All I wanted was a stroker

[Redtruck-VA]

Thank you for your service. There are many active/ retired military guys on this forum and know very well where you are coming from. Congratulations on the upcoming addition. From my experience mods always cost more than first estimated. If the costs is too steep for your current situation, then I would suggest an alternative plan to get the truck back on the road and shelve the stroker engine for the time being. Good luck and hope you get everything worked out.

 

[truckin151]

I'll apologize in advance, because I have the upmost respect for active and nonnative military and law enforcement officers but cut the sob story out.

You're active military, you don't have the funds, your wife is pregnant, the truck has been down for to long, its costing to much...... Dude enough already. All you are doing is bashing a company and when people disagree with your stance you breakout the sob story. 3 posts in and it's a bitchfest, no talk about your truck, what they are installing, anything about the build, nothing about any additional damage, nothing..... Seems incredibly fishy that there are no pictures of the vehicle, no photos of the box from Arrington, no pictures of the carnage or damage from the wrong parts, nothing documented you can say this is what was sent and sent back.

 

[bionicredneck]

I'll apologize in advance, because I have the upmost respect for active and nonnative military and law enforcement officers but cut the sob story out.

You're active military, you don't have the funds, your wife is pregnant, the truck has been down for to long, its costing to much...... Dude enough already. All you are doing is bashing a company and when people disagree with your stance you breakout the sob story. 3 posts in and it's a bitchfest, no talk about your truck, what they are installing, anything about the build, nothing about any additional damage, nothing..... Seems incredibly fishy that there are no pictures of the vehicle, no photos of the box from Arrington, no pictures of the carnage or damage from the wrong parts, nothing documented you can say this is what was sent and sent back.

If you have such a problem with what I am posting how about you don't look at it. Actually according to some of the earlier posts this isn't the first time something like this has happened. Please be sure to seek those people out and tell them they everything they have to say is one big sob story as well. I'm sure it's easy for you to sit back and criticize and say that this is one big sob story and the whole thing is fishy when it's not happening to you. I feel I don't have anything to prove to you as far as pics of the build, pics of damage, etc. No I didn't take pics of the wrong pistons before I sent them back because apparently i'm an idiot and figured that I could trust a company that said they were trying to help me. I'm not going to get into a war of words with you and wish you the best of luck in your future trolling endeavors.

 

[truckin151]

Well that's a first..... a troll.... Really? LMAO!!

It doesn't matter if it's the best company in the world or the worst, you document everything just in case something, like this, happens so you have a leg to stand on, specially when it comes to returning parts that are damaged or not damaged.

For earlier posts... I see one that mentioned seeing it other places. That's it.

And yes it is a sob story. What does you being active military and your wife being 6 months pregnant have ANYTHING to do with the problem at hand? Nothing, Would have believed you a little more had you not tried to get the extra attention.

Add into it, you have no pictures of anything and are offended when someone asks to see something (because everyone I know that have done a big build like what you are doing had had a bunch of photos to show off their stuff, both good and bad). The story screams fake or at the very least way stretched from the truth.

 

[truckin151]

Best of luck with your "build"

 

[Blackram]

Here is the situation I was referencing. Don't know if the link will work since it takes you to a different forum.

Edit: just remove the spaces in the address.

http://www.n a d o d g e.com/showthread.php?t=9087

 

[03MopaRamman]

Best of luck with your "build"

^^ x 2. Danny

 

[KNG SNKE]

I mean you know, seriously us active duty military guys make money hand over fist (notice the hint of sarcasm). The fact that my truck has been down since mid october, I have a wife that is 6 months pregnant, and have already dropped wayyyyyyy more than what this project was supposed to cost is enough in itself to raise anyones blood pressure, but to be given the runaround by Arrington is just the icing on the cake.

Let me start by saying I'm new here. Regardless to that fact your employment status nor your wife's status have nothing to do with your build. Engine builds almost always are more expensive then quoted as a rule of thumb, regardless of the other issues. If you don't like your paycheck, find a new job, or work hard and get advanced. If you can't afford your wife's pregnancy, don't spend money on unnecessary engine builds. Don't crutch on your service to the country to get something done! And before you question my credibility I am active duty as well.

If this vehicle is your primary means of transportation you need to rethink your priorities.

That being said hopefully your mess gets fixed. There are a lot of things that went wrong with the company, the machine shop, and you regarding the build.

 

[Casper]

Bionicredneck:
Thanks for your service. As alluded to above, a lot of us on RF are prior service.

You may have a valid complaint with the vendor and an equal one with your machine shop.

That being said, your employment status and family circumstances are not relevant to the current discussion.

However, both life-complications should have figured prominently in your determination to drop a load of gold on a stroker engine.

Life Lesson: There is a huge difference between desirement and requirement. Life is more affrodable when you understand the difference, and scale your choices to match your resources.

Hope that wasn't a re-enlistment bonus you spent for that stroker kit.

 

[bionicredneck]

 

[bionicredneck]

more pics

 

[bionicredneck]

Motor coming back out.

 

[Blackram]

Well I guess that shut down your doubters about whether you are legit.

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Wow you pulled the motor and trans together? What a pain in the ass. I guess if you don't have long enough extensions to do the top bell housing bolts its the only way. Only time we drop the trans with the motors is on the lx and jeeps where we just drop the whole k member with everything still on it since its the fastest way.

 

[Razzaa]

I have read a lot of complaints across various forums about Arrington lately. My opinion is the customer is always right. I only do business with companies that adhere to that. I bet if I got the wrong part from Moe's I would get a full refund no questions asked. Next time I suggest doing more research before you spend that much money with a company. If you sent them the right information about your truck then they are at fault imo.

 

[LightningRaper]

What's the status with this?

 

[Casper]

I definitely understand your frustration.

 

[bionicredneck]

Current status: I had my machine shop install the correct parts once I received them and then reinstalled the motor. The truck would then at least crank, but the tune that Arrington loaded onto the PCM was a little off and truck wouldn't stay running unless you would feather the gas. Otherwise the truck would just idle so low that it would die. All electrical connections/sensors, plug wires, and vacuum lines were checked 3-4 times. So I had to send the PCM back to Arrington to get them to troubleshoot the tune and also leave the PCM unlocked when they sent it back so that I can make adjustments to the tune once I am able to actually get the truck running well enough to put it on a dyno. Apparently they lock the PCMs once they load a tune so that adjustments can't be made and them be held liable which I kinda understand. They received the PCM and I guess they fixed it because they sent a tracking number and it is on its way back and should be here Wednesday. I sent them an e-mail asking what they were able to find wrong with it, but haven't received word back yet.

 

[charonblk07]

You do know that the start up tune is always a 'best guess' from any supplier? right? Every engine build will be different and that's why the tuning process must be done either on a dyno or takes time with street tuning. The tune that worked fine on one vehicle won't behave the same on another, that's why there is revisions required, so there doesn't have to 'be something wrong' it just needs to be setup for your engine. Remember, builds take time and money to make everything work (excluding incorrect parts), so hang in there and go with the process. This is a stroker now, idle will be different with the larger chamber capacity and your local air density can make a big difference in the MAP. Hell, I'm on my 9th drivable revision with HHP and I had about 5 idle logs/tunes before that to set the new MAP sensor properly; I still haven't taken mine on a full WOT pull yet, but we've finally set the MAP to a 5000ft elevation equivalent when I'm only at 3500ft because our air is so cold/dry (that took 4 revisions alone to work out).

What programmer are you using for the tuning? Diablo? If so, you can pull logs yourself and view them with a laptop and the Dataviewer software from the DS website. That would give you an idea of where any issues might be without having to pull any hardware.

 

[LightningRaper]

Hope for the best keep us posted, u staying NA or forced induction?