Ported LS1 TB damaged in shipping-need help
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Ported LS1 TB damaged in shipping-need help So I just bought this Jantzer ported tb off a guy on here along with a LS6 intkake and UPS damaged it during shipping. Ill post some pics but I was just wondering if the TB is screwed or if it is in some way still usable. I dont want that peice breaking the rest of the way off and get sucked into my engine.
Theres still newspaper stuck in the crack from impact.
Theres still newspaper stuck in the crack from impact.
jesus do they shoot packages out of their truck with canons wher your at?!
id be hesitant to use it, im sure there are ways to though, maybe cut/break the piece off and smooth it out
id be hesitant to use it, im sure there are ways to though, maybe cut/break the piece off and smooth it out
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no kidding! I watched him carry it to the door and i dont think he just dropped it but somewhere between california and here they sure banged it up.
but ya im like you. hesitant to use it. either way im still fileing a claim with UPS
but ya im like you. hesitant to use it. either way im still fileing a claim with UPS
In this pic it looks like there is more cracking in the bottom left corner of the picture, where the ribbing starts. Might just be the angle, but it sure looks cracked.
I would try sanding it down, but since you've filed a claim with ups, don't touch it until they can evaluate it-- if you "fix" the damage, they will be less likely to reimburse you IMO.
I would try sanding it down, but since you've filed a claim with ups, don't touch it until they can evaluate it-- if you "fix" the damage, they will be less likely to reimburse you IMO.
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Yeah it looks like it was cracked and then someone tried to repair it or smooth it out. idk. But yeah I already filed the claim but depending on what happens I might still use it.
I would after the claim shave off that pice smooth it out and put it on. Hell the coupler will hide it and noody would know lol. Also I would make sure it dosent stick the blade could have shifetd if so then its usless.
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Depending on what happens with the claim, thats what I was thinking of doing. I just wanting to make sure I wasnt the only one thinking that way lol. It doesnt appear to stick in anyway. It just sucks cause there goes the resale value when I decide to go to a bigger setup
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UPS sucks, every package I get from them that is over 5 lbs looks like its gone through a woodchipper then ran over a few times for good measure. Somehow though my 243 heads were packaged so well by the seller that even UPS couldn't damage them even though the box was pretty f****ed up.
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UPS just came buy, **** them.
They basically said I'm fucked and to keep it.
He said if I went through with the claim, they have to take the WHOLE package (so the throttle body and the intake since they were shipped together). They inspect it and if they say "yeah we damaged it, its our fault" then they send the WHOLE package back to the shipper and then he gets the money. I would have NOTHING!
And they said based on the looks of the packaging they wouldn't pay anything.
They basically said I'm fucked and to keep it.
He said if I went through with the claim, they have to take the WHOLE package (so the throttle body and the intake since they were shipped together). They inspect it and if they say "yeah we damaged it, its our fault" then they send the WHOLE package back to the shipper and then he gets the money. I would have NOTHING!
And they said based on the looks of the packaging they wouldn't pay anything.
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As mentioned on our other board do NOT send this to Jantzer. You may or may not get it back within several months being that he sucks at life. It should work fine sanded smooth. Even if the blade did shift you can always fix that easily too.
If you decide to keep it, I see two options
1. break off the damaged piece and build up some JB Weld to make a replacement. I'd use a piece of masking tape on the outside of the bell to hold the shape, then put down a layer or two of JB Weld to fill to the inside edge of the bell, followed by a little filing and sanding.
2. see if you can bend the cracked piece back into place without breaking it off, then use the JB Weld to hold it in place, with a little skin on the outside to help.
1. break off the damaged piece and build up some JB Weld to make a replacement. I'd use a piece of masking tape on the outside of the bell to hold the shape, then put down a layer or two of JB Weld to fill to the inside edge of the bell, followed by a little filing and sanding.
2. see if you can bend the cracked piece back into place without breaking it off, then use the JB Weld to hold it in place, with a little skin on the outside to help.
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You can still used it with no problems... Just snap that off and sand it down a tad... It will be fine.... If the guy put insurance on the package you should get whatever it was insured for....