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I have to say is I can't believe people would undermine an automitve engineer when it comes to stuff like this. Hell, Terry was employed and Brian is employed by FMC (spinoffs included). I have to say, I trust their judgement for my Contour related problems. Hell, I was the *first* one to buy Brian's DMD from Aussie. I just took my time in installing it. I paid the full $$$ because I knew it was worth it.
I also remember when Terry first unveiled the BullDog-Box and there were alot of people who wanted it. When the price was stated, holy crap, no one wanted anything to do with it. I have to say, I was the *first* CEGer to get TH to make/install it for me. I saved up and what happened? People slammed me for spending too much of my hard-earned money. I got lots of stupid PM's asking why I would do such a thing, why I didn't do it myself. I'll tell you why, I am a computer geek. I know computers and fix/break/hack and do some other really fun stuff with computers. In other words, I am a SA for largeish corporation in NYC. I know what my limitations are and I know what I want to do. When I can't accomplish a task, I ask for help. My help came in the way of HMS Inc.
HMS is a company set up to work on cars. They, TH, can do what he can do best, better than my local engine builder, who laughed at me when I said I wanted to drop a bigger motor in my SVT. 'Why spend all of the money when you can get a Honds/Mustang/Acura or some other car to do the job for less.'
Yes, I spend 6100 for my work and yes, my car is having some little problems, but I was told from the get go about the possibility of some things. I will be going back to TH again and again. Whenever I have a problem, I call TH and he is glad to help. Hell, even when he can't reach me at home, he goes out of his way to email work/home and call me at work and home. I know he genuinly cares about the car and CEGers, but not when there is so much smack floating around out here, for no reason. I had hoped to go back to HMS to get a 3l built, the *right way*, but, I guess I cannot. How sad for us as a community.
If you can get parts cheaper, do it. But don't expect HMS to be around to field you service calls. I bought from him for the service. Simple as that!
Flame away and lower my 5-stars, I don't give a $h!t. I am just so pissed that our Aftermarket, if it ever really exisited is gone!
Edit: Don't waste my or other people's time flaming me here. Email/PM me... One last thing, don't expect me to open my hood at SZ, I don't want anyone to see anything that TH did. No one will steal his ideas. The pix I took don't show everything and no one, I feel, deserves to see it. Oh yeah, I am one of the original members too, just a very quiet one, so don't shout newbie.
