Can someone help me figure out whats wrong with my car ?

[fmorelli]

Aside leaks, I'm wondering when the intake was last cleaned?

Filippo

 

[DCT_JAY]

Is any one here Dallas , Texas based ?

 

[DCT_JAY]

Aside leaks, I'm wondering when the intake was last cleaned?

Filippo

No i need to walnut blast it , im at 84k at the moment.

 

[matreyia]

No i need to walnut blast it , im at 84k at the moment.

I live in Houston and I charge 350 bucks for a WN blast for n54 and 375 for n55.

 

[DCT_JAY]

I live in Houston and I charge 350 bucks for a WN blast for n54 and 375 for n55.

I appreciate the offer, but my pops and i are well experienced mechanics. Not as much as him but i can figure stuff out fairly easily, we already bought the adapter and walnut shells, just gotta get the job done.

 

[DCT_JAY]

If any of you wanna see some of my races i have a lot on my car account , please delete if this isnt allowed

Instagram- @DCT_JAY

 

[Torgus]

I appreciate the offer, but my pops and i are well experienced mechanics. Not as much as him but i can figure stuff out fairly easily, we already bought the adapter and walnut shells, just gotta get the job done.

It is not a bad job. Should take 3 hours. 1 hour disassemble, 10 minutes per cylinder, 1 hour reassemble. You can do it quicker, 1st time maybe 3.5 hours.

Why shops charge $450 or more is beyond me. I have considered doing these in my spare time at my home garage but then I have a random person watching over me for 2.5-3 hours which I don't like. Still it would be $100 an hour no tax which is decent.

 

[fmorelli]

It is not a bad job. Should take 3 hours. 1 hour disassemble, 10 minutes per cylinder, 1 hour reassemble. You can do it quicker, 1st time maybe 3.5 hours.

Why shops charge $450 or more is beyond me. I have considered doing these in my spare time at my home garage but then I have a random person watching over me for 2.5-3 hours which I don't like. Still it would be $100 an hour no tax which is decent.

We would have moved this fast but I did not have a big enough compressor and we frequently clogged the walnut feed. Otherwise I'd agree with the 3.5 hours. Some of the deposits can be rather stubborn. Don't discount the time spent closing up valves, cleaning up, etc. The problem with estimation is always the small whirling razor blades that just add up, including setup and teardown, and the time spent interacting with customers, generating invoice, shop material costs, et cetera. People take the $$$$/hr and ignore the 30% of shit they never counted. Basically amateur hour for professionals - we've all been there.

Filippo

 

[matreyia]

We would have moved this fast but I did not have a big enough compressor and we frequently clogged the walnut feed. Otherwise I'd agree with the 3.5 hours. Some of the deposits can be rather stubborn. Don't discount the time spent closing up valves, cleaning up, etc. The problem with estimation is always the small whirling razor blades that just add up, including setup and teardown, and the time spent interacting with customers, generating invoice, shop material costs, et cetera. People take the $$$$/hr and ignore the 30% of shit they never counted. Basically amateur hour for professionals - we've all been there.

Filippo

I had clogged feeds only when using 'coarse' grade media... switched to 'fine' media and never clogged again. Just a heads up.

 

[fmorelli]

@matreyia we used the walnut material from HF ... let me guess ... that was probably coarse grain . Now I know for next time. @barry@3DM Thanks!

Filippo

 

[dyezak]

I also have a full walnut blast setup in my attic in Plano TX with all the N54 adapters and 30lbs of media to go along with that rear diff

 

[Rcboosted2007]

Maybe you go used to the power level. Zl1 time

 

[DCT_JAY]

Maybe you go used to the power level. Zl1 time

That does sound fun, im not even fbo yet so i still got some juice left in this bad boy

 

[Lurcher]

I also have a full walnut blast setup in my attic in Plano TX with all the N54 adapters and 30lbs of media to go along with that rear diff

Let me know the next time you get it down and want some practice (Coit/McDermott)- we never have got that beer....