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The carb shop in coasta mesa
« on: April 09, 2008, 06:14:15 PM »
Anyone deal with mike at the carb shop in coasta mesa?What fing joke.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2008, 06:46:50 PM »
From what i hear Josh @ JBP is the man to send the carbs to. I got a Holley waiting for him as soon as i get to that point ;D


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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2008, 07:43:50 PM »
Gotta admit the student has become the teacher ,I probably had built (no bs) a few hundred carbs before Josh was able to walk , Now i look to him to explain ,build repair tune and "conceptualize" all carb work . Hes taken the time to research and understand Holleys and there clones far beyond the average person .. Dad
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2008, 07:50:07 PM »
I can do the holleys my self,this is a q jet for my 68 firebird.This is the original carb so I wanted it to look like new redip and bush the pri throttle shafts and build just for that engine.I get it back and its full of bead blast,shafts loose,no spec sheet,the idle screws,one was 2 turns and the other was 4 turns out.So I sent it back and Iam in Fl and called him and bitched so I get it back today all clean tight shafts ,put it on the car and now its dripping out the primary boosters when its at idle and after I turn it off it still runs out.So I guess I have to adjust the float and phuck with it and the price of his shitty service was 350.00.Time to cancell the card.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2008, 08:18:44 PM »
Thats no bueno ! call him and maybe he'll make good ?
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2008, 09:54:28 PM »
Anyone deal with mike at the carb shop in coasta mesa?What fing joke.

just curious...what happend? i dont know this shop, never have heard of them.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2008, 10:40:48 PM »
I've said this in other posts but it needs repeating. 

I don't care who built the carb, it is a good idea to double check the float levels before ever installing a new or remanufactured carb on a vehicle!

Your carb being shipped from Ca to Fl has been beat to sh*t by UPS/FEDEX or who ever transported it across country. 
It doesn't take much to screw up the float level in shipping, all it takes is one good drop.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2008, 10:44:30 PM »
yeah, the quick fuel carb i got had the rear float WAY off right out of the box...it had a geyser of fuel spewing out of it.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2008, 07:27:11 AM »
yeah, the quick fuel carb i got had the rear float WAY off right out of the box...it had a geyser of fuel spewing out of it.

Same with QF 950 on the Eliminator ,I was a little "torqued" ,Josh pulled both needles and seats ,cleaned and readjusted them,the idle bleeds were massivly "Fat" too Zack QF ,said they do that on purpose ? He also recommended 6 psi max fuel pressure fo marine due to float bounce and bowl overfill/flooding Tom
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2008, 09:36:02 AM »
I had the carb shop rebuild a carb probably 15 years ago.  It took them 3 tries to not get it right.  It was so bad I disputed the charge with my cc and they never said a word.  Although the staff has probably changed -I would never go back.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2008, 10:12:25 AM »
I think its the same retards working there.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2008, 12:36:52 PM »
My buddy took a center section in there that needed to get the throttle bushings replaced. I had all of the other parts, but I wasn't going to assemble it just give to them to disassemble. It only needed the teflon bushings replaced.

In spite of how many times I told my friend that just have them replace the throttle bushings, I'll do the rest, they convinced him the carb was junk becuase it was missing too many parts to make work. They graciously kept that junk carb, and I was never able to get it back in spite of my best efforts.

Another sotry is my friend bought one of thier Holley rebuilt carbs for his 302. Well, he had to sue them after the carb leaked and caught the car on fire, totalling it.

I refuse to deal at all with them.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2008, 01:33:30 PM »
I went to the bank today to dispute the charge.hopefully  i can get my green back.good thing i live in fl and not ca cuz i would pay him a visit.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2008, 01:37:28 PM »
WELL I COULD MAKE A LIL STOP SAY FOR A 30 PACK, SOUND ABOUT FAIR?  ;D
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2008, 01:40:53 PM »
If you ever get to Fl I ll take you out in my aluminum jet boat.
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2008, 01:49:44 PM »
WELL I COULD MAKE A LIL STOP SAY FOR A 30 PACK, SOUND ABOUT FAIR?  ;D

and if there was the best guy on the site to do this, it would be coors heavy.

i think he's the last guy i would want bangin on my door.  ;D
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Re: The carb shop in coasta mesa
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2008, 12:56:19 PM »
COORS HEAVY, You would have to wear the wrestling mask to really get the full effect.
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