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Ordered a new 408 from texas speed got told 4 to 6 weeks to get it. Got a phone call back from them 5 min after hung up they tell me they got one in stock just got fig out the cam and should have it in about a week that definitely made my week now just can't wait to get it put in truck and put down some new numbers..
good luck with it making it past 2000 miles...
Poor TSP, they're never going to live down selling that POS engine to Kurt :laugh:
Poor TSP?... I say Poor who ever buys from them... Both motors were wrong... I gave them a second chance too!! When a built motor comes with tighter than stock bearing clearances, mains and rods, That's horrible!! Between that and 4.060 pistons in a bore that should have 4.075 pistons in it... it's a toss up on which will cause failure first. I just happened to catch mine while upgrading to an aftermarket pan... SURPRISE!!... piston skirts and cylinder walls eating away at each other is not a good thing... esp. with a motor that only has 2k miles on it. Drove 600 miles 1 way to hand deliever the POS back to them... they said they would make it right. 3 months later I get another motor with tight clearances lol... stock size ACL bearings... I'm done with them at this point. Order some new oversize bearings from Erik at HKE who will be getting all my business from here on out... Oh yeah, the new block they assembled the 2nd time had NO BLOCK WORK DONE besides machining for the stroker crank (rods). All is well now and has seen boost... I know this because I took the motor apart and checked about a week ago. HKE might be a little higher... but it's built right!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat
Good Luck OP, I wish you better luck than I had... I wouldn't wish that on anyone... well maybe a couple of people lol
Cancel the order. I have seen a lot of threads about how poorly They assemble there motors and they go boom after a few hundred miles
Other than the oversize piston issue you listed everything that Erik at HKE screwed up on my engine build TWICE! I hope he's learned at my expense. Hell, my performance engine still had factory stock cam bearings and metal shavings from the factory machining process packed in the cam oil galleys. :thumbdown: WATT's engine shop in Lavon TX gets my shopwork business from now on. :rock:
Good luck with the TSP motor.. Gunna need it
Every shop has its horror stories. With TSP ive never heard of a motor lasting and im not exaggerating. Serious send it back. there customer service is crap and they arnt even the ones that build it. I belive in HKE and they will get my projects from now on. Erik works closely with SAM (a very very good school that does nothing but high performance engines) and they guys knows more that the internet does lol. Also do you really trust a shop that just happened to have a engine built to the exact specs you want just laying around? hahaha i think not...
Dang I bet that went from making his week to feeling crappy. I didn't know this either. But at least you find out now then later minus the $ put into it!
a simple search or new thread on this site before he ordered would have stopped all this...