Blown head gasket caused some damaged parts

[Matt D.]

Quality... What has Ron had to say about it?

[mike55112]

Originally Posted by Matt D.

Quality... What has Ron had to say about it?

First thing he said was that the tune that jordan did caused the headgasket to go, he told me there must have been to much timing. There was peak timing of 10, im on e-85. Then when I told him I had bent valves,the valve seals were the incorrect ones, and the surface of the head was poorly machined he told me to contact the machine shop that did the head in the first place. I dont know what to think anymore, metro engine said that with me using a cometic head gasket and the poorly machined head surface, there was no doubt what caused the headgasket to go. Im not sure if I even want to keep my engine anymore, I think I may put my 500+awhp goal on hold and just enjoy being able to drive my evo everyday again.

[asshanson]

Sucks to hear about this, hope the issue is resolved soon.

Originally Posted by mike55112

First thing he said was that the tune that jordan did caused the headgasket to go, he told me there must have been to much timing.

Wow, did he have actual knowledge of the tune that Jordan did, or did he just guess? I've not heard many good things about the way RS does business.

[Matt D.]

Originally Posted by mike55112

First thing he said was that the tune that jordan did caused the headgasket to go, he told me there must have been to much timing. There was peak timing of 10, im on e-85. Then when I told him I had bent valves,the valve seals were the incorrect ones, and the surface of the head was poorly machined he told me to contact the machine shop that did the head in the first place.

To be honest, this isn't the first time Ron has blamed something bad like this one someone or something else. Last year there was a thread on MNSC about someone's car getting messed up by RS and Ron not wanting to do anything about it until he posted about it on MNSC, and also this thread of him selling a Type R head which had GSR cams in it.

I would expect Ron to be more proactive when it comes to taking care of his customers. Too many times have I heard and seen him taking steps backward in order to take care of issues that slipped through his fingers and ended up biting him in the ass later on.

There have also been multiple instances of Ron setting up deals for people to buy things from him, then he goes and sells the stuff out from under people because he felt his buddies needed it more. Kracka experienced that first hand.

[Ronnie S]

Originally Posted by mike55112

First thing he said was that the tune that jordan did caused the headgasket to go, he told me there must have been to much timing. There was peak timing of 10, im on e-85. Then when I told him I had bent valves,the valve seals were the incorrect ones, and the surface of the head was poorly machined he told me to contact the machine shop that did the head in the first place. I dont know what to think anymore, metro engine said that with me using a cometic head gasket and the poorly machined head surface, there was no doubt what caused the headgasket to go. Im not sure if I even want to keep my engine anymore, I think I may put my 500+awhp goal on hold and just enjoy being able to drive my evo everyday again.

Not once that I blamed your tune for blowing your head gasket. How can I say you have too much timing when I have never seen your tuned map?

[mike55112]

Originally Posted by Ronnie S

Not once that I blamed your tune for blowing your head gasket. How can I say you have too much timing when I have never seen your tuned map?

Im not trying to blame you Ron, I did not see any reason to say you have offered to buy your head back before you knew there were problems, its irrelevent. When I first told you I blew my head gasket, we were talking through a text message, you asked me what my peak timing was and I said I didnt know, so then said that to much timing can cause that. If you still want to buy the head back then let me know through a pm. I have not said one bad thing about you, I just was sharing what happend with my head.