My 2001 Tahoe LQ4 swap saga (lots of pics) - Page 6

chrisheltra · 10-07-2011, 11:58 PM

I cand believe that Tahoe and tbss weight less than my truck. I'm baffled.

yota · 10-08-2011, 12:04 AM

lightnings are super slow pigs... you ain't know, homie?

Sean · 10-08-2011, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisheltra

I cand believe that Tahoe and tbss weight less than my truck. I'm baffled.

So that makes me the heavy weight?

k5hart · 10-08-2011, 08:07 AM

Your problems suck. I hate it when sellers try to blame everything on you and act like you don't know what your doing! I would write him back and say he's assuming an awful lot including the condition of the motor since he obviously didn't check anything before selling it as a good running motor. Good luck with it.

ShawnBoyMoody · 10-08-2011, 08:10 AM

As stated before, I will gift you the 5.3 because I think you are a good guy who got a shitty deal.

PapaBear · 10-08-2011, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ShawnBoyMoody

As stated before, I will gift you the 5.3 because I think you are a good guy who got a shitty deal.

Yota, good luck with all of this man. Just promise me a run before you go boosted.

chrisheltra · 10-08-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by yota

lightnings are super slow pigs... you ain't know, homie?

Oh I know..... I havent seen a fast one yet.

yota · 10-11-2011, 09:10 PM

dropped the truck off at crews today for a new 5.3... comes with a 3 year/100k mile warranty... not my first choice but ya gotta do what ya gotta do and this gets me into a brand new motor rather than one with 200k on it...

bwelch · 10-11-2011, 10:57 PM

Damn! How much did that cost?

yota · 10-11-2011, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bwelch

Damn! How much did that cost?

enough...

and for anyone else wondering, i am taking the 6.0 back to the guy i bought it from and getting my money back unless someone wants it for $700... honestly though, from the noises its making and what ive found in the oil, it would probably only be good for mock up purposes... sounds like metal on metal from somewhere deep inside the block, probably around the cam bearings and its anybody's guess as to whether or not it would be machinable... that, and the heads would need to be re-done...

bwelch · 10-11-2011, 11:06 PM

Damn I should have sold you my built for boost 370 so I could build a nitrous motor instead.

yota · 10-11-2011, 11:15 PM

we could have talked

its done and over with now though... the new engine is paid for and will hopefully be on the road again by friday or worst case, monday... im just glad to know that it all got worked out in the end, i met some pretty damn cool people in the process, learned a lesson, and will now have a warranty, if only on the engine... i'll do something fun down the road, but for now i have to do this to fulfill my duties and get where i need to be...

on another note, at least i got my headers and stall in

k5hart · 10-12-2011, 07:41 AM

Man this went in a different direction! Glad your getting it worked out. Has the guy agreed to take the engine back or are going to persuade him a little in person?

yota · 10-12-2011, 10:45 AM

thanks... and yeah, the guy agreed to take the engine back

yota · 10-14-2011, 07:30 PM

so crews got the truck on tuesday and didnt even touch it to begin teardown until thursday afternoon when the new engine arrived... wtf were they thinking? i was more than clear that i needed my fucking truck TODAY... now they act like they are doing me a favor because the tech is coming in at 12:00 tomorrow on his off day to "try to finish wrapping it up"... bullshit... my last update was at 5:10 this afternoon and he had just gotten the new long block in the engine bay and hadnt even touched the accessories, intake, headers, or motor mounts yet before he decided he was done for the day and left... fucking ridiculous if you ask me... i know when i was a tech at the dealers, i never left my customers hanging like that...

and, on top of all this, they are trying to tack on a core charge after having already given me a quote for the whole job including parts and labor... something tells me there is going to be a slight issue whenever i go to pick this thing up...

Carlrx7 · 10-14-2011, 08:14 PM

Is the core fee more than 700 bucks? If so just let them keep that shit brick.

I was at crews today warranty work on the tbss

New window regulator, new ac head unit and door hinge. In and out in an hour

They are alot better under the new owner

-Carl

1998ta__1991rs · 10-14-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by yota

so crews got the truck on tuesday and didnt even touch it to begin teardown until thursday afternoon when the new engine arrived... wtf were they thinking? i was more than clear that i needed my fucking truck TODAY... now they act like they are doing me a favor because the tech is coming in at 12:00 tomorrow on his off day to "try to finish wrapping it up"... bullshit... my last update was at 5:10 this afternoon and he had just gotten the new long block in the engine bay and hadnt even touched the accessories, intake, headers, or motor mounts yet before he decided he was done for the day and left... fucking ridiculous if you ask me... i know when i was a tech at the dealers, i never left my customers hanging like that...

and, on top of all this, they are trying to tack on a core charge after having already given me a quote for the whole job including parts and labor... something tells me there is going to be a slight issue whenever i go to pick this thing up...

i know we never start taking motors out untill the new one is in the bay, no one wants to tie up their rack when theres a possibility the new motor may be wrong. then you would be sitting around another day waiting on another motor and not making any money.

if its a new motor there shouldnt be a core, if its a reman there will be one

LXtasy · 10-14-2011, 09:11 PM

they didnt assemble the motor with accessories and intake and all on it before they dropped it in ? thats odd

yota · 10-14-2011, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 1998ta__1991rs

i know we never start taking motors out untill the new one is in the bay, no one wants to tie up their rack when theres a possibility the new motor may be wrong. then you would be sitting around another day waiting on another motor and not making any money.

if its a new motor there shouldnt be a core, if its a reman there will be one

thats understandable under most circumstances, and i know its the "status quo" if you will, but not when the customer needs it asap... at least not when ive done them before... if the motor isnt right, you roll that bish outside and pull in the next one

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Originally Posted by LXtasy

they didnt assemble the motor with accessories and intake and all on it before they dropped it in ? thats odd

nope... of course neither did we when we put the 6.0 in there... the top bellhousing bolt is almost impossible to get to on the suv's with the intake on though, and it's tight clearing the cowl with it on too... that being said, once the bellhousing bolts and torque converter were buttoned up, i dont remember it taking very long at all to slap the intake and accessories back on it either... it's really, really simple IMO and i had never touched an LS motor before the original swap

PapaBear · 10-14-2011, 10:08 PM

When they did my warranty engine, they took longer than I expected, but I was okay with it.

In your case, if a deadline was near, you would hope that the tech would stay and get it done, but really out of your control right? Best you can do is hope.

And I agree, their service is 1,237,954% better than Rick Hendrick, they will get my business again.

Have you guys heard if you buy a used car from them they will warranty engine/trans FOR LIFE!! Surely all service must be performed at their intervals, but not a bad deal.

10-07-2011, 11:58 PM	#101
chrisheltra Neo is Jesus Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,265	I cand believe that Tahoe and tbss weight less than my truck. I'm baffled. __________________ Gap A Hoe Racing

10-08-2011, 12:04 AM	#102
yota Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Va Posts: 1,049	lightnings are super slow pigs... you ain't know, homie? __________________ 1999 Trans Am 2007.5 Dodge Mega Cab Cummins Last edited by yota; 10-08-2011 at 12:07 AM.

10-08-2011, 08:10 AM	#105
ShawnBoyMoody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the lab.... Posts: 8,159	As stated before, I will gift you the 5.3 because I think you are a good guy who got a shitty deal. __________________ The Krusty Koupe "Luck favors the oblivious, and boy am I lucky!"

10-11-2011, 09:10 PM	#108
yota Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Va Posts: 1,049	dropped the truck off at crews today for a new 5.3... comes with a 3 year/100k mile warranty... not my first choice but ya gotta do what ya gotta do and this gets me into a brand new motor rather than one with 200k on it... __________________ 1999 Trans Am 2007.5 Dodge Mega Cab Cummins

10-11-2011, 10:57 PM	#109
bwelch Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,774	Damn! How much did that cost? __________________

10-08-2011, 08:07 AM	#104
k5hart Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: James Island Posts: 277	Your problems suck. I hate it when sellers try to blame everything on you and act like you don't know what your doing! I would write him back and say he's assuming an awful lot including the condition of the motor since he obviously didn't check anything before selling it as a good running motor. Good luck with it.

10-11-2011, 11:06 PM	#111
bwelch Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,774	Damn I should have sold you my built for boost 370 so I could build a nitrous motor instead. __________________

10-11-2011, 11:15 PM	#112
yota Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Va Posts: 1,049	we could have talked its done and over with now though... the new engine is paid for and will hopefully be on the road again by friday or worst case, monday... im just glad to know that it all got worked out in the end, i met some pretty damn cool people in the process, learned a lesson, and will now have a warranty, if only on the engine... i'll do something fun down the road, but for now i have to do this to fulfill my duties and get where i need to be... on another note, at least i got my headers and stall in __________________ 1999 Trans Am 2007.5 Dodge Mega Cab Cummins

10-12-2011, 07:41 AM	#113
k5hart Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: James Island Posts: 277	Man this went in a different direction! Glad your getting it worked out. Has the guy agreed to take the engine back or are going to persuade him a little in person?

10-12-2011, 10:45 AM	#114
yota Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Va Posts: 1,049	thanks... and yeah, the guy agreed to take the engine back __________________ 1999 Trans Am 2007.5 Dodge Mega Cab Cummins

10-14-2011, 07:30 PM	#115
yota Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Va Posts: 1,049	so crews got the truck on tuesday and didnt even touch it to begin teardown until thursday afternoon when the new engine arrived... wtf were they thinking? i was more than clear that i needed my fucking truck TODAY... now they act like they are doing me a favor because the tech is coming in at 12:00 tomorrow on his off day to "try to finish wrapping it up"... bullshit... my last update was at 5:10 this afternoon and he had just gotten the new long block in the engine bay and hadnt even touched the accessories, intake, headers, or motor mounts yet before he decided he was done for the day and left... fucking ridiculous if you ask me... i know when i was a tech at the dealers, i never left my customers hanging like that... and, on top of all this, they are trying to tack on a core charge after having already given me a quote for the whole job including parts and labor... something tells me there is going to be a slight issue whenever i go to pick this thing up... __________________ 1999 Trans Am 2007.5 Dodge Mega Cab Cummins

10-14-2011, 08:14 PM	#116
Carlrx7 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ladson,SC Posts: 3,813	Is the core fee more than 700 bucks? If so just let them keep that shit brick. I was at crews today warranty work on the tbss New window regulator, new ac head unit and door hinge. In and out in an hour They are alot better under the new owner -Carl __________________ Dark Aladdin

10-14-2011, 09:11 PM	#118
LXtasy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 9,564	they didnt assemble the motor with accessories and intake and all on it before they dropped it in ? thats odd __________________

10-14-2011, 10:08 PM	#120
PapaBear Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,809	When they did my warranty engine, they took longer than I expected, but I was okay with it. In your case, if a deadline was near, you would hope that the tech would stay and get it done, but really out of your control right? Best you can do is hope. And I agree, their service is 1,237,954% better than Rick Hendrick, they will get my business again. Have you guys heard if you buy a used car from them they will warranty engine/trans FOR LIFE!! Surely all service must be performed at their intervals, but not a bad deal.