Tank, his supra, and the "cover up"

[R3RUN]

[Tank]

I don't know him much, but last when we talked, Tank sounded very sincere and nice, especially toward my parents.

But that was the only time we talked when he bought my TV, like a yr ago.

I'm sure they'll find a way to work it out nicely.


btw, Tank = Bleach (IA's Username) right?

i changed my name back to tank and thats person who you remember is the same person i am to this day, No matter how folks may try to twist and make it seem otherwise..........

[2jz240sx]

those are some fightin words!

but even if and its a big IF...
the thermo was bad for some reason should have noticed your engine getting hot...
and pull over in that situation...

i have had no problems with my 15k swap.
so i cannot say anythin negative...
A+++ work!

[sirkus]

there was no sign i was on 20 east heading back to work the car cut off luckily i was in the far lane so i merged off....................when i popped the hood radiator fluid was everywhere and the car wouldnt turn over........ My bestfriend Mo "saiyogen on here" was with me....if it had of backfired or anything i would have known. however no sign other then it cutting off.........

So it didn't even show any signs of it trying to die? It just cut off?

[Stormhammer]

Tank, even you said you still drove it when it made a funny noise - thats a no no

and used parts is also a no no - there's no guarantee on their condition

You should have also gotten the temp gauge fixed ( its a must in a turbo car ) or at least gotten an aftermarket one in - I own a Starion, these little bitches are tempermental as hell, so engine management and having correctly working gauges are key, and if any funny noise happens, its to the side of the road


and he already posted the link to the thread


I'm not siding with him nor you, but, there are some things that I've seen from you both about the car that I personally would have done something about, even if it meant being a few more weeks without

[seandonn]

wow tank tell him whats up g

[sirkus]

I'm not siding with him nor you, but, there are some things that I've seen from you both about the car that I personally would have done something about, even if it meant being a few more weeks without

Same here...

[seandonn]

its both of your faults so stop trippin

[2jz240sx]

whats up isnt his pocket book...
if you are going to spend money on expensive non warrantied parts then buy NEW!
i beat the shit out of my car...
purrrrs like a bear!

[Tank]

So it didn't even show any signs of it trying to die? It just cut off?

correct after i pulled over and popped the hood i notice the oveflow and radiater fluid plowing out

[R3RUN]

whats up isnt his pocket book...
if you are going to spend money on expensive non warrantied parts then buy NEW!
i beat the shit out of my car...
purrrrs like a bear!

lol, bears dont purr they rawr.

[Tank]

Tank, even you said you still drove it when it made a funny noise - thats a no no

and used parts is also a no no - there's no guarantee on their condition

You should have also gotten the temp gauge fixed ( its a must in a turbo car ) or at least gotten an aftermarket one in - I own a Starion, these little bitches are tempermental as hell, so engine management and having correctly working gauges are key, and if any funny noise happens, its to the side of the road


and he already posted the link to the thread


I'm not siding with him nor you, but, there are some things that I've seen from you both about the car that I personally would have done something about, even if it meant being a few more weeks without

see thats the thing there was no noice neither me or Mo who brought me up there to pick up the car noticed anything. na we even stopped and got gas "since there was less then a 1/4 tank left" still no issue but when i hit the highway "with MO behind me" 5 minutes later the car cut off without a sound or issue......mind you i had the targa off, windows down, and no music on i would have noticed if something was wrong

[2jz240sx]

oh yea...
it is too late lol...

yeah ROAR!
here my ROAR!

well this thread will just keep getting better and better
im off to bed...will read the whining and stupidity tomorrow!
night folks

[Tank]

its both of your faults so stop trippin

again see thats the thing i never blamed them in the first place if you read my post on supraforums it says no where that the car was fucked up by MAINSTREAM PERFORMANCE it says im asking for reasons that could solve the problem, Matter a fact i even went a step further to say "I WAS NOT BLAMING THE SHOP" so why in gods name did mike get so defensive if he had nothing to worry about.................

[2jz240sx]

if you said it was plowing out, then should have smelled something!
shit is strong

[Tank]

oh yea...
it is too late lol...

yeah ROAR!
here my ROAR!

well this thread will just keep getting better and better
im off to bed...will read the whining and stupidity tomorrow!
night folks

it wont get better maybe mike will come back in here to impress his crowd im only here to answer questions on what happened...........hell i didnt even think about making a thread on it in the first place mike felt it nessasary to have the first word on a matter i wasnt even gonna bring up. i was gonna pick up my car tuesday and the following week have the new 2jzgte installed that i got last night..................but ill be here for a few more minutes for questions afterwards night night :-)

[Tank]

if you said it was plowing out, then should have smelled something!
shit is strong

again after i stopped.........think of steam in a sense when i stopped is when it came out along with the huge puddle that mike mentioned............ there was no smell...... matter a fact until the car cut off there wasnt no signs of anything wrong. the car died wasnt no power loss or anything straight up died and i merged off to check it out.

[NevrNufTorq]

just my 2 cent as alway and turbo dave and mike are my boys so take out of this what you will. but, tank, you knowingly admit on this forum and others that you know nothing about cars. here's exactly what's wrong with yours, i have the black supra there the day you picked yours up. no car except for maybe an s2000(wife has one) is made to run for long periods of time at 5000 rpm's!!!! and your supra does it at 80 mph according to the dyno sheet. my supra is fully built and i can actually rev mine to 9000 and i would never run mine at 5000 for a long period of time. your car runs that high rpm just cruising down the highway. and guess what, i dont beat on mine, but my car has also never seen las than 90 on the highway. that would put you at about 5500 rpm's if you cruise where i cruise mine. take out of this what you will, you shoulda changed rearends!!! oh, and mine is an auto 400 so i have the exact same gearing as you.

[sirkus]

again see thats the thing i never blamed them in the first place if you read my post on supraforums it says no where that the car was fucked up by MAINSTREAM PERFORMANCE it says im asking for reasons that could solve the problem, Matter a fact i even went a step further to say "I WAS NOT BLAMING THE SHOP" so why in gods name did mike get so defensive if he had nothing to worry about.................

It's an auto right? You should have had a damn working temp gauge man...

[R3RUN]

again see thats the thing i never blamed them in the first place if you read my post on supraforums it says no where that the car was fucked up by MAINSTREAM PERFORMANCE it says im asking for reasons that could solve the problem, Matter a fact i even went a step further to say "I WAS NOT BLAMING THE SHOP" so why in gods name did mike get so defensive if he had nothing to worry about.................

Probably because you posted private shit on a public forum. Not to mention that while I was reading the thread on supraforums I got a strong sense that Mainstream was going to get end up being blamed for a possible bad temp sensor that they had no problems with. Just a thought though.

[ct9a gsr]

Mike has been a very good and trustworthy friend to me... and I am sorry Mike to hear about your loss... many of us on here know what it feels like to lose a lost one... especially recently and I can fully understand what you may have felt. I am truely sorry you have to deal with outside shit when dealing with a lost one and helping your own family through it too.

Now Tank... I've tried talking to you via PM's to help you get your act straight and to try to make myself like you despite of the many things I've been hearing. Even after what you've been spreading around about TopSpeed, I still chose to not dislike you but shrug it off... however now, I've fk'n lost ALL respect for you. If anything, how can you be so damn rude and disrespectful to Mike who's not only been trying to help you out in all ways possible but ALSO dealing with a lost one... yet you sit here like an immature little brat posting for e-advice on your car on SupraForums and trying to get someone to post an excuse for your own stupid wrong-doings so you can hopefully point the blame at MainsStream? Do you really thinking that random-ass people on SupraForums who haven't even touched your car will have more knowledge and understanding of the situation than MainStream themselves... who, may I add, has worked on how many 2jz's?...

I have said this before, but... I'll say it again. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT MEANT TO DRIVE FAST CARS. YOU ARE ONE OF THEM TANK. You want a full race setup but you don't even have the mechanical knowledge to know when a car is over-heating? You pulled over after the car seized up... AFTER radiator fluid was bubbling and pouring all in your engine bay? You know... its one thing to lack mechanical knowledge... but its another to have absolutely no common sense. Hell, even random people that don't know a damn thing about cars can smell the first signs of coolant inside a car. Trust me, my friends have mentioned it before to me due to my previous coolant leaks.

You know... I usually try to stay out of these drama-like threads and what not... however, what you're saying, writing, and your overall attitude pisses me off too much to stay silent. Maybe what pissed me off the most is you saying that Mike is trying to use the fact that his family member passed away as a cover-up for your Supra blowing up... I can't believe you'd even say something like that. Not only are you fk'n stupid but you're a blatent asshole too. NO, I AM NOT A MAINSTREAM BANDWAGON/CAMP GROUPPIE. I'm saying this from my own mind.

[NevrNufTorq]

oh, and if you went for 5 miles on the 20 at 80 that means you were at minimum 5000 rpm's for at least 4-5 minutes straight!!! you wouldnt even hold that high sustained rpm on a road course

[Tank]

just my 2 cent as alway and turbo dave and mike are my boys so take out of this what you will. but, tank, you knowingly admit on this forum and others that you know nothing about cars. here's exactly what's wrong with yours, i have the black supra there the day you picked yours up. no car except for maybe an s2000(wife has one) is made to run for long periods of time at 5000 rpm's!!!! and your supra does it at 80 mph according to the dyno sheet. my supra is fully built and i can actually rev mine to 9000 and i would never run mine at 5000 for a long period of time. your car runs that high rpm just cruising down the highway. and guess what, i dont beat on mine, but my car has also never seen las than 90 on the highway. that would put you at about 5500 rpm's if you cruise where i cruise mine. take out of this what you will, you shoulda changed rearends!!! oh, and mine is an auto 400 so i have the exact same gearing as you.

very good points andvery nice supra you own also, however i bought a gs400 rear end geard at 3.26 versus the na auto rear end at 3.77, how do i knwo this lil information i researched it. But i would have had it changed however there schedule was booked up. since you was there you witnessed teh idle issue they was having and saw my witness there. but i asked mike and dave if there would be any issues and i got "no as long as you dont touch the boost controller your fine" so liek anyone else who picks up there car from a shop i was confident in the work done and left. however you make good points, but remember this is the same tranny i drove from Topspeed with aith the na auto rear and never before has the first motor overheated and i had the car for 2 weeks. in those 2 weeks i drove from home to work on the setup. i live in stockbridge but i work in east point "army" so if it was teh tranny id figure i would have seen this problem before you know..........but thanks for your comments

tank

[sirkus]

Mike has been a very good and trustworthy friend to me... and I am sorry Mike to hear about your loss... many of us on here know what it feels like to lose a lost one... especially recently and I can fully understand what you may have felt. I am truely sorry you have to deal with outside shit when dealing with a lost one and helping your own family through it too.

Now Tank... I've tried talking to you via PM's to help you get your act straight and to try to make myself like you despite of the many things I've been hearing. Even after what you've been spreading around about TopSpeed, I still chose to not dislike you but shrug it off... however now, I've fk'n lost ALL respect for you. If anything, how can you be so damn rude and disrespectful to Mike who's not only been trying to help you out in all ways possible but ALSO dealing with a lost one... yet you sit here like an immature little brat posting for e-advice on your car on SupraForums and trying to get someone to post an excuse for your own stupid wrong-doings so you can hopefully point the blame at MainsStream? Do you really thinking that random-ass people on SupraForums who haven't even touched your car will have more knowledge and understanding of the situation than MainStream themselves... who, may I add, has worked on how many 2jz's?...

I have said this before, but... I'll say it again. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT MEANT TO DRIVE FAST CARS. YOU ARE ONE OF THEM TANK. You want a full race setup but you don't even have the mechanical knowledge to know when a car is over-heating? You pulled over after the car seized up... AFTER radiator fluid was bubbling and pouring all in your engine bay? You know... its one thing to lack mechanical knowledge... but its another to have absolutely no common sense. Hell, even random people that don't know a damn thing about cars can smell the first signs of coolant inside a car. Trust me, my friends have mentioned it before to me due to my previous coolant leaks.

You know... I usually try to stay out of these drama-like threads and what not... however, what you're saying, writing, and your overall attitude pisses me off too much to stay silent. Maybe what pissed me off the most is you saying that Mike is trying to use the fact that his family member passed away as a cover-up for your Supra blowing up... I can't believe you'd even say something like that. Not only are you fk'n stupid but you're a blatent asshole too. NO, I AM NOT A MAINSTREAM BANDWAGON/CAMP GROUPPIE. I'm saying this from my own mind.

That's pretty much dead on. I mean, jesus christ.. anyone who wanted to build a race car would have a damn working temp gauge. Constantly watching the gauges, after it was just fucking built..

[RandomGuy]

......mind you i had the targa off, windows down, and no music on i would have noticed if something was wrong

In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin four lanes
With the top down screamin out
Money ain't a thang

[Nyteryder]

Mike has been a very good and trustworthy friend to me... and I am sorry Mike to hear about your loss... many of us on here know what it feels like to lose a lost one... especially recently and I can fully understand what you may have felt. I am truely sorry you have to deal with outside shit when dealing with a lost one and helping your own family through it too.

Now Tank... I've tried talking to you via PM's to help you get your act straight and to try to make myself like you despite of the many things I've been hearing. Even after what you've been spreading around about TopSpeed, I still chose to not dislike you but shrug it off... however now, I've fk'n lost ALL respect for you. If anything, how can you be so damn rude and disrespectful to Mike who's not only been trying to help you out in all ways possible but ALSO dealing with a lost one... yet you sit here like an immature little brat posting for e-advice on your car on SupraForums and trying to get someone to post an excuse for your own stupid wrong-doings so you can hopefully point the blame at MainsStream? Do you really thinking that random-ass people on SupraForums who haven't even touched your car will have more knowledge and understanding of the situation than MainStream themselves... who, may I add, has worked on how many 2jz's?...

I have said this before, but... I'll say it again. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT MEANT TO DRIVE FAST CARS. YOU ARE ONE OF THEM TANK. You want a full race setup but you don't even have the mechanical knowledge to know when a car is over-heating? You pulled over after the car seized up... AFTER radiator fluid was bubbling and pouring all in your engine bay? You know... its one thing to lack mechanical knowledge... but its another to have absolutely no common sense. Hell, even random people that don't know a damn thing about cars can smell the first signs of coolant inside a car. Trust me, my friends have mentioned it before to me due to my previous coolant leaks.

You know... I usually try to stay out of these drama-like threads and what not... however, what you're saying, writing, and your overall attitude pisses me off too much to stay silent. Maybe what pissed me off the most is you saying that Mike is trying to use the fact that his family member passed away as a cover-up for your Supra blowing up... I can't believe you'd even say something like that. Not only are you fk'n stupid but you're a blatent asshole too. NO, I AM NOT A MAINSTREAM BANDWAGON/CAMP GROUPPIE. I'm saying this from my own mind.

Damn this makes the 2nd time in one night. +1

[sirkus]

[R3RUN]

LOL at randomguy.

[81911SC]

[Stormhammer]

LOLL you get reps for that!

[Tank]

Mike has been a very good and trustworthy friend to me... and I am sorry Mike to hear about your loss... many of us on here know what it feels like to lose a lost one... especially recently and I can fully understand what you may have felt. I am truely sorry you have to deal with outside shit when dealing with a lost one and helping your own family through it too.

Now Tank... I've tried talking to you via PM's to help you get your act straight and to try to make myself like you despite of the many things I've been hearing. Even after what you've been spreading around about TopSpeed, I still chose to not dislike you but shrug it off... however now, I've fk'n lost ALL respect for you. If anything, how can you be so damn rude and disrespectful to Mike who's not only been trying to help you out in all ways possible but ALSO dealing with a lost one... yet you sit here like an immature little brat posting for e-advice on your car on SupraForums and trying to get someone to post an excuse for your own stupid wrong-doings so you can hopefully point the blame at MainsStream? Do you really thinking that random-ass people on SupraForums who haven't even touched your car will have more knowledge and understanding of the situation than MainStream themselves... who, may I add, has worked on how many 2jz's?...

I have said this before, but... I'll say it again. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT MEANT TO DRIVE FAST CARS. YOU ARE ONE OF THEM TANK. You want a full race setup but you don't even have the mechanical knowledge to know when a car is over-heating? You pulled over after the car seized up... AFTER radiator fluid was bubbling and pouring all in your engine bay? You know... its one thing to lack mechanical knowledge... but its another to have absolutely no common sense. Hell, even random people that don't know a damn thing about cars can smell the first signs of coolant inside a car. Trust me, my friends have mentioned it before to me due to my previous coolant leaks.

You know... I usually try to stay out of these drama-like threads and what not... however, what you're saying, writing, and your overall attitude pisses me off too much to stay silent. Maybe what pissed me off the most is you saying that Mike is trying to use the fact that his family member passed away as a cover-up for your Supra blowing up... I can't believe you'd even say something like that. Not only are you fk'n stupid but you're a blatent asshole too. NO, I AM NOT A MAINSTREAM BANDWAGON/CAMP GROUPPIE. I'm saying this from my own mind.

Charles im very disapointed to here you say these words but ok allow me to respond..............

1. i never brought up the fact on mikes grand parent passing as a crutch matter a fact he PM'd me as the excuse of him not answering my replies. hell i knew about his loss before the weekend ive got aim messages and pm's showing that i knew and was compassionate on that note.

2. who said they wasnt trying to help me, before tonight there was no issue but the minute i posted on supraforums asking for some possible reasons why my car overheated he got defensive. if i was bad mouthing him why did i pm him telling him about the thread. Also ask yourself this charles if i was bashing mainstream why would i say in my first post that "I AM NOT BLAMING THE SHOP". Your comments are unfounded and out of line charles, but i know your good friends with mike so i expect as much thanks for you comments


tank

[Stormhammer]

look - Tank, just saying that its possible that running the high RPMs and w/o a temp gauge at that speed the engine may have had a meltdown

Whats done is done - I just recommend before you fix your engine, you get a new rear end and get the temp stuff working

[R3RUN]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to RandomGuy again.

[PhAtBoYMr2]

wtf

[RandomGuy]

look - Tank, just saying that its possible that running the high RPMs and w/o a temp gauge at that speed the engine may have had a meltdown

Whats done is done - I just recommend before you fix your engine, you get a new rear end and get the temp stuff working

you kidding? anything above 4.9 is ideal for daily driving specially on a car that makes a gob of torque

[sirkus]

look - Tank, just saying that its possible that running the high RPMs and w/o a temp gauge at that speed the engine may have had a meltdown

Whats done is done - I just recommend before you fix your engine, you get a new rear end and get the temp stuff working

Invest in making a good investment.

[Tank]

Mike has been a very good and trustworthy friend to me... and I am sorry Mike to hear about your loss... many of us on here know what it feels like to lose a lost one... especially recently and I can fully understand what you may have felt. I am truely sorry you have to deal with outside shit when dealing with a lost one and helping your own family through it too.

Now Tank... I've tried talking to you via PM's to help you get your act straight and to try to make myself like you despite of the many things I've been hearing. Even after what you've been spreading around about TopSpeed, I still chose to not dislike you but shrug it off... however now, I've fk'n lost ALL respect for you. If anything, how can you be so damn rude and disrespectful to Mike who's not only been trying to help you out in all ways possible but ALSO dealing with a lost one... yet you sit here like an immature little brat posting for e-advice on your car on SupraForums and trying to get someone to post an excuse for your own stupid wrong-doings so you can hopefully point the blame at MainsStream? Do you really thinking that random-ass people on SupraForums who haven't even touched your car will have more knowledge and understanding of the situation than MainStream themselves... who, may I add, has worked on how many 2jz's?...

I have said this before, but... I'll say it again. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT MEANT TO DRIVE FAST CARS. YOU ARE ONE OF THEM TANK. You want a full race setup but you don't even have the mechanical knowledge to know when a car is over-heating? You pulled over after the car seized up... AFTER radiator fluid was bubbling and pouring all in your engine bay? You know... its one thing to lack mechanical knowledge... but its another to have absolutely no common sense. Hell, even random people that don't know a damn thing about cars can smell the first signs of coolant inside a car. Trust me, my friends have mentioned it before to me due to my previous coolant leaks.

You know... I usually try to stay out of these drama-like threads and what not... however, what you're saying, writing, and your overall attitude pisses me off too much to stay silent. Maybe what pissed me off the most is you saying that Mike is trying to use the fact that his family member passed away as a cover-up for your Supra blowing up... I can't believe you'd even say something like that. Not only are you fk'n stupid but you're a blatent asshole too. NO, I AM NOT A MAINSTREAM BANDWAGON/CAMP GROUPPIE. I'm saying this from my own mind.

also keep in mind charles i was deployed and not due back til june 15th i returned early cause my wife "who is german" mother was murdered in her home country im on emergency leave as im typing this so i can take my pregnant wife "4 months" to germany for a funeral and return to kuwait............so again why would i even burden or bring up a loss one when im in the same situation............think about it, oh and Mike also knew this

[Tank]

look - Tank, just saying that its possible that running the high RPMs and w/o a temp gauge at that speed the engine may have had a meltdown

Whats done is done - I just recommend before you fix your engine, you get a new rear end and get the temp stuff working

understandable and i had a new rear end 3 weeks ago its been at mainstream awaiting to be installed which it wasnt................but once again ive learned a good lesson and will be more careful next time on my setup

[ct9a gsr]

I'm not here to quarrel with you Tank. You've shown what kind of person you are to not only me but many others as well.

Re: serious questions

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you know what man, i had a DEATH IN MY FAMILY. Answering your PMs on my OFF DAYS is not at the top of my priority list. sorry. that may be rude, but thats the way it is.

Come get your car tuesday, we are done.

well i sent the secratary for the shop a Private message on the local boards showing this thread and here was my response so i guess i my boy was right saying it was a cover up................

t me ask this when a shop does something like this is there any standing for the customer.............

I will say this again, you are a blatent asshole and piss me off... severely.

[Tank]

Invest in making a good investment.

very true and as ive said before and am not afraid to admit im still learning however when i put my car in a shop and pick it up im under teh impression the car is ready to roll.........Mike said they test drove the car 'i watched tehm leave" and they beat on it, I test drove the car also with MO in it "short distance", reason i never one time blamed Mainstream was cause i didnt know what caused it so instead i began with them to fix it, however since i posted on supraforums asking about it here we sit.............in my eyes id ont think i did anything wrong to warrant such childish and inappropriate behaviour such as these threads or lies being made but we are at this point. so ill pick up my car and all parts and begin again this time a lil wiser................


Tank