[DeTomaso] Borla mufflers

Thu Apr 14 21:53:17 EDT 2011

your story is all too common, i made a decision 6 years ago to fire
everybody (8 people) and hire free lancers as needed - When needed.
I was tired of being the last one to get paid, watching people drink coffee
and not adding to the bottom line.

Since then, i bought the Pantera, 2 motorcycles, a Magnum and taken several
nice trips on money i would have wasted worrying about ungrateful bastard's
kids whom I can assure you never lost any sleep thinking about me.

Michael
On Apr 14, 2011 8:57 PM, "GW" <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
> Talking to a guy in the FBO business today (takes care of general
> aviation and corporate airplanes that come it). They are having a work
> force problem. As an example,
>
> An airplane taxi's in to the ramp, no one flags it in to park. He goes
> into the line shack to find out why the line guy did not meet the
> airplane. The line man, in his 30's, sitting at the desk playing a
> portable N-Tendo game. The owner told the guy there is an airplane on
> the ramp. The guy said "Roger, I'll get out there when I finish this
> game". He was told, no need, just pick up your stuff and go home. When
> he hires replacements, they are seldom better!
>
> Gary
>
> Kirby Schrader wrote:
>> I find it worse than that... the 'employees' in the store can't do
anything
>> without the 'year, make and model', but then don't want to look for
anything
>> 'different' beyond that. That would mean they'd have to 'work' a little.
>>
>> I needed an upper radiator hose for my Lightning.
>> I give him the year, make and model.
>> 2001 Ford Lightning with a supercharged 5.4.
>> 'Oh, that's just an F150'
>> No, it's not. It's a Lightning. It's different.
>> 'No, those F150's are all the same!'
>> No, it's different. A lot different.
>> He brings out a radiator hose and I tell him that won't fit.
>> 'Sure it will!'
>> Come with me.
>> 'Damn! It's got a supercharger on it!'
>> Yes, you idiot. It's a Lightning. It's not an F150.
>> Well, we don't have that then...
>> Thanks.
>> I've never been back... and told the manager I wouldn't be back, but they
>> didn't seem to care.
>>
>> Oh, well... my local Ford dealer likes me and always gets the right
thing.
>> Worth the slightly higher cost, I think.
>>
>> FWIW,
>> Kirby
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 10:10, GW <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> That seems to be an industry wide problem.
>>>
>>> I worked with local autoparts store with some specific questions.
>>> Several said "Well if you don't have a part number we can't help".
>>> Eventually I turned to online companies. Local stores wonder why online
>>> business is so good and theirs is not.
>>>
>>> Some online stores I got no help from. Others like Howe, RideTech, they
>>> work your problem with you. For that my business goes there first. For
>>> that I will repeat their names in thanks.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave McManus wrote:
>>>
>>>> I also emailed them more than a week ago & did not receive an answer.
So
>>>> much for their "customer no service". Why provide an email address if
you
>>>> don't respond? Tells you what you can look forward to.
>>>>
>>>> IndyDave
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Curt Hall [mailto:cuvee at sbcglobal.net]
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:22 PM
>>>> To: Asa Jay Laughton; Dave Londry
>>>> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Borla mufflers
>>>>
>>>> I sent OBX Muffler a email over a week ago! No answer? I also went on
>>>>
>>> line
>>>
>>>> and read some comments from people that had them on there cars...the
>>>> comments were not so go? Most said, they were good at first, then after
>>>> awhile they said, the packing blew out and they go LOUD? But they look
>>>>
>>> good.
>>>
>>>> Your mileage may very? Each to they there own.
>>>> Good Luck
>>>>
>>>> --- On Wed, 4/13/11, Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Borla mufflers
>>>> To: "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
>>>> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>>>> Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 5:49 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hey Asa Jay,
>>>> When you get it all sorted out, I'd really like a set of 2 1/2" inlet
>>>> mufflers
>>>> with dual outlets at least 1 3/4" in diameter so they're not just
>>>> restrictors.
>>>> Of course I'd like them to be as quiet/load as my ANSAs, so I don't
want
>>>> toooo much.
>>>> thanks for the free lift.
>>>> dave
>>>>
>>>> PS
>>>> I went all through that vendor's site and through the OBX site and
>>>> couldn't find the throat diameter of the oulets.
>>>> I did leave a question, but I don't have any idea about the loudness
and
>>>> the Borla reviews are mixed at best.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/13/2011 4:40 PM, wkooiman at earthlink.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I had Borla XR-1s and 3" pipes for quite a while. They were louder
than
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> stock, but not as loud as Mind Trains (my opinion). I liked them a lot.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The XR-1s fit the Pantera really well. They do not have the original
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> style of 2 tips per muffler, but they look great with a slash cut
>>>>
>>> extension.
>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>>>>>> Sent: Apr 13, 2011 4:55 PM
>>>>>> To: boyd411 at gmail.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Borla mufflers
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In a message dated 4/13/11 14 34 10, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Has anyone had any experience with any of the Borla line of mufflers
/
>>>>>>> resonators on a Pantera? I have heard them on some sports cars but
>>>>>>>
>>> never
>>>
>>>>>>> anything with a big V-8. They sound good on a Jaguar that I heard
but
>>>>>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>>>>> don't know how they would sound on a V-8.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Borla made an off-the-rack system for Panteras for a short time. They
>>>>>> were absolutely awful--they were astoundingly loud! Just a complete
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> failure
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> in terms of muffling anything, which is probably why they only sold a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> couple
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> before they pulled the plug.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
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