View Poll Results: Which engine company in your opinion is better... and why?
Victory Racing Engines (V.R.E.)
24
63.16%
Golen Engines
14
36.84%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll
Golen vs V.R.E.
buffman, what was chad response, he claims he stands behind his work, they use to give a lifetime warrenty on workmanship
Originally Posted by buffman
Im just going to mention the fact the engine uses way more oil than it should. It wasn't a ***** to the wall engine, just one setup for good daily driving. 365rwhp IIRC with a mild cam and some good AL heads. It was broken in properly, but yet it likes to use a ton of oil..
man this is shocking, i was debating on using golen because they seemed to have the best warrenty
Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
http://impalassforum.com/noncgi/ulti...252;p=1#000010
Neither of these guys are the one Matt is talking about. Matt is also leaving out that another friend of his has lost bearings in a Golen motor and something went wrong with that motor again this weekend pulling 6" of vacuum and a number of good wrenches onhand did not find an external cause.
I have long said Golen built "decent" or "servicable" engines and many here and elsewhere have blasted those statements. Glad to see a few of you have a clue.
The comments about VRE having a former APE employee are correct, he made a post trying to clear the air on that awhile back I think on camaroz28.com which might be worth finding if considering using them.
Neither of these guys are the one Matt is talking about. Matt is also leaving out that another friend of his has lost bearings in a Golen motor and something went wrong with that motor again this weekend pulling 6" of vacuum and a number of good wrenches onhand did not find an external cause.
I have long said Golen built "decent" or "servicable" engines and many here and elsewhere have blasted those statements. Glad to see a few of you have a clue.
The comments about VRE having a former APE employee are correct, he made a post trying to clear the air on that awhile back I think on camaroz28.com which might be worth finding if considering using them.
warrenty, anytime i hear that term i think of the movie tommy boy " i can take a **** in a box and put a guarantee on it. the only thing i am guaranteeing you is a piece of ****" or something like that lol.
Warranty is a good selling point but honestly it is something you should never have to use.
One vendor I have dealt with practically begged me to send parts back over the winter while the car was stored in a snowbank just so he could look things over and measure for any wear. He does things right the first time and therefore rarely gets to see his parts in used condition. That is a good vendor.
One vendor I have dealt with practically begged me to send parts back over the winter while the car was stored in a snowbank just so he could look things over and measure for any wear. He does things right the first time and therefore rarely gets to see his parts in used condition. That is a good vendor.
Originally Posted by fact9c1
buffman, what was chad response, he claims he stands behind his work, they use to give a lifetime warrenty on workmanship
Not sure he's ever contacted chad. There should be no reason to, as the motor should have properly been assembled right the first time. If there were any repairs needed, my friend would have to pull the motor, remove everything down to the shortblock and send it back to chad. Not something he wants to deal with.
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Originally Posted by 96mikez28
I was impressed with VRE when i stopped by their shop to pick up my headers and i bullshited with em for a while
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From: Lewisville, TX
Advanced Induction is advertising short blocks as coming soon. If their short blocks are as good as their heads (from what I hear), then we may have yet another quality contender to consider.
This post is a bit unnerving, until now I was 100% sure I would be getting my short block from Golen. Guess I'll research a bit more. I'd like to hear more about Port Pros. Little has been said so far but NONE of it is bad.
This post is a bit unnerving, until now I was 100% sure I would be getting my short block from Golen. Guess I'll research a bit more. I'd like to hear more about Port Pros. Little has been said so far but NONE of it is bad.
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From: sneaking in your back door as you leave!/cartersville ga
if you make 3 million$$$$$ a year advance induction is a good place, but if you dont. they do not like dealing w/ the little people.
that is my opinion and several of my friends and people here on the board have had the same results. from what i have read
that is my opinion and several of my friends and people here on the board have had the same results. from what i have read
Originally Posted by red83
if you make 3 million$$$$$ a year advance induction is a good place, but if you dont. they do not like dealing w/ the little people.
that is my opinion and several of my friends and people here on the board have had the same results. from what i have read
that is my opinion and several of my friends and people here on the board have had the same results. from what i have read
That was not my experiance atall, those who know me will back me up when I say I have a somewhat tight budget. I just do well at making trhe money I do spend work well for me.
You buy a cheap shortblock and even if the vendor rebuilds it free after the first failure it will still cost you money and hassle. It is cheapest to try and do things ONCE.
there is another option coming very very soon. kind of a hybrid really. just give it about 3 more weeks or so before it becomes public. AI will deal with anyone. the thing you must understand is that THEY do the work , so they are busy. they don't outsource thier work like others do. so they like to keep calls direct to the point and give their advice and go back to work. you get your moneys worth in quality parts also.
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From: CHITOWN
Just becuase somone can answer a qeustion and feed you bullshit doesnt mean they know what there talking about all the time..
The ART of Bullshit is somthing that makes them money, and ***** you over rember that
The ART of Bullshit is somthing that makes them money, and ***** you over rember that
Originally Posted by slick1851
Just becuase somone can answer a qeustion and feed you bullshit doesnt mean they know what there talking about all the time..
The ART of Bullshit is somthing that makes them money, and ***** you over rember that
The ART of Bullshit is somthing that makes them money, and ***** you over rember that
Originally Posted by slick1851
Just becuase somone can answer a qeustion and feed you bullshit doesnt mean they know what there talking about all the time..
The ART of Bullshit is somthing that makes them money, and ***** you over rember that
The ART of Bullshit is somthing that makes them money, and ***** you over rember that
I know not wether this is a targeted comment, but I will say this there is a hell of a lot of truth to it. I see a lot of guys that thank vendors for screwing them
.It is truely sad that bullshit sells infinetely more parts than real results but that is reality.
