Please choose carefully who works on your car!

[ostmike]

Sadly this situation is not uncommon and has actually been occurring much more frequently on cars showing up here.
Long video but worth the watch.

 

[BULL]

OMG!

I'm only 4min into this video...

...run...

Run away quickly!

 

[BULL]

And it only got worse...

...much worse.

 

[drag racer]

Criminal hackery

 

[ostmike]

It is sad, especially the increased frequency at which we are seeing this.

 

[Jimmy N.]

I did carefully choose myself. And only myself.

 

[Unholy707]

Micah should have read my post on here about that clip lol, it loses tension over time especially with e85, even if it’s not broken. My hose kept popping off. I posted the part number on here for the clip. You guys do great work, what a nightmare on that car

 

[Unholy707]

Just ran out to take a quick pic. Old is on the left, new is on the right (my spare one). See the difference in tension?

 

[Unholy707]

For me i think it’s due to the e85, but can’t be positive

 

[2ndAmend]

Just ran out to take a quick pic. Old is on the left, new is on the right (my spare one). See the difference in tension?

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I believe they are nylon which is very hygroscopic, absorbing not only water but also alcohol, fuel, etc. They can make them from better grades of nylon to minimize that, but it would cost another $0.0001. If nylon is in its natural color (off white, slightly yellow) it is mostly or all unmodified. Black nylon has at least some UV protection and might have more.

Ever notice that white cable ties dry out and fail much faster than black ones?

 

[Jimmy N.]

Not completely related, but the hearing protection act apparently made it through the House. Yeah!!!

 

[Speedy!]

Man, that surely wasn't done by a shop? Maybe the owner "tried" to work on it himself? If that's a professional place then yikes.

 

[Unholy707]

Definitely a shop, if it was the owner there would have been sledge hammer marks for clearance

Man, that surely wasn't done by a shop? Maybe the owner "tried" to work on it himself? If that's a professional place then yikes.

 

[GNBRETT]

Another shop? I call BS...... Some clown working on his car in his garage smh.

 

[Unholy707]

Another shop? I call BS...... Some clown working on his car in his garage smh.

You don’t work on your cars?

 

[1971demon]

You don’t work on your cars?

There's nothing wrong with mine....nobody works on them...

 

[Speedy!]

Hard to have any problems when they sit in the garage and never see a race track 😄

 

[1971demon]

Hard to have any problems when they sit in the garage and never see a race track 😄

Had both Demons out yesterday....(first real nice day)....just cruisin,,,went by our local 1/8 track...(Lancaster Speedway)....I'm pretty sure they both got a good view...

 

[1971demon]

Had both Demons out yesterday....(first real nice day)....just cruisin,,,went by our local 1/8 track...(Lancaster Speedway)....I'm pretty sure they both got a good view...

Pussy footin the 170...still have 1/4 of 93...235 miles....the 18 Demon..1388 miles..less than 1/8 tank of last years 100 octane...road surface was still a bit cold..maybe 55 degrees...made for some spirited stop light to stop light shenanigans....and some mixed reviews from those I shared the pavement with...one couple in an M4 ...the wife (maybe in her 40's)...was hanging out the window with her cell phone takin pictures....but for the most part..people are totally oblivious...or have no Idea what they are...had a lot of fun...my wife had her C8 out...she went her way...I went mine...

 

[1971demon]

Had both Demons out yesterday....(first real nice day)....just cruisin,,,went by our local 1/8 track...(Lancaster Speedway)....I'm pretty sure they both got a good view...

My HC and my 18 Demon..are 2 totally different animals...Too early to tell between the 170 /18 Demon....but they feel kinda different...gotta get more miles on the 170...but it feels different