Finally its kinda sorta coming together....

[jkbmkiii]

no actually my motor came in today!! I was so excited to see it on its side on a crushed pallot, which was covered by a piece of a Pacesetter Exhaust box!! All wrapped with two of those QUALITY nylon straps!! Holy shit... I peel back the cardboard from the "custom crate" that I so generously donated an additional 50 dollars for(thought it was going to be an actual box crate), to see that that the turbo that was supposed to be included wasn't even there!!! WTF!!!:icon_evil After getting the motor on a stand we noticed a few more cons.. The fuel J line on the block below the intake plenum was bent and snappen nearly off! Caused mostly due to hmmm, maybe its wonderful position on the "custom crate". The studs on the turbo manifold were pulled out when it was removed for surfacing the head.. Some new parts were installed including waterpump w/gasket, mhg and ARP studs, valve cover gaskets, front and rear main seals (as far as I can tell) and spark plugs. We also realized that the oil pan hadn't been taken off, therefore the crank and rod bearings could not have been visually inspected as stated on HPF.com as well as Rabidchimp.com.. All in all I guess it wasn't soo bad, but not having a turbo on it and being kinda beat up from forklifts and the sort.. I forgot to mention I had my digi cam this entire time and didn't hesitate to take pictures...

After failing to calm my unexplainable rage, I called Ben at HPF.. I told him the whole deal, and he was prompt to help.. Ben said to send him some pics and would be sure to contact both the shipping company and Rabid Chimp, as well as myself as soon as he recieved more information.

Unfortunately at this moment Im not at my own computer so I will put some pictures up as soon as I get home.. :nono:

that sucks.....I would be pissed.. I hope all works out for ya!!!

 

[rot 90na-t]

Oh im big time pissed man, but ya hope for the best i guess is all i can do.. That and call them 3 times a day lol... Fuck....:icon_mad:

 

[IJ.]

Good luck Rot

 

[rot 90na-t]

Good luck Rot

thanks man, ill need it.... :aigo:

 

[IJ.]

Yep I think so .....

 

[rot 90na-t]

i know a bunch of you guys are probably sayin i told ya so, but im usually a bit of a risk taker.. lol not to mention once i get the turbo ill be in business.. then ill review how she runs..

 

[rot 90na-t]

Does anyone think I can pass emissions with just one cat off my NA? I hope so...

 

[rot 90na-t]

here's some pics unloading from truck to garage :nono:

 

[rot 90na-t]

As you can see in the one pic of the oil pan gasket, the silicone on the inside is stained/burned from the oil... Meaning this motor's pan couldn't have been removed for inspection of the bottom end.. Another thing, in pulling the oil pan I noticed this motor has a 6m crank... Idk whether or not to be pissed about this..

 

[IJ.]

Doesn't pulling the pan void the warranty?

 

[jkbmkiii]

Does anyone think I can pass emissions with just one cat off my NA? I hope so...

with a stock motor .... I think you will be ok....

 

[rot 90na-t]

Doesn't pulling the pan void the warranty?

I was thinking the same at first... But for one, that wasn't specified from what i was told... Second, after we put the engine up on an engine stand, we noticed (as pictured) that the pan had not been pulled at all.. In both descriptions of the engine, it states that the bottom end is inspected and the rod and crank caps are pulled.. Seeing that this wasn't done, I pulled the pan and immediately informed HPF.

 

[IJ.]

<fingers crossed> hope it's not in the fine print......

 

[rot 90na-t]

In other words, I said fuck it because I figured if Rabid Chimp didn't do their job, I would have to..

 

[rot 90na-t]

<fingers crossed> hope it's not in the fine print......

True true, but holy shit man, if that voids my warranty after the other shit wrong with this thing... man ill fuckin freak out:aigo: p.s. they didnt even send me any warranty paperwork with the motor as I expected them to.. So technically there is no print at the moment..

 

[jkbmkiii]

True true, but holy shit man, if that voids my warranty after the other shit wrong with this thing... man ill fuckin freak out:aigo: p.s. they didnt even send me any warranty paperwork with the motor as I expected them to.. So technically there is no print at the moment..

You get any info on the motor yet????

 

[foreverpsycotic]

rot, you are going to have a hell of a fun time when you try and use the N/A cat. i have a spare turbo elbow and dp w/ the stock cats still connected and my car is NA. i measured the cats and the N/A is .75"-1" longer(somewhere in there i forget). you might be able to shorten the cat by cutting off some of the excess piping and moving the flanges in to the correct length

 

[jkbmkiii]

rot90-na, I will look around and see if I still have a spare turbo cat for ya!!!

 

[rot 90na-t]

You get any info on the motor yet????

I called Tom at Hpf today and he said he's sent 5 emails and left 4 voice mails with Rabid chimp and has had no reply... So idk whats happenin :nono:

 

[rot 90na-t]

rot90-na, I will look around and see if I still have a spare turbo cat for ya!!!

sweet dude thanks! foreverpsychotic's info was new to me so thanks to him too! lmk jason