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I just got an email from the shop doing my install and it turns out they went to sit the supercharger down on my car and the drivers side intake manifold was not sitting flush and was bent. This totally took the wind out of my sails. I don't know if it can be fixed or bent back into shape to sit flush. So yeah that really sucks.
To get this project done I may need a new SC because that whole intake setup is one piece.
To get this project done I may need a new SC because that whole intake setup is one piece.
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I just got an email from the shop doing my install and it turns out they went to sit the supercharger down on my car and the drivers side intake manifold was not sitting flush and was bent. This totally took the wind out of my sails. I don't know if it can be fixed or bent back into shape to sit flush. So yeah that really sucks.
To get this project done I may need a new SC because that whole intake setup is one piece.
To get this project done I may need a new SC because that whole intake setup is one piece.
So you mean the person who sold it to you sold it to you damaged?
Are you gonna try and get your money back? or is it too late?
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anyone know what a SC costs? just the Supercharger?
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Hi 'H' really sorry to hear this as was following your thread. Hope it turns out to be okay, and let's hope its just a temporary set back.
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That really sucks man! See if you can snap some pics while you're there. I'm curious to see how bad it really is. Seems very odd to have bent the whole thing. Get some super-duper think flexible gaskets to seal it?lol
You definitely need to contact the seller and at a minimum get a discount if it can be made to work. It if can't work at all, demand full refund and get another one.
Seems you had a premonition by asking how to tell if a SC is bad in your other thread...
You definitely need to contact the seller and at a minimum get a discount if it can be made to work. It if can't work at all, demand full refund and get another one.
Seems you had a premonition by asking how to tell if a SC is bad in your other thread...
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Good news... well better news.
We were able to clam the intake to some steel with clamps and bent the bent part of the intake back into shape. Along with some filing too. The part that was bent on the intake manifold was were the emissions things seat into the manifold by the front of the SC.
We also noticed a small crack in the port of the intake manifold that is not to bad but will require a TIG weld. Its looking like I dodged a few bullets for now. Lets just hope no more bad stuff comes about. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
This thing was deffenetly damaged durring shipping, so its making for a few headaches.
Here is a pic of the bent part were were able to bet within a about a millimeter of spec.
We also noticed a small crack in the port of the intake manifold that is not to bad but will require a TIG weld. Its looking like I dodged a few bullets for now. Lets just hope no more bad stuff comes about. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
This thing was deffenetly damaged durring shipping, so its making for a few headaches.
Here is a pic of the bent part were were able to bet within a about a millimeter of spec.
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I was going to suggest having a machine shop deck both (top & bottom) surfaces to make sure they are true. Perhaps you could still just to be on the safe side...
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those are dents: I think they are from shipping the box it came in was distroyed. The guy shipped it in a rubbermade bin, then just boxed it up. It was banged up.
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Simple shipping claim then. Get paid and keep the jacked up part. At least you're able to make it work so far.
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I would certainly file a claim and get my money back- seller or shipper.
That thing needs to be machined down. 1mm isn't much- but when it's a gasket surface on an engine, it's a ton. You can't hardly even see the flaws in a cylinder head, but they are still machined smooth in a lot of rebuilds. You can clearly see it isn't straight in this case. Me, personally, I wouldn't trust that on my engine- especially since the repair costs aren't quite like a small block chevy engine. What happens when that leaks and the engine goes lean......
I don't know a ton about these SC's, but damage like that, had to be from a pretty good impact. Any chance it could be damaged on the inside from the hit? Bearings or something of the sort?
That thing needs to be machined down. 1mm isn't much- but when it's a gasket surface on an engine, it's a ton. You can't hardly even see the flaws in a cylinder head, but they are still machined smooth in a lot of rebuilds. You can clearly see it isn't straight in this case. Me, personally, I wouldn't trust that on my engine- especially since the repair costs aren't quite like a small block chevy engine. What happens when that leaks and the engine goes lean......
I don't know a ton about these SC's, but damage like that, had to be from a pretty good impact. Any chance it could be damaged on the inside from the hit? Bearings or something of the sort?
