Improper Valve Seal Install Can Cause Catastrophic Failure PICS INSIDE!!
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I can definately understand the frustration though at the crowd that want to bash sponsors before everything is worked out; but I also think that this is a great way to demonstrate the qualities of a great company. None of us are perfect, but I think this was a bad situation where ego stepped in and turned it into a disgraceful situation.
I am glad that TSP has posted this as they seemed to do it as a informational only and not really trying to bring up the drama of the prior thread; I am afraid it will be inescapable though.
Let me clarify myself so there is no misunderstanding, I think TSP is a class act and I think they tried to help out and don't think they have any blame in the matter. I also like to credit them for trying to hold the hands of their customers and trying to rectify a situation such as this by negotiating away their own cost at labor to re-machine a second hand customer's product in good faith.
**** happens though and will keep on happening...
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This is why you always tripple check everything on installs. Coil bind, installed height, seat pressure, preload, etc, the list goes on... Its people who short-cut who have the problems.
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I've never seen any double spring kits installed on a stock valve seal. I think if you do a little bit of measuring you'll find out there just isn't enough room between the stock seat assembly & the cylinder head material.
This is probably the second time I've ever heard of someone trying this in probably 5000+ spring kits all the vendors on ls1tech have sold.
I hardly think it's worthy of a sticky, but what do I know I got bashed by you guys for 3 pages over this...
This is probably the second time I've ever heard of someone trying this in probably 5000+ spring kits all the vendors on ls1tech have sold.
I hardly think it's worthy of a sticky, but what do I know I got bashed by you guys for 3 pages over this...
Believe it or not I have seen stuff like this continually for years and years and I am sure I will see it even more for years to come.
I hate saying it but you just can't make a product that is totally idiot proof!
We actually just got a set of head like this last month with the wrong ID locators and then another the month before that.
Both had the inner spring up on top of the step and it was coil binding early on one or both lobes.
Not from TSP but just from the general public. It happens a lot actually.