A little humor for you...or what happens when a machine shop isn't LS savvy...
03-10-2012 | 09:30 AM
#23
The sad part is, there is NO way they didnt know how messed up the block was, before they gave it back to the customer.
The machine shop I used hadnt done too many LS motors, but even they knew there was not a whole lot of material to remove in the LS1/6 blocks.
The machine shop I used hadnt done too many LS motors, but even they knew there was not a whole lot of material to remove in the LS1/6 blocks.
03-10-2012 | 11:53 AM
#27
Do I get a prize? Ha, ha.When I bought the car, I assumed that it was a stock cube LS1 with aftermarket heads (I purchased it from a state auction). I was surprised to find that it was stroked and bored.
03-11-2012 | 04:04 PM
#36
What amazes me the most is after they did the bore work, it was obvious they went too far. Most shops, even the bad ones, would have realized something was wrong. But no, these idiots then honed and then assembled the engine.
This shop should not even be doing oil changes.
This shop should not even be doing oil changes.
03-11-2012 | 08:32 PM
#37
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I think you guys are being too easy on whatever shop did this. Stop and think about it this way.
They didn't just heavily bore a block known to not accept much overbore, the bored it more than .1
How many OEM blocks can handle that kind of overbore? Then how many made in the last 30 years could handle it?
I would not say the shop was lacking LS1 knowledge I would say they are just flat out incompetent.
Common sense would dictate if considering boreing any block that far sonic testing is in order and before even doing that it wouldn't be hard to research if there was any vague possibility a bore that size would fit.
They didn't just heavily bore a block known to not accept much overbore, the bored it more than .1
How many OEM blocks can handle that kind of overbore? Then how many made in the last 30 years could handle it?
I would not say the shop was lacking LS1 knowledge I would say they are just flat out incompetent.
Common sense would dictate if considering boreing any block that far sonic testing is in order and before even doing that it wouldn't be hard to research if there was any vague possibility a bore that size would fit.
03-12-2012 | 11:53 AM
#38
03-12-2012 | 02:16 PM
#39
I recently was calling around about having a reluctor wheel swapped on a crank I bought that had the wheel bent during shipping. 2 of the 3 shops I called didn't know what a reluctor wheel was, needless to say, I didn't bother getting a quote from them.
If I have to explain, then it's not worth it. Luckily, the third shop said, yes, I have the fixture that alignes it to the dowel pin in the crank. Needless to say, I am going to him to build my forged shortblock.
If I have to explain, then it's not worth it. Luckily, the third shop said, yes, I have the fixture that alignes it to the dowel pin in the crank. Needless to say, I am going to him to build my forged shortblock.
