So let's see.. New 408 stroker motor. Rollerized and ported. Designed to FLOW! 500hp range anticipated. On a recommendation I tow this car to "A Muffler Bandit" I wanted the exhaust done before the first startup. I talk with the owner Adam. I already have prefab pipes and mufflers. So it is just a matter of installation. So when he is finished, I return and look underneath and the first thing I notice is these are not my prefab pipes. Or at least a portion were not mine. However, I have to say it looks pretty good. I am happy with what I see and tow it back home to complete the build and fire it up. Engine ran great... ooops one problem and it is serious. The rear main starts leaking. I am now forced to pull the motor again to repair the seal. I am in absolute shock to see the work Adam did to the collector. The proper way would be to have the collector taper into the pipe. Adam seen fit to shove the pipe 3" inside the collector and toss a weld around it. As if this was just another stock motor. I firmly believe he did this for two reasons, 1) Quick and Easy. 2) He thought I would never be back in there again. Well.....I was back in there again. So I go to talk with Adam....One of his minions appears and when I asked about Adam. The reply is he comes and goes.. he might be here tomorrow but it might be a week...maybe a month. REALLY?
I explain what has happened and show him the pictures. If you wanted to see something really funny.. he was a deer in the headlights! Now he stands there silent for 15 seconds while he ponders a response. Now, his ignorance shows...he says.. "That's pretty typical of what we do"
I said "This is a 10 grand motor built to FLOW! What Adam did here was DESTROY that flow... creating unnecessary back pressure and turbulence." So..sorry this is not TYPICAL for me. Of course now, he is squirming like a worm and "Oh! we can fix it." Noooo, I think I would rather pay someone else to fix it. What is sad is that...Because of whom recommended Adam to me...Adam is aware that I work in the automotive circuit. That I have daily communication with several automotive shops. And still he pulls this crap! My parting thoughts are one of two things happened... either he knows he did this sloppy job deliberately thinking he was getting one over on me. OR he is an absolute idiot and does not know what he is doing, Which is it? You decide. :) read more