Undocumented? AR Fab took pics. Now would you care to explain to me how the debris and a used, badly scored cam ended up in that motor? Keep in mind this engine was NEVER STARTED.
That doesn't prove that's what was in the engine when it was opened. There's nothing proving they didn't create the metal shavings while taking the engine apart. There's nothing proving the cam in the pictures wasn't damaged during removal. There's nothing proving the cam in the picture, is the cam that was in your engine.
Basically, all you have are a bunch of unsubstantiated pictures. The actual engine disassemply itself was NOT documented in anyway.
Why is this concept so difficult for people to understand?
Don't you understand how the justice system works? "Innocent until proven guilty." What that means is when someone is accused of a crime and walks free, it's not always because they were actually innocent....but because there wasn't enough evidence to PROVE they were guilty. This case is no different. There is no PROOF that Lingenfelter f'd up this motor. What you don't understand is Lingenfelter doesn't have to prove that AR Fab created the debris in the engine, but YOU have to prove that LINGENFELTER put it there. It is simply one shop's word against another.
Now, if you guys want to keep dogging out one of the most reputable and long-standing companies in the world for whatever reason, have fun. I really don't give a damn about Lingenfelter, I'll probably never get anything done by them. It really doesn't matter to me. But there is some BAD ADVICE in this thread....and acting like "the man" is trying to screw you over is not helping you one bit. The reality is YOU put yourself in this situation and it's now costing you money. In the future don't buy something you don't have confidence in. And if you do buy something you don't have confidence in, make sure to take the RIGHT measures to get it checked out. As others have suggested, there were ways to "test" this motor without having it completely torn apart. You already stated in an earlier post that "...well, if I had done this, then Lingenfelter would have said that." It's that kind of mentality, of not giving the company the OPPORTUNITY to stand behind their product in the first place that gets people like you in situations like this.
The complete lack of understanding how a situation like this works, and at what point the responsibility is passed, is absolutely amazing. The LAST person to touch your car is always the FIRST one that's responsible for it at that point.
I'm done posting in this thread. I will continue reading it out of curiosity as to how it turns out, but you obviously have no intention of learning from the mistakes you've already made.
Well I guess he should of just left it the way it was and damage more stuff not if but when it blew. I like your philosophy.
