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painless on June 19, 2005 at 8:36 PM |
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Hello friends of the "ZX" community. this is the first time I've written
anything, but I have much to say. I have just returned from Ash powers
home, of Ash spec perfomance and tuning. I cannot tell you how much
knowledge I have gleaned from a very open minded and innovative individual
as Ashley Powers. Talking to him one on one, I never once felt condescended
or inferior. He takes the time it takes to answer each and every question I
had without any impatience. Some I had were very intuitive(his words), some
were very basic. As you extend your "face time" with Ash, it becomes clear
that he began with a basic love of the car, and expounded with his
innovations for a "better way" to do things in order to make his Z, well... his.
This expanded simply by those of us who saw his innovations, and wanted
them too. Instead of his saying "no way!"; he said "why not?" so what started
as a helping hand, has now become a major dependency for those of us
seeking more power that is reliable and electronics that actually work with
little or no modification.
I was there actually two weekends in a row, and had ample time to watch
and work with Ash. There was never a question I asked he couldn't answer,
and suggestions I made were taken into consideration as an equal, not a
subordinate. It was truely a very positive experience. After the first two
hours I was there(I arrived at 8 PM local time) he had done a boost pressure
check, found a leak, corrected it, done a compression test, found that the
spark plugs I had weren't exactly the right ones( I had brought the correct
ones with me) and changed them, and also found why my car was not idling
smoothly, and corrected it. From there things just sort of took off , and we
found that I had been ripped off by another TT.net member(more on that in
another post) and been sold a set of 370 cc injectors as 555 cc injectors in
the 555 Nismo box(so they had the "right" part number displayed). I had just
finished the entire engine rebuild over a period of 6 months, and with the
new progammed EPROM, things were not right. I ended up leaving the car
there for a week so he could install the new injectors I had to purchase again,
and smooth over a few other wrinkles we found in the initial visit. I returned,
and from the time he picked me up at the airport, we didn't stop until late
the next afternoon when we had rectified all that was wrong. Along the way I
changed a few things in order to incorporate his product designs, and was
driving back home with the biggest grin from ear to ear! I whole heartedly
encourage anyone who has the want/need and the love to make his/her car
"better" to get in touch with Ash; either to pay him a visit online, or to his
home/workshop. It is truely worth the price of admission. Not only does his
expertise include that of an ever expanding wealth of knowledge on the Z,
but if you find your muffler casings cracking and rattling as mine were....no
problem...he'll get out his MIG welder to fix that problem too! Need
something nickel plated? He has several products that incorporate this into
manufacture! I believe there is no problem he can't rectify. The engine on
the engine stand in his garage is a work of artistic innovation not yet to be
seen or equalled anywhere in the "Z" community. Okay, okay enough. but
when you feel this good about someone you first meet, who wants to do a
great job for you because he shares the same common denominator as
you...you want others to know how good the service is. It is worth every
penney. thanks for listening. Painless
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