[kach22i]

The holes they drilled must be in the outer jacket of the heat exchanger only, because it sounds the same.

The drop off of performance is not great, but it took a lot of the fun out of the car. Like I said, my regular mechanic drove it and noticed the difference right away. The guy who did the work, said this is a good as my year gets, he is happy with the way it is running. Well of course he is happy, anything less would cost him more time. They already had to correct the ignition timing once. I have zero confidence in any of the work they did. If I wanted it done wrong, I would of did it myself.

They could of did a bad job of adjusting the valves, or messed up the cam timing when doing the chain tensioner upgrade (or damaged the valves I have read) or even something when they removed the smog pump. Heck, they may of even put the wrong spark plugs in. They are screw ups, how they have a good rep, is beyond me. Never go to EuroTec of Ann Arbor.

At this point, the car is livable, but disapointing. Having a new shop check all the work of the old shop and getting a lawyer or small claims court (up to $3,000 in Michigan) is not how I want to spend my summer.

I am thinking of driving the car all summer (after I install a new shifter), and in the late fall getting the car re-timed (cam, valve and ignition) while I have it in for the heat exchangers. I don't need heat in the summer anyway and will have cash on hand to get the work done. I might even have the 2nd to 3rd gear syncro/sleeve replace while I am at it.

One thing at a time for now.