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Old 06-19-2008, 01:52 PM
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Default Wheel to Wheel powertrain go under?

I read on Yellowbullet.com that W2W went t!ts up!

True? Or did I just miss the boat?

http://yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58481
Old 06-19-2008, 01:56 PM
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I called w2w about 2 weeks ago for some fel-pro gaskets......they wouldn't take any orders. Told me they are taking inventory, call back in 2 weeks
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Wow, that's too bad. They make some top quality stuff and do awesome work. Best wishes to those guys.
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W2W was part of a larger corporation, what i heard is they wanted to get out of the automotive performance industry and closed it's doors.

Had nothing to do with customer Service
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They would not hire me. That must be why they failed.
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Originally Posted by 99.9percenter
They would not hire me. That must be why they failed.
Old 06-19-2008, 07:09 PM
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This happened quite a while ago. Quite a bit more than two weeks ago if I'm not mistaken. The new company that acquired it ran it into the ground.
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I've known it was coming for months.
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Cannot get to their site either....
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Wow thats crazy as hell.. I had no idea that they were owned by a large corp... That was a top notch shop for sure. Hate to see them leave the LSX world, but we all know that some of those guys will branch out on their own and stay at it.
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Damn that does suck. It's hard enough to find people that have a clue. Finding guys that know what they're doing, are honest & stand behind their work is rare.

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weakened economy.
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Wow, those guys are truly talented. Sucks to see a shop like that go under.
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does suck i was gonna get my car tuned by them soon looking like im going to speed inc
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Kurt and Billy are gonna be fine, and the fab guys will be back to work somewhere else I am sure.

With all the automaker cutbacks the place was destined to eventually fall victim unfortunately, be great if Kurt and Billy could start their own thing, that would surly work.
Get the fab guys to come with them too and you'd have one kick *** shop.

Probably already in the works would be my guess.
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Kurt and Billy will NOT being working together anymore,I'll leave it at that.

Kurt already has started a new shop and Billy has something big coming together in the near future.

Both of them are fine engine builders that will continue to service the LS community.
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Sorry to hear that. I wasn't aware there was any friction there.

All good people though, that aren't gonna disappear I'm sure.
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Billy does build a bad *** motor.. I'm sure he'll show up somewhere.
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Originally Posted by gator's 99TA
weakened economy.

And it's not just effecting the automotive aftermarket industry!
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Originally Posted by Big Mike
And it's not just effecting the automotive aftermarket industry!
Hard nto build performace for customers when they are having problems making over inflated house payments and a fuel bill bigger then the food bill

Sad to see them go


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