Andrew's engine swap (pics)

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KMS: Your motorz is done, but I don't have enough bolts to finish it.
Andrew: Don't you own an engine building shop?
KMS: Well ya, but you don't really need the bolt/plug thingy cuz it's just for VTAK.
Andrew: ORLY?
 
Wow.. finally "shipped it" eh.. you could have rebuilt six of them in the time it has taken them to rebuild one!!
 
did it show up today?? if its only 4 hrs away it should have been there last week, today at the latest.. well.. hopefully tomorrow
 
well, theres not a whole lot I can do now, because of the weekend, but trust me, if he hasnt shipped it this time, I'll be calling the better business bureau(sp) of Georgia and complaining about this service.

I'll let him know first, and see if I can recieve any more compensation(he's already taken 400 off), but rest assured I'm not just letting it 'slide'.

My motor better be here tomorrow.

I vote we stickey a big nice title saying,
"STAY AWAY FROM KMS ENGINE DEVELOPMENT"


Agreed?

I've been reading a little bit on the BBB of Central GA, and I'm just contimplating filing a complaint.
Edit: I decided to go ahead and Email the BBB. we'll see what happens

I agree with you about KMS. I went through there website and visited them cuz I live in Atlanta and they are not that far. Seemed like good people until, a buddy of mine was waiting on his engine rebuild as long as you have waited. All was getting was darton sleeves and forged internals. Took forever, his car sat for months upon months just collecting dust.

I do hope you get your motor soon and post up some pics of the swap.
 
Huh.. thanks for postin up dude. Thats pretty much the same situation I'm in. *luckily* I've been storing my car in the shop, so it's not getting too dusty/dirty.

It has to be here soon. Today.

Oh, and don't worry, I'm a pic whore, so you can rest assured I'll pack the next couple pages with pics. :p
 
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FedEx.com

"on truck for delivery" as of 5:39am today.
Should be here any time now!
 
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Can't even think straight right now. I'm so furious. I might be taking a trip to Atlanta tomorrow morning.

Pics uploading.
 
TOP 5 reasons why KMS Engine Development shall never be used again.

1. One dandy day around Sept. 6, 2006, I packed up my motor(d16z6), wrapped in clear packing wrap(and foam), then wrapped again with a packing blanket, with an engine hoist cable/pulley attached, in a homemade box, and shipped it to KMS Engine Development. Sweet! I'm sending it off to get a full "stage 2" type build.

After nearly 5 months of being taken for a fool, being lied to, and $3600 later, I get my motor back. Barely.

The box has holes in it.

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2. The motor did not come with my packing blanket or cable pulleys, instead, they wrapped it in a trashbag and layed some straps over it(they are NOT CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR AT ALL. they are just sitting there.
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3.
The block wasnt cleaned thuroughly, then followed up with a spray paint coat(lots of crap under the paint).
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4. There is BLACK overspray from when they attempted to paint the water passage ALL over the back of the block and head.
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5. To top it all off,
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I HAVE NO CRANK PULLEY.

 
Lawsuit FTMFW

Sorry Andrew

You should blast them all over this site so nobody goes to them, thats fucked up what they did to you.

KMS FTMFL
 
Law. Suit.
In five months, I'm sure I could have done a better job.
And I'm a newb. Without a shop.

That's just terrible work ethic right there, I'm gonna post some "Do-not-go-here" threads on all the forums I'm subscribed to.
 
thats fuked!! fuk the lawsuit. Id just crash a plane into their building if I was you!
I wonder what other corners they cut! what kinda warranty did u get with the rebuild?
 
thats lovely how it says top but its laying on its side.. wow, thanks FedEx.. no wonder everytime i get something from them it looks like they played a game of soccer with it
 
BBB!!!!!!! id make a phone call to him explaining your disapprove followed up by an email with pictures. Although digital pictures dont hold up well in court or in cases like this, make sure to take pics with a disposable camera. Is there anyway you can get a timestamp on your pics so it shows you didnt have sufficient time to tamper with it after the delivery??
 
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