> Letter below explains my meeting with him.If you go to
> http://www.bbb.org and look up "Marks performance engines"
> from Phoenix AZ,you will also see that they have him
> at an unsatifactory rating,which I had nothing to do
> with.It sure seems that if things go right,he is quick
> to step up,but not so,when things go wrong.All
> companies are great when things go right,it's when
> there is a problem and how they deal with it,,that
> "stuff" floats to the top.Good luck,if you decide to
> deal with him.
>
> > The biggest reasons were attitude and readiness.We
> > recieved an email from him on Wed morning requesting
> > that I "do this ASAP" since I was in town.Not a
> > problem,I called him and told him that I could go
> > there that afternoon and pick it up.He said he was
> > really swamped and asked if I could come out
> > Thursday,between 4-6pm and do it then.I said yes.On
> > Thursday morning at 11am,I called him(his shops
> > machine) and told him I arrainged a for a friend
> > with
> > a pickup to go with me and would be out there AT
> > 4,and
> > left my cell phone number in case there was a
> > problem.We showed up at his shop at 4 on the dot.He
> > recieved a phone call and kept us waiting 20
> > minutes.Finally,he comes out and tells us the motor
> > isn't ready.He has the long block done,but the oil
> > pump/pan/intake/valve covers aren't on.I told him I
> > would be happy to take it as is.He said he can't and
> > do the warrenty.I told him he can put on his
> > warrenty
> > that it only covers what he assembled.Still no.I
> > also
> > said that I was going to take off the oil pan and
> > valve covers as I was going to use a chrome oil pan
> > and aluminum valve covers.He started telling me how
> > using a chrome oil pan would flake off inside and
> > ruin
> > the motor.This raised an eyebrow imediately.Never
> > had
> > that happen before,and the oil pans I buy the chrome
> > is outside,not inside.How come his chrome valve
> > covers
> > won't peel?We felt that,maybe,he just didn't want
> > anyone seeing his parts/work that was on the inside
> > of
> > the motor.Anyway,he told us to come back Friday and
> > it
> > would be ready.So basicly we drove clear across
> > Phoenix from Mesa during rush hour for nothing.
> > As for the numbers,on the auction he uses the
> > #3970010 for the 2 bolt main block.Since I have
> > never
> > seen this block used as a 2 bolt,but rather a 4 bolt
> > only,I asked my friend to look at the number,it
> > wasn't
> > that number.At the bottom of my auction,he has an
> > OPTION of buying a 4 bolt main,but that wasn't what
> > I
> > bought.If he lied/exagerated on that,what other
> > parts/services might be stretched a "little"?
> > The emails he sent later were mostly insults,I
> > just kept waiting for the "your mama is sooo"
> insults.If you
> > notice
> > the people leaving feedback on his motors,they are
> > MOSTLY people who haven't recieved them as of the
> > time
> > they posted,or JUST recieved the motor a day
> > before.I
> > would rather hear from someone who grenaded one of
> > his
> > motors,and he replaced it,then someone who hadn't
> > even
> > run gas through it yet.
> > If you go look at my feedback,he is the first
> > negative after over 200+ posatives.I try to deal as
> > honestly and fairly on Ebay as I can.I take this
> > seriously.I have bought whole cars sight unseen and
> > not backed out,although some I probably should
> > have.I
> > would HIGHLY recomend you check any/all options
> > before
> > buying a motor from this guy.Good
> > luck,,,,,,,,,,,,Mike
> >