New crate engine is now a steam engine....bad problem...
03-29-2006, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON
i see more sales in Marshalls future because of this thread 
I agree with someone up above to, that it'd be cool to have them take pics of your actual motor going down the assembly line and being dynoed for ya. That'd really gain some respect for me at least.
03-29-2006, 11:53 PM
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Talk about taking advantage of a potentially bad situation. Imagine this...........Blueprint films the build of my engine, follows it through shipping, and it shows up with 2 guys ready to install, all on camera!! 
I'm sure a major motorhead car show would be interested....
I dreamed this happened.......and they brought a 383 stroker......
(and a timing light) 
Talk about changing the way America views customer service!!
(((((I just woke up))))) ..........dayum.........
Lock her up George.......this thread is toast!!
I'm sure a major motorhead car show would be interested....
I dreamed this happened.......and they brought a 383 stroker......
(and a timing light) Talk about changing the way America views customer service!!
(((((I just woke up))))) ..........dayum.........
Lock her up George.......this thread is toast!!
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03-30-2006, 01:55 AM
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Thank you to everyone who had input to this thread. I am not very motor smart and have learned a great deal and I am in the market for a crate motor and would have no problem with blueprint/marshal. I hope the best for them . everyone please spread the word A.S.A.P ... also we dont want everyone at marshal to hate corvettes 
03-30-2006, 02:25 AM
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I've been following this Thread, and this is my first post, I am glad to see things have worked out and I hope your motoring soon! If I had my Vette up and running, I would take you up on that Crawfish Boil/Burnout Contest!
03-30-2006, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON
i see more sales in Marshalls future because of this thread
after how they handled this situation, if i ever need a crate motor, i will go to them. They truly are a stand up company!
03-30-2006, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MsVetteMan
Lock her up George.......this thread is toast!!
I want to see pic of your new motor to compare pics. You did nothing wrong here at all... you asked us for advice and we gave our opinions. There are three unanswered questions...1.) Why do 2 shops say Not detonation yet they say...?
2.) Why did the hone job look
?3.) What is the deal with the Dyno sheet?
Some things seem a little fishy here and you seem quick to drop it. If they are so great let's hear the answers.
03-30-2006, 07:57 AM
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Well kudos to them. 
This thing was going south quick and I'm very impressed with the personal attention and willingness to come on the board. Their stock just went way up in my book.
This thing was going south quick and I'm very impressed with the personal attention and willingness to come on the board. Their stock just went way up in my book.
03-30-2006, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MsVetteMan
I'm having a hard problem digesting this dyno testing crap.....
The advertise: "Dyno tested – and shipped with results"
Now a normal person would view this as my motor is going to be dynoed, and I shall receive a dyno sheet for "my" motor
The email reply I received when I questioned them on this says: "We run every Blueprint Engine on our performance dyno to make sure we
hit our target horsepower, and verify that we have the proper torque and
break the new engine in. We do not save the individual dyno charts. "
WTF? You take the time to Dyno it, but you won't take the time to print the results and put them in an envelope?
The advertise: "Dyno tested – and shipped with results"
Now a normal person would view this as my motor is going to be dynoed, and I shall receive a dyno sheet for "my" motor
The email reply I received when I questioned them on this says: "We run every Blueprint Engine on our performance dyno to make sure we
hit our target horsepower, and verify that we have the proper torque and
break the new engine in. We do not save the individual dyno charts. "
WTF? You take the time to Dyno it, but you won't take the time to print the results and put them in an envelope?
03-30-2006, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by David Ey
Well, this is the first motor with one hour on it with that much carbon on the pistons and valves I have ever seen. The cyl.bores do not look new. The coolant passages have crud in them like the block was not vatted. The deck surfaces show no sign of being trued. It doesn't even look like they cleaned it well before putting on the head. ...
03-30-2006, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Maine Vette
Where's the cross hatch?!? IMO there is no way that motor was honed, regardless of whether it was run on the dyno. The cross hatching doesn't dissapear that quick. Can you feel a ridge at the top of the cylinder at all?
I would send Ol' Clarence another e-mail inquiring why you're freshly bored, honed and rebuilt engine exhibits no signs of machining after only an hour of use. I would throw up the BS flag on this one, the engine is not as advertised. This may help to move their decision making process along, and to sway it in your favor.
Looks like pretty shoddy workmanship & false advertising to me. If this problem is a result of their negligence and poor workmanship I would defnitely try to get compensation for your time. It's one this if something happens by chance, this looks more and more like it happened because they cut corners and INTENTIONALLY delivered an inferior product. I have a feeling courts would agree...
I would send Ol' Clarence another e-mail inquiring why you're freshly bored, honed and rebuilt engine exhibits no signs of machining after only an hour of use. I would throw up the BS flag on this one, the engine is not as advertised. This may help to move their decision making process along, and to sway it in your favor.
Looks like pretty shoddy workmanship & false advertising to me. If this problem is a result of their negligence and poor workmanship I would defnitely try to get compensation for your time. It's one this if something happens by chance, this looks more and more like it happened because they cut corners and INTENTIONALLY delivered an inferior product. I have a feeling courts would agree...
03-30-2006, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MotorHead
Looks almost like a used block with no machine work done to it at all, couldn't get much worse than that.
Originally Posted by JustForFun
wondered the same thing. that doesnt look like a engine with so few miles 
