Well I'm putting in a haltech. I got must of it installed, but need some one with a windows 98 laptop to load the the maps to get the car to start. I have so far bought two laptops and none of them seems to work. Im in oxnard california. Well if someone has one forsale or can let me use it that would be awsome.

 

so you need window 98 to run it, am I correct?

 

Hit up Dave aka guitarjunkie

 

well I have two lap top one with 95 the other 98 and for some reason or anther there not working.

 

Dave? where does he work? Think I know him.

 

He's up in hesperia, but he sometimes goes to ventura county (I think thats by oxnard?) to have butsecks with tyrell

 

yeah I know dave from rotary head I talked to him a few times.

 

yeah but dave was more into doing the hole thing and I really wanted to do the hole install myself. then save the tuning for someone like dave or who ever.

 

Where you from foo?


Chiques for lyfe!

 

im in oxnard next to ventura

 

I think what Andy's (eo2am) trying to say is that he wants someone to help him for FREE to work on his car. I already offered to check his wiring and laptop and make the two connect for $70, but I guess that's too expensive...and I'm sure he just about passed out when Dave offered him a good price to set the whole thing up.

Good luck Andy.

 

oh, was that andy?

 

You sound bitter IMO. What is wrong with figuring it out on your own, or with free help. Isn't that what the forum is for?! You seen the price of fd's lately, I don't blame him, how could you. Maybe your price turned him off. I work on forum members cars FOR FREE all the time. What goes around comes around. That was evident when I hurt my back and messed up my car. I had 6+ members offering FREE help, basically to do the work for me while I sit there and watch. 70 bucks seems steep to look at a haltech harness and trouble shoot the connection IMO.

 

$3.50/gallon/20mpgX220 mile round trip.

there's a difference between helping a bud out and doing work on the professional level.

 

Trust me bro, I'm not bitter. My post was really intended for those who understand this situation beyond this forum. Without fully understanding the situation, I can see your point. But you don't know what's going on.

Allow me to explain. I've known Andy for over 2 years. He's done business with my buddies shop, RMJ Motorsports. In person, Andy is a nice guy, but when it comes to spending money, he comes across as wanting everything for free or as cheap as he can get it. I had originally offered to install his Haltech for free, over a year ago. I was going through some rough times and could no longer fulfill my promise to install the Haltech for free. So I referred him to Dave, and Dave offered to do it for something like $800, including base tuning. Andy turned this down, because to him it was too expensive. Yet at the time, he was bragging to my friend at RMJ that he was going to buy some more FDs, fix them up and sell them. He comes across as placing no value in paying someone any kind of labor charge. He's not poor either.

I've had countless calls from him, never a "hey how are you doing?", they're always "why does my car do this, why doesn't it work". But when money is involved, he goes the other way. People like that **** me off. A very prosperous business owner once told me, "your true friends are the ones who are willing to pay you what you charge any one else. The rest aren't your friends." This couldn't be more true. Everyone wants a hand out, but no one wants to support you in your endevours.

And as for me helping people for no money, I've done it. And they're on this forum. GuitarJunkie28 can vouch for that.

 

Yes this is Andy and if I had to guess this would be Glen. I have no clue what your talking about $70 to help me out. Last I was told by Miguel was that my lap top was to small and that i would have to buy a new one. So Im guess Miguel left that small bit of info. To be honest from were you and I stand, you would never help me anyways so I never asked. I had to ask Miguel to ask you about the laptop. But You should know me better then that in that, I have no problem with money and if all you want is 70 buck to help me out, that is cool. So when will you be in town?

Andy

 

Hey Dave, yeah you can tell it me and yes I need help. If you remember I bought a e6k from ebay and you quoted me a cost to teminate the harness and load a base map. Well I figure since the harness came out of a FC it should pretty much go right in. So I figured I would wire it up and load the map and have you do the fine tuning. But cant load the program.

 

I will be in town for Miguel's BBQ and would be happy to look at your setup, if the fee is reasonable to you.

I'm not trying to air any dirty laundry out on this site, but my reasons for not helping in the past have been outlined in my last post. Its not like I never helped you out, but after I got the impression that there was no comradarie, I felt used and acted appropriately. Perhaps I made an error there. But what's in the past, is in the past and I'm willing to keep it there.

Glenn

 

Well Glen that sound great. And your right you have helped me out and I have helped you the best I can with part. But Pls PM me and let me know were we lost our comradarie and see what we can do to fix it. I would call you but I had deleted you number.

 

Wow I just read that last post by mazpower . I never relived that I come across as a cheap sack of **** that want every thing for free. But that not true. And honasly Im not really sure what is goining on with the 3 three of us. Miguel know knows that I have spent counless hours hours setting up his drift 240's rx7's and all his other cars. So I dont help him now. it just that he has new guy to do the work and I dont have the time to stop bye. But I sound like I need to talk to miguel to see what the F**K is up and get to the bottom of this. To fall back to the part that I was just calling you to ask for help that is not really true eather. I tried calling you after you break up. I can understand that you didnt want to answer your phone that was some hard times, and of course miguel told me not to talk to you about it. So that is pretty much it.

 

Im sorry guys(all rx7 readers) I hate to be spreading all this dirty lundry out her like this. I never ment it to go this far. All I really wanted was to find some help. LOL

 

BBQ at RMJ? i went to pick up my teins from there and they were having one, good stuff

 

actually, i think it was more like $4-500 or so. can't remember the exact #, but i've never charged $800 for a haltech install.

 

Im sure RMJ would like to invite all to his BBQ. Check out his web site he has the direction to the new site.

 

Right it was 400 that included basemap if all went well. Also extra for the dyno tuning. which I still planed on doing if that still there. Im guessing that on the price from glen came from miguel, and you know how things can get confused as it gets passed on. But like I offerd in the emails I would take care of your gas and your lodgeing and that still stands if you have to come here.