well i really did not want to have to post this but i am given no choice. i bought an intake from sean askins, ASKracing, in mid june when they were first introduced. when i purchased the system he told me that it would take 2-3 weeks to have the system produced, which i understood since it is custom made. well it took about 5 weeks for me to receive the intake and when i got it the paint on it was nicked up and clamps appeared used. told sean my issues and he thought that i was just nitpicking since it arrived late, and he explained that some issues where out of his control. then i went to install the system and the y-pipe that attaches to the intake throttle body was the wrong diameter and would not fit. when this was told to sean he said there were variances in all of the y-pipes. so i then sean said he would located a silicone coupler and send it to me along with new clamps. well after another couple of weeks i just got a silicone coupler on my own to try and install this system, well that did not work and kept popping off, and when trying to install the MAF sensor in the y-pipe, the piping cracked and would not stay in properly. so i again contacted sean about this issue and he again said he would sent out a new y-pipe and the clamps and brackets. this was early in september. then again after waiting 2 weeks i decided to simply end my headaches and return the intake to sean, he said that would be fine and was sorry that it did not work out for me, and he would give me a refund. then the next email i get from sean he accuses me of buying his intake to steal his idea and of ripping him off and that i am some how affiliated with chrysler/mercedes some how. so any way the intake system was return delivered to him on 9/26/2005 (which happens to be his last day active on the forum) and i have not heard from him since.

so i was trying to clear this thing up with him directly before posting here as a last resort. i have contacted paypal.com but since i paid over 45 days ago the buyer protection does not apply, and my credit card company has a 90 policy in filing disputes. now i am wondering if there is anything anyone here can suggest to help me try and recover some of my money.

thanks and sorry for the long post. scott