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Originally Posted by 64pontiac
Getting burnt on a project is Extremely hard to deal with, and there are lots of people that go through it....even from a shop side we get burnt too! It sucks, but don't give up on the hobby! Like you said, there are a ton of amazing shops and vendors that really have their heart in it.
What kind of car was it???
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It wasn't a car...it was an engine project I was doing with a shop that we entered in the first ever PHR engine masters challenge. I was still in college at the time and took additional student loans to fund it. We went all out on it because I wanted to win...lightweight everything, gas ported pistons, coatings out the arse, knifed crank, cryo-freezing block, crank and rods, and unfortunately took a risk going with a flegling head company that no longer exists to supply the heads. Got this hot shot porter who apparently wasn't what he cracked up to be and hogged the living crap out of the ports...ok great...350 cfm with ZERO port velocity....oh and did I mentioned when we torqued the heads down they cracked??? He ported too much and there was a core shift so basically it was down to the wire and a comedy of errors. I have well over $20K in this from all the attempts to get it there. This was an Olds engine btw, so make every 2X the price.
I don't talk to the guy anymore...last year I just basically gave up trying to get the engine back and sold off everything he did any work on for me...paid off all the loans and left it in the past. We were once friends and honestly I would probably talk to him if I saw him but I prefer it just be over and behind me and close that chapter in my life....
It is a MUCH longer story but you get the idea....haha
I still plan to one day re-enter the EMC...