Any suggestions have I been screwed?
I just purchased a race car from a user here at racejunk, here is what he said the car had in it.
VERY NICE 1972 CHEVY NOVA SS 427 BB BUILT BY BOWERS RACING ENGINES 575HP VERY FAST AND FUN IT HAS CAST IRON HEADS WITH CROWER ROLLER ROCKERS AND VALVETRAIN OVER SIZE VALVES FULLY PORTED AND POLISHED AROUND .600LIFT ON CAM SOLID LIFTERS CHROME ERSON VALVE COVERS AND DRESS UP KIT WEIAND TEAM G SINGLE PLANE HIGHRISE INTAKE MANIFOLD HOLLY 850 CARB HOOKER COMP HEADERS FULLY BALANCED AND BLUE PRINTED FORGED ROTATING ASSEMBLY 11.5TO1 PISTON TOPS MOTOR WAS BUILT FOR NITROUS BUT ITS FAST ENOUGH ALREADY SO NEVER INSTALLED NITROUS BRAND NEW MSD IGNITION SYSTEM
I pulled the motor down to inssure its freshness and sent it to my machine shop, turns out the valves are just stock valves, it has 9 to 1 pistons the bearings are trashed, the pistons have been hitting the heads, ( worng heads) the cam in unidentiable, it has herbert lifters and crowler rockes, the person told me that he spent 10,000 on this bowers racing engine when i called that buisness they said they know the person but never built the engine, my machinist laughes when i told him all the specs that the engine was supposed to have and he said there was no way this engnie had barley 400 hp and it looks like someone just through a bunch of old used parts in it ot get it running, so now i am havinf to put beetween 3 and 4 grand back into this engine to get it were this guy told me it was. I called him and aked him to work with me to make this right and he said everything he posted is what the person told him the engine had in it, he wanted to call that person and he would call me back the next day. I told him that I am very nervous about the tranny now and if it was really what he said it was and I am maxing out my cc to get the engine right, I am out of money and most of my patients now.Today is day 2 with no call back.
I dont want to post the add or his name yet, Im a nice guy i guess and still giving him a chance to make it right beetween us.
Have i been screwed? :shock:
sorry gramer and spellings sucks writing this upset's me.