Date:         Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:15:48 -0800
Reply-To:     developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
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From:         developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: vanagon 2.1L  PERFORMANCE CHIP...anyone tried this?
Comments: To: John Connolly <john@AIRCOOLED.NET>
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I would not be too hasty to write off Jim Lutz. He sells rebuilt performance
engines at a decent price. Personally I'm impressed with his web site and
information (see attached word document.) As for the chip if it is
copywrited then there might be a problem with that issue but to copy a good
thing and improve on it is ingenious as I see it.

If I ever need a rebuild I had thought of dokng business with him. Could it
be that I am not seeing what you see? What was your bad experience. Pmail me
please about it.

William


> I suggest you guys watch out. That is James Lutz (Portland Oregon). He
just
> changed his Ebay user ID 3 weeks ago from Bergpanzer. He was caught
selling
> "performance chips" using someone elses dyno charts, he altered the charts
> and tried to pass them off as his own, to a vanagon/syncro listmember of
all
> people.
>
> You can ask this list for more info on this guy, but I have had personal
> dealings with him, and wouldn't get in the same area code as him if I
could
> at all avoid it.
>
> John
>
> > heres the link to the auction on ebay...read it...  anyone installed one
> of
> > these???
> >
> > <A
>
HREF="http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2405
> 473380">Item # 2405473380</A>
> >