Forged Performance: The Nightmare (GTR Fail build)
05-09-2013, 11:04 PM
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the overexplainer
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Forged Performance: The Nightmare (GTR Fail build)
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http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/...nce-the-truth/
people have that kind of money to throw at a car
http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/...nce-the-truth/
people have that kind of money to throw at a car
05-10-2013, 07:22 AM
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Team Owner
Car Talk.
05-10-2013, 08:35 AM
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That thread is viral and poor Sharif is losing customers by the hour haha.
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05-10-2013, 08:45 AM
#8
Senior Moderator
Ouch
05-10-2013, 11:04 AM
#10
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
That guy is a nimrod. 
No sympathies from me.
No sympathies from me.
05-10-2013, 11:49 AM
#11
Stage 1 Audi S5
Forged Z Thread I mentioned earlier
05-10-2013, 12:36 PM
#13
the overexplainer
Thread Starter
i don't know how it came out to 250k, but in any case the pictures are pretty telling. I dont know how you can explain that kind of work.
Especially for having built several GTRs (it seems) how the heck would you not know that the RHD and LHD turbo kits are different before ordering!? Dropping that kind of cash for a kit that doesnt even fit is incredulous.
Especially for having built several GTRs (it seems) how the heck would you not know that the RHD and LHD turbo kits are different before ordering!? Dropping that kind of cash for a kit that doesnt even fit is incredulous.
05-10-2013, 01:50 PM
#15
If you read the thread, 250k wasn't on this one build/car, it was over a 4 year period of several builds/cars from what i read.
Seems like an easy lawsuit, of which this shop is apparently in a few of them.
Shame on the OP for not pulling the plug WAY earlier. You set a budget and a schedule from the outset, and 22 months sounds beyond absurd. When he didn't get his car in time for summer he should have pulled the project and walked.
Seems like an easy lawsuit, of which this shop is apparently in a few of them.
Shame on the OP for not pulling the plug WAY earlier. You set a budget and a schedule from the outset, and 22 months sounds beyond absurd. When he didn't get his car in time for summer he should have pulled the project and walked.
05-10-2013, 01:52 PM
#16
i don't know how it came out to 250k, but in any case the pictures are pretty telling. I dont know how you can explain that kind of work.
Especially for having built several GTRs (it seems) how the heck would you not know that the RHD and LHD turbo kits are different before ordering!? Dropping that kind of cash for a kit that doesnt even fit is incredulous.
Especially for having built several GTRs (it seems) how the heck would you not know that the RHD and LHD turbo kits are different before ordering!? Dropping that kind of cash for a kit that doesnt even fit is incredulous.
05-10-2013, 06:56 PM
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05-10-2013, 08:05 PM
#19
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I had no idea Hennessey changed his name to Sharif and is now building GTRs.
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05-10-2013, 09:25 PM
#21
Not that far fetched honestly; a 1,000+whp kit will run $70-$90K on average for a GT-R, but that includes everything.
I think the OP's problem is that he originally settled on a kit worth $73K, & then wanted to go for big power which set him back another $70K (he should have stuck to his "in stages" plan originally). Add in all the extra stuff he bought, plus dyno time, engine rebuilds, & the unnecessary time spent on custom parts not even needed, it's not that shocking.
At the heart, it's mainly labor time that was not warranted. A GT-R running 1,200whp runs around $200,000 & that includes the car. This guy just ended up paying double because the car was stuck in the shop 3 times as long as it should have been.
I think the OP's problem is that he originally settled on a kit worth $73K, & then wanted to go for big power which set him back another $70K (he should have stuck to his "in stages" plan originally). Add in all the extra stuff he bought, plus dyno time, engine rebuilds, & the unnecessary time spent on custom parts not even needed, it's not that shocking.
At the heart, it's mainly labor time that was not warranted. A GT-R running 1,200whp runs around $200,000 & that includes the car. This guy just ended up paying double because the car was stuck in the shop 3 times as long as it should have been.
05-10-2013, 09:41 PM
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Senior Moderator
Sounds like Sharif is lucky people with that much money have more to lose than some other GA residents. 
One quote comes to mind. "A fool and their money will soon be parted."
One quote comes to mind. "A fool and their money will soon be parted."
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05-10-2013, 10:47 PM
#23
Safety Car
What a clown. How does that guy stay in business??
05-10-2013, 11:31 PM
#24
Senior Moderator
Wow, just wow.
Exactly why I won't be modding my V wagon beyond basic bolt-ons. There are simply too many people out there who are working beyond their abilities in exchange for too much money.
*Goes out to garage and hugs V to reassure it I won't hurt it like this GT-R*
Exactly why I won't be modding my V wagon beyond basic bolt-ons. There are simply too many people out there who are working beyond their abilities in exchange for too much money.
*Goes out to garage and hugs V to reassure it I won't hurt it like this GT-R*
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05-12-2013, 10:43 PM
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Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
05-13-2013, 01:56 AM
#30
holy shit
it looks liked a high school drifter was given access to a shop and all the parts and was told "make it happen"
it looks liked a high school drifter was given access to a shop and all the parts and was told "make it happen"
05-13-2013, 09:11 AM
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Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
05-13-2013, 10:48 AM
#34
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http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/83470-inside-the-industry-forged-performance/
More like forgery performance..
More like forgery performance..
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05-13-2013, 12:50 PM
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Wow, just wow.
Exactly why I won't be modding my V wagon beyond basic bolt-ons. There are simply too many people out there who are working beyond their abilities in exchange for too much money.
*Goes out to garage and hugs V to reassure it I won't hurt it like this GT-R*
Exactly why I won't be modding my V wagon beyond basic bolt-ons. There are simply too many people out there who are working beyond their abilities in exchange for too much money.
*Goes out to garage and hugs V to reassure it I won't hurt it like this GT-R*
05-13-2013, 01:29 PM
#37
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
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05-13-2013, 01:51 PM
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Fuck yo couch!
