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[QUOTE="IdahoF350, post: 1103652, member: 2989"] Thanks. I'm not a typical enthusiast, I spent last week working more on the tuning on my 7.3, prepping for my leaf to coil axle swap, installing a new radiator and fixing the air conditioning on a '98 Viper GTS, and installing a clutch, upgrading the blower, and a bunch of other little odds and ends on an '07 Saleen S281 Extreme. When I mention that I've built engines, it's in the hundreds, and they've run the range from nasty little 4-cylinders to 600" V8s, with all kinds of induction and such. Like any good builder, I've had failures. It happens. If an engine builder tells you he never has failures he's not your guy. You want to hear that, yes, 2-5% of the time he has problems, and that he will stand behind his work, for a reasonable period of time, and under reasonable circumstances. I've had to do that, it hurts profits that month, but you keep your reputation and you can sleep at night. I've also had a few customers that trashed perfectly assembled engines, running them with no oil, or doing things they shouldn't have, it happens, then comes the accusations and fight. I've also been called on for expert testimony in situations just like this. One in particular was a $50,000 Mustang build that involved some big names in the industry nearly 15 years ago. The engine build alone was $18,000, and the legal battle lasted four years. Sadly, in that case, the customer turned out to be as much of a problem as the engine builder and the shops involved, but because all of the problems actually occurred before he took delivery of the finished car, his constant changes to the build weren't held against him in court, even though they contributed significantly to the failure of the entire project. So, the advice above has 20 years of experience guiding it, and I hope it helps. Sent by my right thumb! [/QUOTE]
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