7/13


i had a 540 built. it hit the Dyno. was placed in the boat and the boat struggled to get on plane. the cam had a weird cug to it. not responsive under 3k and would fall on it face all day long.

I took the boat to coast. told them what the deal was. told them that it appears to be fuel or a spark issue. it wont get on plane. They checked all major components. ran up 800 or so in charges (which im good with)

then after they replaced a few fuel fill lines, cleaned up some wiring, changed my distributor they went and lake tested the boat. nothing changed.

so they went to the Carb. 23 HOUR WORKED ON THE CARB with 8 lake test.

boat ran for 45 mins seemed better....then started it up after the 45 min run and back to ground zero. plugs fouled. transom solid black.

I contacted robert. he said its the cam, then said my carb. its changing. i said no. bullshit. he told me my cam was HUGE. and its causing all my problems (see cam specs attached picture)

I took the boat to Menace marine in Santa Clarita. He re-did my carb and put 02 sensor in the tails and boom. boat was tuned and running and souding great in 1 lake text. Same cam,motor,carb.

I just had it on the water with 6 people this last weekend. ran hard all weekend. super happy. Hard lesson to learn.

 

[RiverDave]

If it was me I’d take the invoice from menace marine and pay that. I’d request the 23 hrs / 8 lake test $$ back as they didn’t fix anything.
Other labor for other items, cleaning up wiring etc should be paid.

It isn’t your problem to teach their mechanic how to tune a carb on your dime. If they are unable to do the job or are unsure of it than they shouldn’t accept the job and expect you to pay for their learning curve.

If menace fixed it that quick obviously it wasn’t anything other than some carb tuning.

 

[sintax]

If i ran a shop, i would be absolutely so embarrassed it took me 23 hrs to tune a single carb, NA mill, i'd NEVER have the balls to tell a customer that. This is like a dentist fucking up your cavity filling 10 times, and billing you for each of those fillings.

shits unreal.

 

[The key board warrior]

I’m confused as to where the dyno sheet comes from? You had it run on Westech’s dyno in Dec of last year, then took it to this shop for tuning in May of this year?

correct, (total of 5 months) hit the dyno in December. Sat at a shop for 3- 4 months in line to get installed. Then covid in May fucked up it up and the shop that installed the motor shut down. so it went to Coast Motor group to get the carb dialed.

and that just didn't happen.

 

[The key board warrior]

Have you tried a different boat??

Menace marine fixed it in 1 day. im good with my boat now. lol

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Menace marine fixed it in 1 day. im good with my boat now. lol

Was just razzing you man, it is an old joke here on RDP. Glad Dustin got it dialed in! He is one of the good ones for sure.

Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

 

[RiverDave]

If i ran a shop, i would be absolutely so embarrassed it took me 23 hrs to tune a single carb, NA mill, i'd NEVER have the balls to tell a customer that. This is like a dentist fucking up your cavity filling 10 times, and billing you for each of those fillings.

shits unreal.

But it wasn’t fixed at the end of the 23 hrs..??


I don’t know Robert that well but I can’t imagine he’s not going to refund the guy that labor? I’d think he’d want too?

 

[sintax]

But it wasn’t fixed at the end of the 23 hrs..??


I don’t know Robert that well but I can’t imagine he’s not going to refund the guy that labor? I’d think he’d want too?

you're prob 100% right on that. Beyond that, did they let you know that you were racking up those kind of hours?

 

[Wheeler]

Ive updated the post with more details. the short and facts listed below:

see attached pic - updated7/13


i had a 540 built. it hit the Dyno. was placed in the boat and the boat struggled to get on plane. the cam had a weird cug to it. not responsive under 3k and would fall on it face all day long.

I took the boat to coast. told them what the deal was. told them that it appears to be fuel or a spark issue. it wont get on plane. They checked all major components. ran up 800 or so in charges (which im good with)

then after they replaced a few fuel fill lines, cleaned up some wiring, changed my distributor they went and lake tested the boat. nothing changed.

so they went to the Carb. 23 HOUR WORKED ON THE CARB with 8 lake test.

boat ran for 45 mins seemed better....then started it up after the 45 min run and back to ground zero. plugs fouled. transom solid black.

I contacted robert. he said its the cam, then said my carb. its changing. i said no. bullshit. he told me my cam was HUGE. and its causing all my problems (see cam specs attached picture)

I took the boat to Menace marine in Santa Clarita. He re-did my carb and put 02 sensor in the tails and boom. boat was tuned and running and souding great in 1 lake text. Same cam,motor,carb.

I just had it on the water with 6 people this last weekend. ran hard all weekend. super happy. Hard lesson to learn.

Sorry that you got fucked out of your money but nice to hear that the boat is on the water and running.

Post some pix of the boat when you get a chance.

 

[28Eliminator]

Menace marine fixed it in 1 day. im good with my boat now. lol

What exactly did Dustin do to fix it?

 

[renodaytona]

See the bottom of post 13

I took the boat to Menace marine in Santa Clarita. He re-did my carb and put 02 sensor in the tails and boom. boat was tuned and running and souding great in 1 lake text. Same cam,motor,carb.

 

[renodaytona]

What exactly did Dustin do to fix it?

Sounds like he dialed in the power valves and jetting based on the comment of tuning it with O2 sensors.

 

[The key board warrior]

you're prob 100% right on that. Beyond that, did they let you know that you were racking up those kind of hours?

Nope didnt have a clue it was at that number

 

[D19]

Wow. $114 CC processing fee?! I would have ran down to the ATM or handed him a personal check.

I just had two carbs built and flow tested on a bench for about $500. No lake test needed.

 

[N of the rvr]

What exactly did Dustin do to fix it?

It’s called Menace Magic and that’s all we need to know. Dustin really is very good and I have always left his shop thinking the bill was lower than I expected. I would highly recommend him!

 

[Nordie]

Is Fuel Curve West still in business?

 

[Wheeler]

What I want to know is why this thread got shut down yesterday?

 

[rivermobster]

What I want to know is why this thread got shut down yesterday?

Need to know basis...

 

[RiverDave]

What I want to know is why this thread got shut down yesterday?

??

 

[shintoooo]

What I want to know is why this thread got shut down yesterday?

It didn't get shut down, it was flagged as possible spam because he's a new member so I had to approve it. Didn't see it till today.

 

[Wheeler]

??

The thread vanished, shut down, like in gone.

 

[RiverDave]

The thread vanished, shut down, like in gone.

See above.. both times I saw it, it was live

 

[Wheeler]

It didn't get shut down, it was flagged as possible spam because he's a new member so I had to approve it. Didn't see it till today.

Who flagged it?

 

[rivermobster]

correct, (total of 5 months) hit the dyno in December. Sat at a shop for 3- 4 months in line to get installed. Then covid in May fucked up it up and the shop that installed the motor shut down. so it went to Coast Motor group to get the carb dialed.

and that just didn't happen.

So how long did the boat sit from the time the engine was pulled, until the new engine was on the water again?

 

[shintoooo]

Who flagged it?


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It's automatic when someone new posts a thread with attachments on their first post. Takes a little time for it to happen.

 

[The key board warrior]

Sorry that you got fucked out of your money but nice to hear that the boat is on the water and running.

Post some pix of the boat when you get a chance.

 

[riverroyal]

some of the replies on here are trying to flip the topic. It never fails someone will spin out on this thread eventually.

 

[Wheeler]

some of the replies on here are trying to flip the topic. It never fails someone will spin out on this thread eventually.

If it does.go sideways he might just go all McConnell on us and resort to posting pix of hot chicks. It's worked in the past.

 

[Wheeler]

So how long did the boat sit from the time the engine was pulled, until the new engine was on the water again?

Shortly thereafter.

 

[sintax]

If it does.go sideways he might just go all McConnell on us and resort to posting pix of hot chicks. It's worked in the past.

in for the hot chicks and fly bys!

 

[77charger]

Can’t get a carb tuned in one hour its either messed up or you suck as a mechanic. And that hour includes jet changes and tuning. Even a carb not perfectly tuned would still run decent just not optimal. And I’ve dealt with plenty of them from lawn mower to dual idfs on my old vw. Holleys are simple

 

[Big B Hova]

23 hours of Le Mans carb tuning

 

[rivermobster]

Shortly thereafter.

Yeah no. Looks like quite a few months from the dates on the receipts he's posted. Westech knows their shit. If it left their shop with a solid dyno sheet, and then got stuffed in a boat with months old fuel...

The tanks should have been completely cleaned, along with the entire fuel system, and fresh fuel added.

If not, that could explain his issues? Did you notice they replaced all his fuel lines? Pump gas goes bad in about three weeks these days.

Still doesn't justify 23 hours of labor. How long does it take to figure out the gas is no good? Either way, this whole thing smells...

Fishey.

 

[Wheeler]

Joe, Sit down and STFU!

 

[ElAzul]

I can GUARANTEE you I will have yore carb figured out in 22 hours . Hell I could probably swap in full EFI and tune in less time. Lake testing will obviously be a different story tho. I recently got hosed by a shop it sucks

 

[Good Stuff]

But it wasn’t fixed at the end of the 23 hrs..??


I don’t know Robert that well but I can’t imagine he’s not going to refund the guy that labor? I’d think he’d want too?

Watched them try last night. He’s demanding they pay for all 23 hours back even though they discounted the hours by 6 on the invoice. He only paid for 17 but wants them to refund him 23 is what I got out of it. Even said he would take down all his negative posts if they refunded him 23. The extortion really killed my sympathy.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Oh boy, here we go. A lot more on that receipt then just a carb tune. Always 2 sides to every story.

3 sides actually

 

[Looking Glass]

Oh boy, here we go. A lot more on that receipt then just a carb tune. Always 2 sides to every story.

You are an "EXPERT" on that topic.