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Old 04-19-2012, 08:06 AM
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I don't know what's going on with these guys, used to be a great company to deal with.
They've pulled every comment on their FB page since last year & the last post from Friday is some guy still waiting on a clutch.

I really hope they can pull themselves back from whatever is going on over there.
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Originally Posted by j's02ws6
the guys who have purchased parts and cancelled received there money back?
Some have and some haven't.
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Originally Posted by Mustang Hat'r 2
Just ordered a roll bar from them and they called the next day to set up shipping arrangements. Hoping I have luck there the only ones that took paypal for my order.
I really hope you didn't read this and then place the order LOL.

Glad to hear that you got a call the next day. Where is it from Wolfe? Have you got tracking? What day did you order?
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ordered monday, its wolf but payed with paypal so worst case it wont be hard to get tthe $$ back. No tracking yet waiting for it, wolfs site said 3-5 weeks for roll bars
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^^ Thanks for the update. Let us know how it goes. I think it took a week to get my 6 point bar from Wolfe and that was Feb 2009
Old 04-19-2012, 09:36 AM
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Wow I was about to pull the trigger on a cam kit from them. I have had probably about a dozen or so of flawless orders, they even went above and beyond on a couple of them before.

I dont want to be a dick, but THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE FBODY SCENE BECOMES THE NEW FOX BODY SCENE AND ALL THE NEW COMERS ORDER CHEAP PARTS FROM EBAY!
Old 04-19-2012, 09:39 AM
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^^ This has little to do with ebay and the scene. We don't buy much from ebay here in FL. The issue is dropshipping companies. I can open an online store today for cheap and sell whatever you want right out of my home. I never have to stock anything (NO OVERHEAD) and I just ship from the vendor or manufacturer direct to you.

I have hundreds of orders with Thunder
Old 04-19-2012, 11:37 AM
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Ever since Geoff Left the company, it has gone down. When him and Angie split, he started EPS. Great guy to work with, but still sucks that a business he worked so hard on is flapping in the wind after the split.
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WTF is EPS?
Old 04-19-2012, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by deejaydaze
WTF is EPS?
EPS is Engine Power Systems. It is a company started by Geoff who used to work at Thunder Racing. Geoff is a great guy to deal with unlike TR.
Old 04-19-2012, 03:32 PM
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I can look through my email and tell you who I dealt with. Mostly it was Gene.
Old 04-19-2012, 04:18 PM
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Wow this is a total shock. I too have been away for a while but they were my most trusted vendor. This is a real disappointment.

I remember even after Katrina they were still at work fulfilling orders.
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Well damn I wish I would have know all this... I placed an order for an LSX short block from them last May n I haven't received anything on the status of it.
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Is EPS a sponsor here?
Old 04-20-2012, 10:49 AM
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He was, not sure if he still is. He tuned my car and does a great job. Great guy to deal with, and knowledgeable as hell.
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Used to order a lot of parts from TR. They were a big supporter on our V6 forum as well. Last thing I ordered from them was a set of corbeau F-body rails for my Firebird on a black friday sale.
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Oh my, this is a big one falling down...Good to know though. Sad story.
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http://www.engpwrsys.com/

He is a sponsor on LS1tech.
Old 04-28-2012, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ChevyMaxx
Ordered a racetronix fuel pump and wireing kit from these guys a week ago, and i still hadnt received any emails by today, so i gave them a call, after 4 different calls i finally got through to a person and it turns out it is backordered according to them. It would have been nice to at least have them email me this info since now its going to be at least a week before the damn thing ships out, and i was hoping to get my car on the road this week! Very bad buisness ethics according to me
I ordered a racetronix fuel pump from thunder racing on 3/22/12 and wasnt told that they were on backorder until I called them a few days later.On 3/27/12 I cancelled the order because I found someone else had one in stock and they told me my paypal account would be credited back.So week goes by and I still havent seen my paypal account credited back so I write TR a email to see whats going on,they never responded so I give them a call and talked to some guy there and he had no idea what was going on so he said the girl who I cancelled the order with will give me a call back after she reboots her computer in a few minutes well I never recieved that call.Then I had enough so I put a claim in with paypal and I won the claim and TR has to pay me.So I get a E check from thunder and it was on hold for a few days and I got a email from paypal saying that there wasnt enough funds in TR account to pay me.So I guess they refiled the E check and I have to wait until may 9 to see if it clears.
Im very disappointed in Thunder Racing they were one of my favorite companies to deal with they had a good selection of Lt1 parts.I will never buy anything from them ever again.
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I ordered some parts that ended up being backordered from them a few weeks ago. then i saw this post and it had me worried, but every time i called them they were really helpful so i figured id just let it go and see how things worked out. It took them a couple weeks to get me a tracking number, but once they did, everything showed up right when they said it would.


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