TearStone-8g I-4 Turbo Info 4/3 update pics/ vid/ #'s

guages are hooked up, turbo is installed. drilling the oil pan tommow and hookin up the fuel rail with injectors..i had to buy some R/C O rings since the kit didnt come with any rings :roll: , another issue is the daym manifold which is wraped on both daym ends... i can get the base laved to sit flush, the the part that goes near the engine, they said they dont want to since they dont want to jepordize the welds since thier so close..i emialed russ since i know they have couple more in stock, lets see what he says

tell me how many he has in stock when he lets u know

here it comes....

Quote from russ, after i explained him about the manifold...

"I don't have any of that stuff in stock and I'm sure you are aware of my situation with that company. All you need to do is give GCT a call at 727-230-9477 and they will assist you with that"

1.) i don't think i should call any daym body, since i paid Tearstone INC for the turbo kit, it should be his ****** responsibility to get this situation fixed..shit they had the kit on back order for 1 year, they could of check if the daym manifold was even and not wrapped out the ass..sorry anit tryna hear this shit,

2) they really know how to show customer support after some 1 pays them 3K for a kit..

3) i am not over reacting, i waited a year delay and atleasttttt make sure after some 1 waits that long, that none of the parts are missing or junk

i would post on club3g, but their so tearstone up thier, which would just resualt in a ban :evil:

I never been so daym heated in my life

Completely understandable man. I wonder how it happened, from just sitting around at tearstones shop for so long or what? Its not Tearstones fault that the manifold is warped since they did not manufacture the manifolds, but they should contact GCT for you and get things straightened out. I wonder if the manifold was checked out before it was shipped to you.

Just a bad deal for you and Tearstone as they have had problems with GCT in the past.

from what my guy told me, they must of had it in a vice grip to hold it in place which i guess from all the heat musta wroped it, yea i kno russ didnt make them, thats fine..but the whole issue with why dont you call him, is the thing that pissed me off...after all the BS they went threw with this turbo kit, he could atleast call up and fix what i paid him for..i kno he prob made a good 300-400 off me has him being the middle man...i shoulda just peiced toghter my own kit now that i think of it

Man that really sucks. Warping is the product of poor welding techniques. How the fuck someone didn't notice the warping before shipping it out, is mind boggling. Even with my POS manifold I constantly checked the flange for any signs of distortion (not really a big problem with 1/2" thick steel, but still...). All it requires is a flat surface!

Can you post up some pics for us? Maybe bust out a ruler and lay it across the flange to show the warping.

yea, post up some pics to see how bad it is. russ should defitnetly take care of that issue for by at least calling them.

this is the only pic i have since i mentioned it before i took it to the shop..i will try to see if i can get the other side pic monday, since i hardly doubt those gaskets will stop any leaks...this is not as bad as the other side it self

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...o/PICT0001.jpg

Wow! Considering the size of the flange, I'm amazed at the degree of warping.

A ghetto fix maybe to simply grind down the flange. Though from the looks of it, your would have to remove a lot of material.

ya the flange is no issue, they can grind that down with ease from what they told me...the other side is the issue, we are hopeing the extra new gaskets will do it, but sooner i will upgrae this shit u call a manifold with something else...after i serch the forum n see what bolt ups...

wow, those welds must have been real hot!

yeah just get it milled flat,
most any machine shop could do it.
honestly a belt sander would be capable

So I find out today, we have more fucked parts from tearstone.. :evil: thr 1st ones not a big deal. One coupling is wrong size so shop has to order a new 1 ok no biggie...now this is what pisses me off the wastguage is wrong and only way to make it fit is rig it up somehow, which means more hours = extra cost I gota pay for something which russ ordered and said it would fit...I don't get it at all like wtf did they do for the whole year atleast check the parts for fitment before you ship out...

I sent him a email lets see wha he can do..if not ill make it public of how this kit in on club3g , so other customers don't end up gettin fucked

NICE!

i cant believe this shit, after all this crap it seemed like russ was the kind of guy who would try and do what he can to help us customers out, but now it seems like he is just leaving us in the dust. i hope you get this whole issue resolved, and i'll think twice before recommending tearstone to anyone else again.

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Originally Posted by cardude03

i cant believe this shit, after all this crap it seemed like russ was the kind of guy who would try and do what he can to help us customers out, but now it seems like he is just leaving us in the dust. i hope you get this whole issue resolved, and i'll think twice before recommending tearstone to anyone else again.

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seems liek the only one who got any kind of decent service out of tearstone when it comes to turbo's is DryBear

In all honesty it seems like Ice's kit was seriously rushed.

Well since I had my kit a while before you I'll chime in. Nothing bad to say about Russ really, but my turbo blew a seal on the exhaust side after a trip to N.C. Ordered a new one from ATPturbo next day air so I could leave Charlotte. No warranty on that. My real problem comes from the fact that my manifold cracked in 2 places right where the welds were. So I gave up and almost a year later I am non- turbo again. Now where do you think the blame should be placed if I had it "professionally installed". Just my two cents :roll:

The fabricator. Got any pics of the cracked manifold? Ice may want to foward this info to his shop to prevent this from happening again.

wow thats crazy, like jetblack said do u have any pics of the crack, honeslty im going to update the parts of this kit downt he road, i deff want a new manifold, since this one is beat, i will have to search n see what everyones useing..hopefully its not a big deal, the turbo it self i might get a better brand down the road if anything happends to it, how is masterpower turbos? i really dont think that 1 year warranty they give with it is, really gona replace anything IMO...lol the said thing is jetblack it took them over a year in delays yet they rushed the kit lol...