Thanks Orange County Corvette
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Thanks Orange County Corvette
Just had to give a public thanks to the guys at OCC, they just installed a new twin disk clutch for me with remote bleeder. What a difference in the car's performance. It's so much better. I can always count on Sean to provide expert advice and guidance on what's right for my particular setup. Every mod I do with those guys always moves the car forward. Also thanks to Paul for such a great job on the install and making sure everything was in order with the drive line right down to making sure my rear main seal was replaced so I wouldn’t have any more of that annoying oil leak.
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Top notch. 
Granted I'm still relatively new to the corvette world, but I didn't know about OCC. I thought WCC and Corvette Mike were Orange County's only Corvette specialty offerings.
Granted I'm still relatively new to the corvette world, but I didn't know about OCC. I thought WCC and Corvette Mike were Orange County's only Corvette specialty offerings.
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Glad to see your clutch install went better than mine, Sean put in an LS6 clutch, and a new slave for me, car hasn't been right since, O yeah did I mention he told me that too many people had problems with the remote bleeder and advised against it.
That decision made the later master cylinder swap and bleeding a blast!
No matter the new master cylinder didn't help the soft clutch pedal, it's been that way since the day I picked it up from Sean, called him on the way home (2.5 hour trip) and Sean told me "O yeah we did think it felt a little soft but we bleed it twice so you should be good"
Also missing was the clutch line insulation wrap job that Sean promised.
Needless to say my car hasn't made a clean run through the gears since last September when OCC did their number on it.
O yeah I forgot to mention the Sunday morning we bought train tickets to make the 200 mile trip and get the car, Sean wasn't at the station (as he said he would be) and wasn't at the shop, didn't answer his cell phone convieniently. I did make it to OCC that day only to see my car on the lift, torque tube and rear still out. 2 days after Sean said it was ready.
Sean didn't pitch in for the cost of the train tickets, or the 2-day rental car we got to cruise out to California Speedway and later San Diego that weekend.
Like I said happy yours turned out well, I wouldn't take a bicycle to OCC.
That decision made the later master cylinder swap and bleeding a blast!
No matter the new master cylinder didn't help the soft clutch pedal, it's been that way since the day I picked it up from Sean, called him on the way home (2.5 hour trip) and Sean told me "O yeah we did think it felt a little soft but we bleed it twice so you should be good"
Also missing was the clutch line insulation wrap job that Sean promised.
Needless to say my car hasn't made a clean run through the gears since last September when OCC did their number on it.
O yeah I forgot to mention the Sunday morning we bought train tickets to make the 200 mile trip and get the car, Sean wasn't at the station (as he said he would be) and wasn't at the shop, didn't answer his cell phone convieniently. I did make it to OCC that day only to see my car on the lift, torque tube and rear still out. 2 days after Sean said it was ready.
Sean didn't pitch in for the cost of the train tickets, or the 2-day rental car we got to cruise out to California Speedway and later San Diego that weekend.
Like I said happy yours turned out well, I wouldn't take a bicycle to OCC.
Last edited by 99SoCalFRC; May 25, 2007 at 03:29 PM.
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99SoCalFRC sorry to hear you didn't have good luck there. I have taken my car there for quite some time now and they have always done right by me. Good luck going forward with your car.
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SIGNEDFOR4, thanks for the kind remarks about my car. I prettey much feel the same as you do about OCC. I'm sure there is another side to the story here that will come out. While no shop is perfect OCC comes close. Given the results I have gotten from OCC they are first rate. 
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Every shop,and I mean EVERY SHOP.....
will have it's share of not so positive conclusions,due to one thing or another.
I will bet most anything there is more to the story than is presented here.I am not saying you didn't experience this,from your perspective,but I am POSITIVE there is another equally accurate perspective to be heard from yet.
OCC and Sean specifically is top notch
Yes they are VERY busy ,and yes,it may take longer than originally thought at times,but generally all that leave there are happy.....
All I can say is,when someone has a problem with a shop or company, they generally go elsewhere.........
Well,these guys have seen their fair share of rebounds from other shops,and again, those people generally wind up happy in the end
Sorry yours does not sound so good,I just can't believe( barring some emergency)that Sean just left you hanging........I just don't believe it...sorry.I will get the other side of this story....
That's the ONE thing that seperates them from so many others to me,their willingness to make things right!!!
Honez..............Love your car!!!
I will bet most anything there is more to the story than is presented here.I am not saying you didn't experience this,from your perspective,but I am POSITIVE there is another equally accurate perspective to be heard from yet.
OCC and Sean specifically is top notch
Yes they are VERY busy ,and yes,it may take longer than originally thought at times,but generally all that leave there are happy.....
All I can say is,when someone has a problem with a shop or company, they generally go elsewhere.........
Well,these guys have seen their fair share of rebounds from other shops,and again, those people generally wind up happy in the end
Sorry yours does not sound so good,I just can't believe( barring some emergency)that Sean just left you hanging........I just don't believe it...sorry.I will get the other side of this story....
That's the ONE thing that seperates them from so many others to me,their willingness to make things right!!!
Honez..............Love your car!!!
Last edited by flynbya2; May 25, 2007 at 05:32 PM.
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Wow, Thanks guys. Sorry for the late response but we are very busy here and we are not scanning the forum 24/7. As most of you know I don’t post very much on the forum. We let our customers do the talking for us.
Having said that, I refuse to respond to such attacks over the forum. We all know that there are two sides to every story and that nobody wins with this kind of exchange on the forum. What I will say is that generally if a customer is having a problem with the work performed, they bring the car back in and we address the issue.
I am sorry you are having an issue, but as most have found out, we will go the extra mile to take care of people, customers or not.
Nobody is perfect and that certainly includes us, so if you are having an issue with a clutch that we installed, call us and bring it back in. If we find that it was something we caused we will own up to it and repair the problem at no charge.
Sean
Having said that, I refuse to respond to such attacks over the forum. We all know that there are two sides to every story and that nobody wins with this kind of exchange on the forum. What I will say is that generally if a customer is having a problem with the work performed, they bring the car back in and we address the issue.
I am sorry you are having an issue, but as most have found out, we will go the extra mile to take care of people, customers or not.
Nobody is perfect and that certainly includes us, so if you are having an issue with a clutch that we installed, call us and bring it back in. If we find that it was something we caused we will own up to it and repair the problem at no charge.
Sean
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Wow, Thanks guys. Sorry for the late response but we are very busy here and we are not scanning the forum 24/7. As most of you know I don’t post very much on the forum. We let our customers do the talking for us.
Having said that, I refuse to respond to such attacks over the forum. We all know that there are two sides to every story and that nobody wins with this kind of exchange on the forum. What I will say is that generally if a customer is having a problem with the work performed, they bring the car back in and we address the issue.
I am sorry you are having an issue, but as most have found out, we will go the extra mile to take care of people, customers or not.
Nobody is perfect and that certainly includes us, so if you are having an issue with a clutch that we installed, call us and bring it back in. If we find that it was something we caused we will own up to it and repair the problem at no charge.
Sean
Having said that, I refuse to respond to such attacks over the forum. We all know that there are two sides to every story and that nobody wins with this kind of exchange on the forum. What I will say is that generally if a customer is having a problem with the work performed, they bring the car back in and we address the issue.
I am sorry you are having an issue, but as most have found out, we will go the extra mile to take care of people, customers or not.
Nobody is perfect and that certainly includes us, so if you are having an issue with a clutch that we installed, call us and bring it back in. If we find that it was something we caused we will own up to it and repair the problem at no charge.
Sean
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St. Jude Donor '08
I've been to a few shops in Socal, and Sean at OCC not only takes care of his business better then anyone I've delt with, but stands behind his work as well! I've done a few major mods with OCC, and there have been some hurdles to get through, but they not only got me to the other side, but stayed late to do it!
In the world of high performance, and aftermarket parts, there will be times that things don't go just right. It's how the vedor handles those situations that sepperate the good from the bad in my book...
Sean, Paul and John are guys I'll continue to deal with!!!
JB
P.S. Glad your clutch worked out buddy!!!
In the world of high performance, and aftermarket parts, there will be times that things don't go just right. It's how the vedor handles those situations that sepperate the good from the bad in my book...
Sean, Paul and John are guys I'll continue to deal with!!!
JB
P.S. Glad your clutch worked out buddy!!!
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will have it's share of not so positive conclusions,due to one thing or another.
I will bet most anything there is more to the story than is presented here.I am not saying you didn't experience this,from your perspective,but I am POSITIVE there is another equally accurate perspective to be heard from yet.
OCC and Sean specifically is top notch
Yes they are VERY busy ,and yes,it may take longer than originally thought at times,but generally all that leave there are happy.....
All I can say is,when someone has a problem with a shop or company, they generally go elsewhere.........
Well,these guys have seen their fair share of rebounds from other shops,and again, those people generally wind up happy in the end
Sorry yours does not sound so good,I just can't believe( barring some emergency)that Sean just left you hanging........I just don't believe it...sorry.I will get the other side of this story....
That's the ONE thing that seperates them from so many others to me,their willingness to make things right!!!
Honez..............Love your car!!!
I will bet most anything there is more to the story than is presented here.I am not saying you didn't experience this,from your perspective,but I am POSITIVE there is another equally accurate perspective to be heard from yet.
OCC and Sean specifically is top notch
Yes they are VERY busy ,and yes,it may take longer than originally thought at times,but generally all that leave there are happy.....
All I can say is,when someone has a problem with a shop or company, they generally go elsewhere.........
Well,these guys have seen their fair share of rebounds from other shops,and again, those people generally wind up happy in the end
Sorry yours does not sound so good,I just can't believe( barring some emergency)that Sean just left you hanging........I just don't believe it...sorry.I will get the other side of this story....
That's the ONE thing that seperates them from so many others to me,their willingness to make things right!!!
Honez..............Love your car!!!
But until now, the only shop that took care of me is A&A Corvette, I have tried others (I won't quote names as everyone on the forum loves this one of them in particular so I would get flamed
), supposedly big name tuners, and they suck big time, they don't care about their customers unless you write 5 digit checks!
A&A will remain my shop of choice as at least, I know for sure I can count on Andy! He nevel lied and always did what he said he'd do!
Honez, you car looks absolutely gorgeous!! The engine bay must be the nicest I have ever seen on this forum or in person. Congrats, you got a beautiful car
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How about you come drive my car and try out the clutch? How about you ask Sean where he was when he said he would pick us up the train station, you don't know any of the facts so get lost.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
So much for the promise of the mods keeping it from getting personal, you guys should see the PM this guy sent me, I tried to state facts only (which Sean disputed none of) and this guy is acting like I kicked his brother in the *****.
How about you come drive my car and try out the clutch? How about you ask Sean where he was when he said he would pick us up the train station, you don't know any of the facts so get lost.
How about you come drive my car and try out the clutch? How about you ask Sean where he was when he said he would pick us up the train station, you don't know any of the facts so get lost.
Last edited by PUREFUN; May 27, 2007 at 02:22 AM.
Melting Slicks
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I agree.
I think the problem here is that the OP started a thread to say thanks, not ask for opinion.
Then 99socalfrc took it upon himself to hijack the thread and spew some hate. Not cool and against forum rules as well.
I think the problem here is that the OP started a thread to say thanks, not ask for opinion.
Then 99socalfrc took it upon himself to hijack the thread and spew some hate. Not cool and against forum rules as well.
Racer
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From: Temecula CA
Another vote for Sean
I'll post my (excellent) results from my first OCC experience separately - but I must say, 99socalfrc must not be dealing with the same Sean I am:
Sean and his son took a Saturday morning to come in and take my car a week later than I had originally promised (my issue).
Then, OCC did all the work as agreed, at the price. When I had to go back to the Midwest on a family emergency, Sean and Katherine were always in touch, and kept my cherished car safe until I could get it picked up a week late.
OCC are not just brilliant Vette tuners - they are fine, fine people.
Lee