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Hi Archie,
Please post what has been your experience (good or bad). There are couple of other guys who may also be interested in your particular cituation and thinking of buying from this vendor.
As an example I have an FMS 345HP crate motor that is crap but I would not say every single one of them is so.
Thanks,
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As I said before I really don't have time to post up all the EMails & my notes from phone calls with this guy but, let me assure you my experience was bad.
He talked a great game and was a real nice guy until We actually tried to run the engine. Then things went South.
I'll give you a brief rundown.
I recently had a Customer from Calefornie
He had Me install an engine in his Fiero
He bought an engine from some bad ass weenie
When We started it up, it wouldn't go
500+ HP is what He wanted
Needed it to handle NOS & Be injected
Bad Ass said, "We can do that, dun it a million times"
Customer swallows story, hook, line & sinker, Sends all his Nickles & Dimes
Engine, Customer & car all arrive at Archie's door
Archie & crew get car up in the air & do the full swap pretty as all get out
After about 100 hours of work, it's sitting back on the floor
Set all the perimeters & fire it up, now we have a reason to pout
Engine won't run below 1800 RPM
Vacuum is only 6 inches, We suspect the Cam
I call Bad Ass & He answers on 1st Ring
He tells me how experienced He is & that We did something wrong 'cus it should be running.
I did get the Comp Cams part number from him, that's a good thing
Because on my subsequent calls to him the phone would just ring & ring
Called Comp Cams & talked to the Tech guy
He confirmed that cam would never work with injection, No lie
Bad Ass guy, while avoiding my call
Is sending me large EMails telling me how good he is and all
Customer is running out of money, living in a Hotel while Bad Ass is stalling
The U-Haul trailer He rented is now 10 days overdue, the athorities will be visiting
Finally Bad Ass orders the Cam, that I was told would work with TPI
overnite shipping on the Cam turns into 3 days, oh my
Bad Ass says He'll cover half of the extra labor
Now 10 days later, We're taking it apart all over
My guys work 14 hours a day
Hoping to get this poor customer on his way
Car is running very well once we get it back on the Floor
It doesn't make nearly as much HP as the customer paid for
Customer has to get home & takes it out the door
Needless to say
Bad Ass never did pay
Archie