Forged Performance and my G37 TT build
04-09-2010, 01:00 PM
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Forged Performance and my G37 TT build
My name is Juan and I have seen the recent threads on certain forums about my motor. I have tried to move past this incident, but knowing that Sharif is using my bad experience to promote his shop makes me want to tell the world about what I went through with Forged Performance. I have tried to tell my story before but I was bashed off of the forums because I couldn’t write well enough to explain my experience. English is not my first language – so to keep from having a repeat experience, I have had someone help me edit this thread. To help keep it simple, I will explain using bullet points. All of these are facts. No lies or stretching of the truth.
Back story:
• I took my new G37 to Forged Performance for install of the GTM Stage 3 turbo kit.
• My stock motor blew while Sharif was tuning it on the dyno.
• Sharif told me that 500whp was safe and that the stock motor would hold. His advice is what I took when making decisions for this build.
• The stock motor did not hold and Sharif blamed it on bad rods from the factory or damage caused by a previous owner.
• The car had 1500 miles on it when the motor blew. There was no previous owner and no prior work performed.
• I was made to pay for parts for a new short block. I never wanted a built block. I wanted the safe 500whp promised on my stock motor.
• I did take my car from the shop while having a balance, but it was only because there was no work done on the car for months. Sharif kept promising work, but none was ever done. I admit it was not the best strategy, but there was no theft involved. The keys were given to me by a Forged Performance employee.
• I posted an “apology” thread so that Sharif would finish the work promised. Posting that thread was not my idea.
• After another month of Sharif not being able to get the car to run properly, he shipped the car to Sam @ GTM so that Sam could diagnose the problem. The car was supposed to be fixed and shipped back to Sharif for finalization. I chose to leave it with Sam for all final repairs.
Damage done to the car while at Forged Performance:
• Wiring harness was damaged and ground to VVEL left off. This is why Sharif could not get the car to run properly.
• The car was backed into a lift damaging the rear bumper and tail light. Sharif wanted to replace this with parts from a junk yard.
• Shift **** was removed using pliers and damaged beyond repair.
• Holes were drilled through my VIN plate on the firewall when mounting the fuel pump regulator.
• Chassis was cut to make GTM turbo kit fit. This was not needed. The kit was installed improperly.
• Plastics were cut to make the turbo kit fit. More unnecessary modification due to improper install of turbo kit.
• Intercooler piping was cut to make it fit (again unneeded) and left metal shavings inside.
• Intercooler piping crushed to make room for an oil return line.
Cost to me:
• Nearly a year without my car and over ten thousand dollars in additional expenses repairing the damage Forged Performance caused. Sharif did pay for part of the GTM bill.
Once more for clarification, English is not my first language, so I have had help formatting this post. But all things said are 100% true and factual. Pictures have been included so that you can see the state my car was in when it arrived at GTM and after Forged Performance could not diagnose the car’s inability to run properly. Because I have a hard time writing in English and have a family to take care of, I will not be reading or responding to this thread. I just wanted to let my Forged Performance experience be known. I am sure Sharif will defend and deny. It is his right. I will let the post and pictures speak for themselves. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Damage to rear brake light.
Bolt left loose.
Bracket left unsecured.
Power steering lines hitting intercooler piping.
Thin wire cutting into oil return line.
Wrong piece of intercooler piping used. Bracket cut off instead of using correct piece of piping.
Plastic undertray cut to fit piping. Plastics left loose and unsecured.
Sub-frame cut to clearance piping.
Piping crushed to clearance oil return line.
Intake and intercooler piping zip tied together. Debris on intake filter and connection.
More of same zip tied piping and debris.
Reason for debris on intake. Tire was rubbing intake due to improper installation of kit.
Back story:
• I took my new G37 to Forged Performance for install of the GTM Stage 3 turbo kit.
• My stock motor blew while Sharif was tuning it on the dyno.
• Sharif told me that 500whp was safe and that the stock motor would hold. His advice is what I took when making decisions for this build.
• The stock motor did not hold and Sharif blamed it on bad rods from the factory or damage caused by a previous owner.
• The car had 1500 miles on it when the motor blew. There was no previous owner and no prior work performed.
• I was made to pay for parts for a new short block. I never wanted a built block. I wanted the safe 500whp promised on my stock motor.
• I did take my car from the shop while having a balance, but it was only because there was no work done on the car for months. Sharif kept promising work, but none was ever done. I admit it was not the best strategy, but there was no theft involved. The keys were given to me by a Forged Performance employee.
• I posted an “apology” thread so that Sharif would finish the work promised. Posting that thread was not my idea.
• After another month of Sharif not being able to get the car to run properly, he shipped the car to Sam @ GTM so that Sam could diagnose the problem. The car was supposed to be fixed and shipped back to Sharif for finalization. I chose to leave it with Sam for all final repairs.
Damage done to the car while at Forged Performance:
• Wiring harness was damaged and ground to VVEL left off. This is why Sharif could not get the car to run properly.
• The car was backed into a lift damaging the rear bumper and tail light. Sharif wanted to replace this with parts from a junk yard.
• Shift **** was removed using pliers and damaged beyond repair.
• Holes were drilled through my VIN plate on the firewall when mounting the fuel pump regulator.
• Chassis was cut to make GTM turbo kit fit. This was not needed. The kit was installed improperly.
• Plastics were cut to make the turbo kit fit. More unnecessary modification due to improper install of turbo kit.
• Intercooler piping was cut to make it fit (again unneeded) and left metal shavings inside.
• Intercooler piping crushed to make room for an oil return line.
Cost to me:
• Nearly a year without my car and over ten thousand dollars in additional expenses repairing the damage Forged Performance caused. Sharif did pay for part of the GTM bill.
Once more for clarification, English is not my first language, so I have had help formatting this post. But all things said are 100% true and factual. Pictures have been included so that you can see the state my car was in when it arrived at GTM and after Forged Performance could not diagnose the car’s inability to run properly. Because I have a hard time writing in English and have a family to take care of, I will not be reading or responding to this thread. I just wanted to let my Forged Performance experience be known. I am sure Sharif will defend and deny. It is his right. I will let the post and pictures speak for themselves. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Damage to rear brake light.
Bolt left loose.
Bracket left unsecured.
Power steering lines hitting intercooler piping.
Thin wire cutting into oil return line.
Wrong piece of intercooler piping used. Bracket cut off instead of using correct piece of piping.
Plastic undertray cut to fit piping. Plastics left loose and unsecured.
Sub-frame cut to clearance piping.
Piping crushed to clearance oil return line.
Intake and intercooler piping zip tied together. Debris on intake filter and connection.
More of same zip tied piping and debris.
Reason for debris on intake. Tire was rubbing intake due to improper installation of kit.
04-09-2010, 01:11 PM
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04-09-2010, 01:24 PM
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I installed the same GTM Twin Turbo kit in the back of my yard, with the car on jacks. I am by no means a car mechanic and I've only done small DIY projects. But the turbo install was pretty straightforward with the instructions provided by GTM.
With that said, how could a professional auto performance shop butcher the install this badly?
With that said, how could a professional auto performance shop butcher the install this badly?
04-09-2010, 01:34 PM
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^^^ Ditto with my 350.... THese installs, especially since everything is fabricated to fit perfectly, are pretty easy to do but do take time. I am at a loss for words. My assumption is Shariff hired a newbie and threw him on the job with little supervision. Did GTM back up your statements? Afterall, if they didn't, it would make it look like the kit itself was not fabricated correctly, which I don't think is in GTM's gameplan.
04-09-2010, 02:29 PM
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this is madness!!
i cant believe they left unsecured bolts and the air filter rubbing the tire?
i could imagine the rattling your car makes on the road.
i feel sorry for u, i hope u get those issues resolved.
i cant believe they left unsecured bolts and the air filter rubbing the tire?
i could imagine the rattling your car makes on the road.
i feel sorry for u, i hope u get those issues resolved.
04-09-2010, 02:37 PM
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I would really like to hear Sharif's side of the story...not saying that Juan is not being forthcoming and truthful, I just really like to hear both sides of an issue before making a call...
I've known some of the Forged staff for 20+ years and have never seen a poor quality job done by any of them...either way I hope it gets resolved!
I've known some of the Forged staff for 20+ years and have never seen a poor quality job done by any of them...either way I hope it gets resolved!
