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Forum: Southeast
12-27-2011, 08:26 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 4,683
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

like is said elsewhere, you were told to get the...

like is said elsewhere, you were told to get the engine tuned from day one-you refused to get it tuned and continued to drive it. The car had raw fuel coming from the exhaust. We replaced the rear...
Forum: Southeast
12-27-2011, 08:21 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 4,683
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

please tell,I would like to know who this...

please tell,I would like to know who this is-because we have not been informed of this.
Forum: C5 Forced Induction/Nitrous
08-27-2011, 10:34 AM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,484
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

Please show me the list of all these engines that...

Please show me the list of all these engines that are screwed up. If you have no list, you have no facts. Without facts you are just spreading a bad rumor created to just make us look bad.


As...
Forum: C5 Forced Induction/Nitrous
08-24-2011, 11:23 AM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,484
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

It is not our intention to go back and forth with...

It is not our intention to go back and forth with a customer we value, however in light of the accusations we would appreciate the opportunity to give our side of the story. We would like everybody...
Forum: C5 Forced Induction/Nitrous
08-22-2011, 08:23 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,484
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

no mention that the car wasn't finshed. Had we...

no mention that the car wasn't finshed. Had we told you the car was done i could see the complaints. But we had a discussion when you picked up the car that it wasn't finished and there would be...
Forum: C5 General
03-27-2011, 11:30 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 27,512
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

do tell- could you show me some of these wrong...

do tell- could you show me some of these wrong dyno graphs. Also how about all of these dissatisfied customers. Let's see some facts on this.
I know every customer that has bought a Harrop from us...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
01-18-2011, 09:41 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 14,321
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

Why did they use cnc ported heads on a 427 for...

Why did they use cnc ported heads on a 427 for 505hp? Why did they use titanium rods for 505hp? Why did they use a forged steel crank for 505 hp? All of these things could be eliminated ,correct?...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
01-18-2011, 09:17 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 14,321
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

really hard to compare high rpm, naturally...

really hard to compare high rpm, naturally aspirated, endurance engines to anything else. The reason they don't run coatings is weight,anything that makes the piston heavier is bad. So what do they...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
01-18-2011, 05:45 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 14,321
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

actually i have seen quite a few engines fail...

actually i have seen quite a few engines fail from crank flex. This is a very common problem in high hp engines.

while you may see alot of aluminum rods break in top fuel engines, it generally...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
01-18-2011, 12:01 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 14,321
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

just too add to that thought Phil, the ERL has a...

just too add to that thought Phil, the ERL has a really thick iron sleeve-that is great for strength but it dissipates heat ALOT slower than a thinner iron sleeve with aluminum backer. The extra heat...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
01-17-2011, 10:30 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 14,321
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

glad i could help out. I don't want...

glad i could help out.


I don't want anybody to think that I am putting down the ERL, because i'm def not. Like Phil said, everything has it's place in the market, and the ERL def does. I just...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
01-17-2011, 01:54 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 14,321
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

lets do some comparing between the rhs and the...

lets do some comparing between the rhs and the erl

lets start from the top

erl uses a stock casting made from 319 alum vs. the rhs using 356 alum with chilled mains-the 356 is a much stronger...
Forum: Performance Results
12-08-2010, 07:53 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 5,372
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

FYI we didn't have any oiling problem whatsoever...

FYI we didn't have any oiling problem whatsoever in this engine. We did have some lifter issues, the std bore crowers were not happy with the spring pressure that was on them in the oem alum bores....
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
11-04-2010, 11:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,716
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

C5R blocks were great 10 years ago, but with the...

C5R blocks were great 10 years ago, but with the other blocks that are available today,they are pretty antiquated. The RHS block is a much better piece.
Forum: C5 Forced Induction/Nitrous
11-02-2010, 08:16 PM
Replies: 729
Views: 93,136
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

Man, it only took 38 years,but somebody finally...

Man, it only took 38 years,but somebody finally is able to stay that for good reasons. Thanks for you confidence, i definitely won't let you down.
Forum: C5 Forced Induction/Nitrous
11-02-2010, 06:06 PM
Replies: 729
Views: 93,136
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

nice looking build. Thanks for letting us be a...

nice looking build. Thanks for letting us be a part of it.
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
10-28-2010, 08:52 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 52,133
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

It's always easy to say you would do this or that...

It's always easy to say you would do this or that when you're not the one going through a certain situation. John is getting his facts straight and then making an informed decision on what the best...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
10-28-2010, 02:39 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 52,133
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

Exactly,you have had a biased opinion from the...

Exactly,you have had a biased opinion from the start.

first,you've been burned on an engine from another shop so it must be the engine

second,you reccommended the blower kit to John,so it must...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
10-27-2010, 09:28 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 52,133
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

exactly-it provides the same protection that a...

exactly-it provides the same protection that a patent does-very little all anybody has to to is change one thing and can apply for a new patent.
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
10-27-2010, 08:55 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 52,133
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

John,i have removed the pictures.but to be...

John,i have removed the pictures.but to be clear,after applying for a patent nobody else can apply for the same patent unless you let the patent pending expire without all the needed info to back up...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
10-27-2010, 02:06 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 52,133
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

explain what? i saw a car on the dyno,no shots of...

explain what? i saw a car on the dyno,no shots of under the hood or power numbers.
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
10-26-2010, 12:19 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 52,133
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

402 9.5 compression high 220's cam for s/c...

402

9.5 compression
high 220's cam for s/c
stock 243's with valve job.
stock ls2 intake and tb
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
10-05-2010, 08:23 AM
Replies: 366
Views: 52,133
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

Since the engine was brought into question, I...

Since the engine was brought into question, I guess i'll make a few comments.

The camshaft was made and installed correctly. We measure every cam on our cam pro plus before installation. Also...
Forum: Southeast
03-30-2010, 09:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 910
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

Virginia Speed open house April 17th

Hey guys were having an open house April 17th.Going to be cooking of the grill,free burgers,dogs and soda.Our plan is to have demonstrations of alot of our equipment and probably will strap down a...
Forum: C5 Tech
03-29-2010, 09:22 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,909
Posted By Shawn @ Va Speed

lots of things go into making it a road race...

lots of things go into making it a road race engine,type of bottom end components,design of the pistons.The biggest thing is the valvetrain.Valvetrains on these motors are very critical because they...
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