Re: Boge TurboGas - crap

[John Hamill <jhamill@incert.com>]

Metric Systems does all sorts of work on VW's, they have a service bay rivaling
that of many dealers. It wouldn't be a far distance from BBN (I used to work
there a while ago). Don't know the place on Commonwealth, what's the name?

John

"Christoper Hartwell@bbn.com" wrote:

> Hey John,
>
> I work in Cambridge. Do these guys do other work on VW's? Theres a place on
> Commonwealth I think (a little hole in the wall) that carries a wide
> variety of VW parts. Do you or have you been there?
>
> Thanks.
> 98GLXVR6
>
> At 01:39 PM 10/02/1998 -0400, you wrote:
> >I've found that HOR springs lower about the same as Neuspeed SofSport on
> an A3,
> >and with similar springs rates. I thought these springs worked OK.
> >
> >I just got my car back from the alignment from Metric Systems here in
> Cambridge,
> >MA after I switched the shocks. They did a great job. The steering wheel
> is now
> >perfectly centered! They also gave me the Hunter alignment sheet showing all
> >before and after specs. These guys do good work for anyone in the metro
> >Boston/Cambridge area. I've had alignments done at Gallery in Norwood who
> could
> >never seem to master centering the wheel again.
> >
> >Billy T. wrote:
> >
> >> In case any one wants to know, the HOR springs are designed to actually
> >> lower the car more than an inch.  The advertised drop is with a set of
> >> gas shocks and struts, which raise the car a little bit.  Read this in
> >> the Autotech catalog, page 7, sport tuning tip, #3.  Still, I wouldn't
> >> get them.
> >>
> >> Billy T.
> >>
> >> Wally Green wrote:
> >> >
> >> > curious. That's not what the trade rags say, nor is that what's
> printed in
> >> > the Autotech catalog about them. Go figure.
> >> >
> >> > ____________
> >> > Wally G.
> >> > coolwally@msn.com
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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