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Well I thought the th400 trans was over hyped after my first th400 broke,which what was supposed to be fully built to begin with. Come to find out it was basically a stock th400 with a manual valve body.no wonder it only lasted 250 miles...
Anyways I'm getting a completely new one by a well known local builder and can't wait to get it in and ready to tear some shit up!
Waiting for this "builders" excuse?! Where is he?
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good luck on your quest for a good trany lol hope you can find a strong one, or just DEtune your truck to make less power lol JK
Wait what? Wow that sucks and is very surprising. First complaint I have heard. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by CHEVROLADE
Hope it lasts for u zach. As i put no stock parts in ur 400. And it had a tci full manual valvebody. And theirs a first time for everything to break. Would like to know what new he put in it. And as stated before. I offered to fix for free. And pay shipping. First tranny ive had go bad in i dont know how many years.
I don't think a guy with 35 years of experience with building trans would lie to me.he also mentioned it had bad clearances etc etc too much bullshit , I just seen it personally.i was actually giving u the benefit of the doubt till the new builder opened up the trans and gave me the news.
Why don't you post of vids of you racing that corvette 6 times in a row before your tranny went out.
...at least everyone that's been on this site for any amount of time knows that anything that comes out of Zach's mouth isn't worth half as much as that log you left in the toilet after breakfast this morning. Kenny is a honest stand up guy and I'm sure he'd be happy to build that tranny right there in front of you as you stand there and watch. When I bought a built tranny from a member on this site he offered to tear it down and verify that it was in fact built, FOR FREE. Once we tore into it we decided to go ahead and upgrade to a better band... well after a year of constant abuse, 15,000 miles, and a few bottles my clutches (which were in there from the previous builder, NOT KENNY) decided they had taken enough abuse and it started to slip, so I called Kenny up and he offered to fix it LABOR FREE. It doesn't get any better than his customer service, period. BTW, first time I ever met Kenny was at the last shoot out (LESS THAN A YEAR AGO), so don't go thinking that we are long time buddies and I'm sticking up for him because of that. I'm sticking up for him because he is a honest stand up guy.
^ +1. Don't really think anyone's gonna take this seriously. Everybody's always out to screw over poor little Zach.
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Originally Posted by Frenchy
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Hey that's me!! It prolly started slipping bc you have too many fat Okie bitches in it haha! But really, that does sound like some damn good customer service. When you text me that the other day, I was shocked lolQuote:
Originally Posted by qwk_snd
Yea and its not like i have been like lsx powersports. I made more than a ample try to fix it and pay for shipping. And really how the hell u tell what tolerances were on tranny. After the fact that its been bet on for a while now. And was built. Dont care what the hell the other builder says. Fact is a stock 400 wouldnt have held to what u put it threw. Shit fails. Thats life. Point is not many peoe would make it rite like i more than once tried to.
Yea that's a good offer on the warranty part, but like stated before , for what to last another 3 weeks ?no thanks ,on to the next one.
U want vids of the vette I ran? Lmao what does that have to do with anything , that's what I paid for smart guy a trans to handle the abuse.
2-3 weeks huh. Funny i hand delevered it the first of june thats 5 months ago. But no prob. Hope works out for ya.Quote:
Originally Posted by CHEVROLADE
it didnt go in right away come on now,did alot of changes along with th400 swap,its not like im crying for a refund like some....im just posting my experience...i can care less what the previous posters have to say...they make no power
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Originally Posted by CHEVROLADE
Because that's a valid agreement when it comes to customer service. MY POINT IS PROVEN, Zach has diarrhea of the mouth.
What I'm getting at is your leaving out a lot of details but you want to bad mouth someone who has done everything they can to help you and stand by their work. Hell why don't you post a pic of the turbo that's really on your truck instead of the one you posted pics of a few weeks ago. Everyone here knows a stock trans wouldn't of lasted a day in your truck, so if you want to believe that was a stock trans then your a fool. Do you really think the clutch pack clearances are gonna be in spec after you beat on it for 5 months? Since you were there for the tear down where's the pics? Can you even tell the diff between stock clutches and performance clutches?Quote:
Originally Posted by CHEVROLADE
What seems to b the problem with the pump u posted. Other than the sealing ring unsnaped. The pump shim looks fine.
Pump looks good, sealing ring came unsnaped on disassembly because there's no possible way for it to come unsnaped once its in the bore and it won't go into the bore unless its snapped together.
its all good if u say so man..ha.....
hey kennith what about the t brake? i paid for a t brake and even sent u extra cash for it and what i get ,no tbrake not even credit.lol its all good man.i can care less about cash...like stated before its not about parts or money...its about experience and know how.
All my fault at the end , Took my buddy's advise a lil too late. Lesson learned
Tell what zach check ur paypal. Ill send u money for the transbrake. U got the valvebody.we nust decided not to put the sylonoid brake on cause its more harsh. Builds heat and u had a two step.
Shit. Been awhile since u sent the money zach. Pm me ur paypal account and ill send the price of the tci tansbrake that goes with ur valvebody.
You have all kinds of trouble with various performance shops/people/builders. Shops/people/builders/ that many many people have had great dealings with. Not saying because others have great experiences that you will too, because in the performance world, things will fail. It's just part of it. There are usually different people that have bad things to say about any shop/builder/company. But when the same person has ongoing issues with multiple people, maybe that person should take a step back and find the common denominator in all the instances.
I don't know Kenneth. To read on the Internet, many people have had great luck with him. Unfortunately, he's picked a hobby/profession that if it breaks, it costs people time and money to make right. In this day where people want a transmission that will hold 1,000+ hp in a 4400+ pound vehicle that will last 100,000miles, I'd have to do a full background check and have references and the customer would have to sign some sort of contract not to be a douche before I'd sell them my product. You just can't please some people no matter how hard you want to try.
I'm sure it will be a lessened learned on both ends. I'm sure you won't give any more business to Kenneth and if he was smart, he wouldn't accept another dime from you. Sometimes it's just not worth having your name drug through the mud to make a few bucks.
I have to agree with this one, and Zach what builder is gonna be able to look at a fried transmission and tell you its tolerances are off. That is plain ignorant. First complaint against Kenny I think any of us have heard. I bet you can't say the same about your new builder. It's too bad it worked out like this, but good luck with your new build. Surprised you didn't even give him a single chance to make it right, but oh well.Quote:
Originally Posted by phantom405
I been down with my shop builder since day 1 so don't what your talking about unless your just saying in general.
Yes I know parts fail , I have been breaking shit for a long time .some of these youngsters who know nothing about with there 300hp power level.
But that's not the point , when u pay for something and the product is not as described. You would not be so happy either.Im actually not being a dick either ... if i really wanted to be one i would! but what's done is done.
The chance was taken...
Kenny has not personally built or touched my tranny. But he has a hand full of the guys around me. They abuse the hell out of them, granted they are 80es and they are all 500+ rwhp. But his turn around time and cost impresses me. Trannys fail. That's just how it works. He did offer to fix it for little to no cost...I can't see why you wouldn't let him try to make it right