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Huggerorange73 · 06-27-2011, 11:38 AM

Comp is going to warranty the cam and help out on the related parts.

Now I need to sit down with the installer to figure out how they're going to make this right. Hopefully it won't turn into a battle....

AnnaBear@SpartaChevy · 06-27-2011, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huggerorange73

Comp is going to warranty the cam and help out on the related parts.

Now I need to sit down with the installer to figure out how they're going to make this right. Hopefully it won't turn into a battle....

Toasty · 06-27-2011, 11:46 AM

Well, that is welcome news for sure!!

garcmol · 06-27-2011, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huggerorange73

Comp is going to warranty the cam and help out on the related parts.

Now I need to sit down with the installer to figure out how they're going to make this right. Hopefully it won't turn into a battle....

chef-beavis · 06-27-2011, 11:52 AM

Mike,

I'm the painter that took care of the little stuff for Brian on your old z. I've been following this since he told me. Glad to see you are getting some resolution.
Looking forward to watching the resurection.

HumanWiki · 06-27-2011, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huggerorange73

Comp is going to warranty the cam and help out on the related parts.

I've not dealt with them as a company directly -- but, honestly, I'm curious if that's due to them being a good Customer Satisfaction shop and agree + own up to the error -- or, like many other shops, have people on forums like this and have been following this thread..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huggerorange73

Now I need to sit down with the installer to figure out how they're going to make this right. Hopefully it won't turn into a battle....

Good luck with that.

*GTAHVIT* · 06-27-2011, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huggerorange73

Comp is going to warranty the cam and help out on the related parts.

Now I need to sit down with the installer to figure out how they're going to make this right. Hopefully it won't turn into a battle....

Best of luck man, hoping for the best.

SC2150 · 06-27-2011, 12:19 PM

Comp is first class on customer relations.

The lifter not coming out is most likely due to the lower protion being mushroomed.

The cam gear should always be checked to make sure it was seated properly....if the dowel was to long/not pressed in far enough it is a quick fix when doing the install.....any builder looking would have caught that. It's just standard practice to check along with degreeing the cam & checking PTV clearance (we do this on ALL cam installs) and also proper pushrod length and pre-load.

Huggerorange73 · 06-27-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by chef-beavis

Mike,

I'm the painter that took care of the little stuff for Brian on your old z. I've been following this since he told me. Glad to see you are getting some resolution.
Looking forward to watching the resurection.

Hopefully the good news will continue after I sit down with the shop....we'll see.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HumanWiki

I've not dealt with them as a company directly -- but, honestly, I'm curious if that's due to them being a good Customer Satisfaction shop and agree + own up to the error -- or, like many other shops, have people on forums like this and have been following this thread..

Good luck with that.

I'm hoping for the best......

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

Best of luck man, hoping for the best.

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC2150

Comp is first class on customer relations.

The lifter not coming out is most likely due to the lower protion being mushroomed.

The cam gear should always be checked to make sure it was seated properly....if the dowel was to long/not pressed in far enough it is a quick fix when doing the install.....any builder looking would have caught that. It's just standard practice to check along with degreeing the cam & checking PTV clearance (we do this on ALL cam installs) and also proper pushrod length and pre-load.

I'm wondering if along with the pin depth, if it's possible the bolt wasn't torqued correctly as well.

MS3DALE · 06-27-2011, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huggerorange73

Comp is going to warranty the cam and help out on the related parts.

Now I need to sit down with the installer to figure out how they're going to make this right. Hopefully it won't turn into a battle....

Well thats certainly good news Mike

Lets us know what happens with the installer.

Huggerorange73 · 06-27-2011, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnaBear@SpartaChevy

Baby steps....baby steps!!!!!

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Originally Posted by MS3DALE

Well thats certainly good news Mike

Lets us know what happens with the installer.

Hopefully the installer plays nice....they're good guys...I'd hate like hell to get into a messy legal situation with them.

IROCanSS · 06-27-2011, 12:59 PM

Good to hear mike!!! Every little bit of support helps.

SC2150 · 06-27-2011, 01:22 PM

Thats possible as well. My conclusion is PTV wasn't checked and the cam wasn't degreed so after hitting the pistons (the deep "eyebrows" indicate contact over some time, you would not here it and the motor would still run good.) at high RPMs for long enough 1 valve finally broke (the pictures are good and thats how I arrived at this conclusion, I fix broken motors all the time from mistakes like this) and the rest of the damage came along with it. The debris in the intake manifold is caused by the reversion pulses carrying parts through to the other cylinders. Be very carefull in reusing the intake as some hidden embedded shrapnel can come loose later.

Huggerorange73 · 06-27-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SC2150

Thats possible as well. My conclusion is PTV wasn't checked and the cam wasn't degreed so after hitting the pistons (the deep "eyebrows" indicate contact over some time, you would not here it and the motor would still run good.) at high RPMs for long enough 1 valve finally broke (the pictures are good and thats how I arrived at this conclusion, I fix broken motors all the time from mistakes like this) and the rest of the damage came along with it. The debris in the intake manifold is caused by the reversion pulses carrying parts through to the other cylinders. Be very carefull in reusing the intake as some hidden embedded shrapnel can come loose later.

Thanks for the help.....At this point, a crate LS3 is going back in it...so it'll be a complete engine going in, top to bottom.

I'm going to hold off on any further internal mods until I do alot more research..alot more.

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Toasty Custom User Title :D Drives: 2011 Summit White 2LT/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bolingbrook, IL Posts: 2,342	Well, that is welcome news for sure!! __________________

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06-27-2011, 11:38 AM	#505
Huggerorange73 Banned Drives: The REAL C5 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Norridge, IL Posts: 1,830	Comp is going to warranty the cam and help out on the related parts. Now I need to sit down with the installer to figure out how they're going to make this right. Hopefully it won't turn into a battle....

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SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	Comp is first class on customer relations. The lifter not coming out is most likely due to the lower protion being mushroomed. The cam gear should always be checked to make sure it was seated properly....if the dowel was to long/not pressed in far enough it is a quick fix when doing the install.....any builder looking would have caught that. It's just standard practice to check along with degreeing the cam & checking PTV clearance (we do this on ALL cam installs) and also proper pushrod length and pre-load.

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06-27-2011, 01:22 PM	#517
SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	Thats possible as well. My conclusion is PTV wasn't checked and the cam wasn't degreed so after hitting the pistons (the deep "eyebrows" indicate contact over some time, you would not here it and the motor would still run good.) at high RPMs for long enough 1 valve finally broke (the pictures are good and thats how I arrived at this conclusion, I fix broken motors all the time from mistakes like this) and the rest of the damage came along with it. The debris in the intake manifold is caused by the reversion pulses carrying parts through to the other cylinders. Be very carefull in reusing the intake as some hidden embedded shrapnel can come loose later.