I once called Comp to get a suggestion on a cam, and when I told the guy I was going to be running a 3000 stall speed converter he replied with, "On the street in a truck?!? You'll burn up your trans by the time you're halfway down the block".

I thanked him for his time and hung up.

 

When I had my 5.3 with 220 cam I had a local tire shop around here tell me the reason it was running so rough and dying was because the headers with no cats and no o2 sensors in the exhaust. this was when I was ve tunning it. I tried to explain be he argued till I left.

 

I was trying to duel straights on my 06 silverado at an exhaust shop, the guy I was talking too said you can't out true duels on it. Here I can put a y pipe on it and a flowmaster...I was like I don't want flapmaster and y.true duels straights oh that gotten pissed.....why can't people these just do what we tell them its our money if Dana blow so be it .it paying there bills...its like wtf shut up and do it or i find someone else

 

They told me that I needed a new radiator hose b/c the one that I have is too swollen. I just put the hose in 2 months previous. Idiot, stock radiator hose from your own parts department. Try again.

 

I used to own a 01 mustang 5.3 swap eBay gt45 turbo, took it to the local ford dealership for laughs told them to change the oil. I lefted they called me 10 min later asking what motor it was and I said its a 5.3 from a 02 Tahoe, the woman argued with me saying it was no way,and ended up telling me to come get it or it was gonna be towed

 

That's hilarious there I had a ford dealership tell me my grandmas 96 thunderbird needed new engine I said really let's go look brought my code reader with me checked the codes needed a o2 sensor and a tune up then it ran fine how bought that for you ase ford mechanics

 

2000Chevy, as they say, you can never tell a book by its cover.

 

Whenever I step foot on a dealer lot I beat the salesmen to the punch...

him - "can I help ya?"

me - "yup, I need 4 of those trucks for my business... I'll pay cash" *as I reach into my pocket*

him - "now you're just b.s.'n me..." *while smirking*

me - "well, I thought I'd go first this time"

 

Now those are great!!

 

I think the reason is most "older" people still use cubic inches as call outs instaed of RPOs or Liters of displacement. A 327 is something they know and are use to saying. I just don't argue it anymore when people say it at my counter.