Builder used different cam than specified.
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He is paid in full. I was quoted $2300 for a rebuild of my shortblock. I gave him $1000 deposit on my credit card. He called me to pick it up and said I owed a balance of $2150. I said the only part I added was a crane cam (and i got the comp cam I didn't want). He said "you added parts on". Never even a phone call. The guy had my motor disassembled for a week, and all of my parts were looked over when he gave me the quote. I just felt that I should have at least gotten a phone call on the add ons and I should have gotten the cam I requested. The balance was paid with a check.
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He is paid in full. I was quoted $2300 for a rebuild of my shortblock. I gave him $1000 deposit on my credit card. He called me to pick it up and said I owed a balance of $2150. I said the only part I added was a crane cam (and i got the comp cam I didn't want). He said "you added parts on". Never even a phone call. The guy had my motor disassembled for a week, and all of my parts were looked over when he gave me the quote. I just felt that I should have at least gotten a phone call on the add ons and I should have gotten the cam I requested. The balance was paid with a check.
See post #30.
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Custom engine builders in most states don't have to comply with the same repair order revised estimate protocol that a auto repair shop does.
No vin or hin numbers being involved keeps them out of that world.
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So you think it is OK for a "custom" engine builder to give an estimate, then throw the estimate out the window?. After that " custom" builder can do what he wants and charge what he wants?.......Not in my world
So you think it is OK for a "custom" engine builder to give an estimate, then throw the estimate out the window?. After that " custom" builder can do what he wants and charge what he wants?.......Not in my world
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If he would have given me the cam I wanted, I would be 100% satisfied. The extra $850 would have been forgotten when I start the boat. Now I either have to swap the cam or wonder if its gonna suck water every time I start the motor. His timeliness was awesome, his workmanship looks really nice, he has a great reputation for reliability in both auto and marine engines. It was not all bad.
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That is reality in most worlds
I think the thread should stay more on point with the Cam Question than perceptions of business practice.
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Part of me wants to do that. If the cam he put in will make the power I want and not be an issue with reversion, its not worth the hassle. I would just run it if it will be ok. I guess I am trying to figure out if I have to absolutely change it.