Another problem with HPE!!
Launching!
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$$$ is the root of all evil.
He also has that high maintenace girlfriend of his, which he bought a BMW 6 series convertible for and is also paying the notes on to keep her happy.
I'm still remember the insurance fraud/scam he pulled a few years ago on his old '97 C5 to get him into his Nissan Titan.
a friend of mine has a new camaro and asked about that place. he was trying to tell me how alot of members are swearing by them. i just sent him a few links of what i've seen from them and he ended up going to another shop. he'll be heading over to LMR for his next round of mods, which could be a few months or next week, just depends on his mood i guess.
On The Tree
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From: Houston
Well, HPE didn't completely blow his car up. I talked with Stephen at England Green. They incorrectly installed/tightened some parts on the valvetrain. They didn't change the oil pump, like they were supposed to, and the ring on the pump was squeezed shut. Bottom end of the motor is fine, and the heads are ok too. Lucky guy.
So the conclusion from this thread is that HPE, ARD, and Chuck should be taken out back and shot with one bullet as they stand in line. They are not worth more then one bullet all together.
G-Force is kept alive, but must keep their distance.
LMR is as close to god on the planet earth or in the LSX world.
This is why I love this forum. LOL
G-Force is kept alive, but must keep their distance.
LMR is as close to god on the planet earth or in the LSX world.
This is why I love this forum. LOL
LMR seems to be by far the best Houston shop to go to. I'm too broke and skeptical to try another shop again though LOL, I'll be working on my own stuff for a good long while, thank god I have 3 cars. Now when all 3 croak and need work, then maybe I'll throw business some one's direction.
So the conclusion from this thread is that HPE, ARD, and Chuck should be taken out back and shot with one bullet as they stand in line. They are not worth more then one bullet all together.
G-Force is kept alive, but must keep their distance.
LMR is as close to god on the planet earth or in the LSX world.
This is why I love this forum. LOL
G-Force is kept alive, but must keep their distance.
LMR is as close to god on the planet earth or in the LSX world.
This is why I love this forum. LOL
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got the midpipe off yet?
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X2 Don't think I've ever seen or heard of anything bad about g-force. I've spend alot of money there and can't say anything but good things about them. Awesome group of people who run that place.
England Green seems more popular on CF then any thing, every business ever has had skeletons or has had some sort off issue at some point or another, how much of it is true or one sided who knows. But nothings 100% perfect, the good stories usually out weigh the bad stories 10 fold, you got some where it's the other way around.
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Teching In
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LOL @ this thread. I posted my experience on how my stock ls2 motor blew up thanks to HPE almost a year ago but the thread quickly got locked.
Gary Harmon has already been served with a demand letter (to which he didn't reply to) and now is running away from getting served from the court subpoena (lol).
If anyone knows any information regarding Gary's where abouts or could PM me with an address, or a license plate to the Titan that he bought with his scam, I'd appreciate it.
Gary Harmon has already been served with a demand letter (to which he didn't reply to) and now is running away from getting served from the court subpoena (lol).
If anyone knows any information regarding Gary's where abouts or could PM me with an address, or a license plate to the Titan that he bought with his scam, I'd appreciate it.
Last edited by utexas06gto; Feb 2, 2011 at 06:23 PM.
On The Tree
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From: Houston
Here is the result of the cam that HPE did on the c5z right before they shut their doors.
Good news! Your camshaft is in perfect condition and all 16 roller tips on your lifters are not damaged. The lobes and cam bearings look great and the lifter bores are round and true. This means that we can just change the lifters, oil pump etc. and get your baby back together with no additional expenses.
They {HPE} did install a double roller timing chain, BTW but they did have some bolts mixed up - one of the cam bolts was on the front cover and one of the front cover bolts was on the cam sprocket. There was NO evidence of Locktite on any bolt, including the crankshaft bolt.
The oil pump O ring was oval shaped (not round) and it looks like the original factory O ring, which could account for your low oil pressure.
Additionally, most of the valve seals were not installed correctly and were floating on the valve stems and providing no sealing at all. And some of the seals were badly mangled.
At least one lifter was not pumping up, perhaps more.
We will replace all 16 lifters with LS7 lifters, install a high volume, high flow oil pump and new gaskets and button it all back up and he'll be good to go. :thumbs:
Pics :
Good news! Your camshaft is in perfect condition and all 16 roller tips on your lifters are not damaged. The lobes and cam bearings look great and the lifter bores are round and true. This means that we can just change the lifters, oil pump etc. and get your baby back together with no additional expenses.
They {HPE} did install a double roller timing chain, BTW but they did have some bolts mixed up - one of the cam bolts was on the front cover and one of the front cover bolts was on the cam sprocket. There was NO evidence of Locktite on any bolt, including the crankshaft bolt.
The oil pump O ring was oval shaped (not round) and it looks like the original factory O ring, which could account for your low oil pressure.
Additionally, most of the valve seals were not installed correctly and were floating on the valve stems and providing no sealing at all. And some of the seals were badly mangled.
At least one lifter was not pumping up, perhaps more.
We will replace all 16 lifters with LS7 lifters, install a high volume, high flow oil pump and new gaskets and button it all back up and he'll be good to go. :thumbs:
Pics :
England Green seems more popular on CF then any thing, every business ever has had skeletons or has had some sort off issue at some point or another, how much of it is true or one sided who knows. But nothings 100% perfect, the good stories usually out weigh the bad stories 10 fold, you got some where it's the other way around.
Launching!
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LOL @ this thread. I posted my experience on how my stock ls2 motor blew up thanks to HPE almost a year ago but the thread quickly got locked.
Gary Harmon has already been served with a demand letter (to which he didn't reply to) and now is running away from getting served from the court subpoena (lol).
If anyone knows any information regarding Gary's where abouts or could PM me with an address, or a license plate to the Titan that he bought with his scam, I'd appreciate it.
Gary Harmon has already been served with a demand letter (to which he didn't reply to) and now is running away from getting served from the court subpoena (lol).
If anyone knows any information regarding Gary's where abouts or could PM me with an address, or a license plate to the Titan that he bought with his scam, I'd appreciate it.
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LOL @ this thread. I posted my experience on how my stock ls2 motor blew up thanks to HPE almost a year ago but the thread quickly got locked.
Gary Harmon has already been served with a demand letter (to which he didn't reply to) and now is running away from getting served from the court subpoena (lol).
If anyone knows any information regarding Gary's where abouts or could PM me with an address, or a license plate to the Titan that he bought with his scam, I'd appreciate it.
Gary Harmon has already been served with a demand letter (to which he didn't reply to) and now is running away from getting served from the court subpoena (lol).
If anyone knows any information regarding Gary's where abouts or could PM me with an address, or a license plate to the Titan that he bought with his scam, I'd appreciate it.
