[Fot] PAECO

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I am going to get another cam!

Ty

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----- Reply message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky at spitfire4.com>
To: "Jeff Senty" <gp89 at charter.net>, "Joe Alexander" <n197tr4 at cs.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Fot] PAECO
Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 7:34 pm


Let's see. My PAECO Spitfire "full race" engine:

. Layers of oil-soaked dirt in the oil pan
. Wrong front plate (TR4 plate, which lacked the engine mounts)
. Burr in #1 lifter hole caused stuck lifter and broken cam immediately on 
trying to drive the car
. Engine sent back to PAECO for warranty fix, it was returned with the burr 
still there.
. Engine shipped back and returned at my expense, shipping an engine ain't 
cheap, PAECO refused to cover the cost
. PAECO shipped the engine back freight collect declaring weight to be 
double the actual, adding $200 to shipping cost.
. Valve springs -- all the inners and couple of outers broke within half a 
season of autocross.
. One valve spring bit got into the oil pump, breaking it.
. When compression ratio was checked by another mechanic, my "13:1" engine 
measured at 10.69:1.

--Rocky Entriken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Senty" <gp89 at charter.net>
To: "Joe Alexander" <n197tr4 at cs.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] PAECO


> My experience with them was less than poor. I had a Paeco built engine in 
> my first Spit. Lots of bad reviews.
>  Jeff Senty
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Joe Alexander wrote:
>
>> A short review of PAECO website:
>>
>> Might be worth a trip through it just for entertainment.
>>
>> They might have some interesting stuff on the shelf, including some 
>> Titanium
>> parts.
>>
>> There's a GT6 CRANKSHAFT sitting on the shelf at a seemingly good
>> price...'internet specia'l.
>>
>> Prices seem mostly high, but that might be just me.
>>
>> I heard one very disastrous FOT engine story from several years ago, that 
>> was
>> simply wrong in all respects. But most of us have our own favorite engine
>> builders close by, anyway.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe Alexander
>> A. R. E.
>> 645 1st Street
>> Jesup, Iowa 50648
>> 319.464.4711  (cell)
>> n197tr4 at cs.com
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