Kenny Strickler from ZPI & turbochargers.com
03-09-2010, 01:37 AM
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kenny Strickler crook
I am trying to change public opinion now. It is hard, but I am determined.
david@turbochargers.com
03-09-2010, 02:02 AM
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I mean no offense David but a background check would help some or some sort of research of the people you hire. Iv said it before and i understand this is a little off topic but I dont blame the shop but the people that are behind the name. Im not going to lie iv told people not to go to turbochargers because of the kind of people that work there and the ton of repairs iv had to do on your past customer cars. I do beleave there can be a second chance for your shop but thats going to take alot of work and employees that people can trust. I wish you the best of luck David and I hope at some point I could work with you guys on a project.
03-09-2010, 01:53 PM
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I mean no offense David but a background check would help some or some sort of research of the people you hire. Iv said it before and i understand this is a little off topic but I dont blame the shop but the people that are behind the name. Im not going to lie iv told people not to go to turbochargers because of the kind of people that work there and the ton of repairs iv had to do on your past customer cars. I do beleave there can be a second chance for your shop but thats going to take alot of work and employees that people can trust. I wish you the best of luck David and I hope at some point I could work with you guys on a project.
david@turbochargers.com
03-09-2010, 04:30 PM
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Honestly you did not know his past history and you never looked into it? I am a business owner and I would never let someone run my business without a background check, reference check, credit report and lots of research and it was all here in black and white. This is what miffs me the most about all this since the info was easy to find.
03-09-2010, 06:07 PM
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08-19-2010, 12:37 AM
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Most recent account right here!!!!!!
I had a motor built by ZPI 4 years ago while I was in the Air Force serving our country!!! Now if I wasnt traveling alot that year I would have built the motor my self but instead I pulled the motor put it in a crate and shipped it to them. I was told 2 weeks for it to be back on my door step, well cough cough 4 months later I get it back. I was happy with it for 4 years thinking everything was going perfect with the motor thinking I was one of the rare people that got a good product from this sleezy company. Well last thursday prooved I was a victim as well. Now some people will say well the motor was 4 years old and thats what happens that maybe BUT... Parts dont change them selves out of a sealed motor!!! Last thursday while putting the finishing touches on my Time Attack car with a GT3582R (ONLY dezod alpha series running at the moment) my motor Put a ROD through the block. Ok at the moment I thought My carrillo rod broke well turns out it was my STOCK!!!!!!! Rod after I paid for Carillo rods to be in the motor, and I was suppose to have JE 8.5:1 pistons when infact I had CP god knows what Compression ratio piston in there!!! Thank God I work for Vinny Ten Racing now as a tech and can do all this in house now. In the END I got screwed and I want to see this POS put away for a long time!!!!!!!!
I had a motor built by ZPI 4 years ago while I was in the Air Force serving our country!!! Now if I wasnt traveling alot that year I would have built the motor my self but instead I pulled the motor put it in a crate and shipped it to them. I was told 2 weeks for it to be back on my door step, well cough cough 4 months later I get it back. I was happy with it for 4 years thinking everything was going perfect with the motor thinking I was one of the rare people that got a good product from this sleezy company. Well last thursday prooved I was a victim as well. Now some people will say well the motor was 4 years old and thats what happens that maybe BUT... Parts dont change them selves out of a sealed motor!!! Last thursday while putting the finishing touches on my Time Attack car with a GT3582R (ONLY dezod alpha series running at the moment) my motor Put a ROD through the block. Ok at the moment I thought My carrillo rod broke well turns out it was my STOCK!!!!!!! Rod after I paid for Carillo rods to be in the motor, and I was suppose to have JE 8.5:1 pistons when infact I had CP god knows what Compression ratio piston in there!!! Thank God I work for Vinny Ten Racing now as a tech and can do all this in house now. In the END I got screwed and I want to see this POS put away for a long time!!!!!!!!
08-19-2010, 12:47 AM
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wow the weak link didnt get replaced, fail.. thats pretty messed up. Knowing ZPI, at least they upgraded the pistons lol.. but thats really frustrating right there its like finding out your 4 year old kid is not yours
08-19-2010, 12:59 AM
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damnn so he stole your carillos!! i bet thats the one that went in his built tc that he showed me... dunno if this guy is still here in tx he might be on the run already hopefully in ny so you can show him watsup
08-19-2010, 12:59 AM
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08-19-2010, 01:17 AM
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One previous employee from turbochargers.com works at a local shop here. He worked with Kenny and informed me hes working for some dealership expeditor in Dallas :/ Problem with a background check is it only shows criminal charges which you were found GUILTY of. Does anyone know for a fact if hes ever been prosecuted and CONVICTED of anything related to his shenanigans? Also some employers will check to see if youve had any judgements against you in civil court, but this doesnt happen often, and if the case is settled outside of court, or still in progress, youd have no way of knowing.
08-19-2010, 01:38 AM
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Guys, guys, I have the low down on Kenny Strickler, and he is not long in the free world. I have been down town 3 times to plead my case. I have been told that they are going to seriously look into it. What I need from all of you is constant complaining to the Harris County District Attorney's Office, Special Crimes Division in Houston Texas. They said the more stories they can get, the better chance they have to put him away for a long time. I am broke now, but barely still selling turbos and rebuilding them. Mark is my machinist, and he can walk the walk. If it were not for the $500k I lost over the 2 years Kenny was here at turbochargers.com, I would not be having this conversation.
So please write or call the Cops and let's see how far under the jail we can put him.
So please write or call the Cops and let's see how far under the jail we can put him.