WARNINGS about some SCAM or questionable products to AVOID that apparently have little or no R&D (Research & Development)
If you came to this page from the main warnings page, then skip intro paragraph and read item #1.
If you did not reach this page from the main
warnings page then you may want to read there
first, otherwise;
We'd like to start off by stating that we do
not care to speak bad about anyone ever, and would really rather not,
however we are compelled to do so for 2 reasons;
1) When good people have been and are being taken advantage of, misled or
cheated, we feel an obligation to society to make people in the diesel community
aware of dishonest or questionable products or unethical business practices.
Obviously it is a scam if someone
(a seller or their salesman) promises that a cheaper product
will work great like a better product, but it does not live up to the
promise or customer expectation, as a result good people end up spending money
on cheap stuff that is ineffective, improper or even potentially harmful! Then the
good customer has to go and buy the better product that they would have got in
the first place had they know the cheaper one was not going to work properly.
We
sell plenty of products to customers who have bought cheap or lesser quality
items the first time around, it ends up costing them almost double in the long
run because they bought something essentially worthless the first time from
another vendor and then had to buy quality the next time around.
2) Is that often it seems those guys were
unethically posting slanderous lies on a few diesel forums badmouthing Jim and
our products to try to sell theirs, so here we clear the air and set the facts
straight on that nonsense. You will have the information to understand a bit
about who they are, what they do, and why they do it, and you can read the facts
about why some of their products are not good and
in fact in some cases can be harmful or
dangerous!
BEGINNING OF INFO FOR THIS PAGE:
Some of the things being promoted and sold to look out for are;
1)
Fan Clutch that comes on
earlier; this will take away engine power and reduce mpg. Priced at $250.00
(with supposed discount) it is priced far over and above GM list replacement
cost of $99.56, IMHO it's a rip-off. Besides you can make the stock fan come on
earlier by simply adjusting the thermostatic spring on it.
READ MORE ON THIS SUBJECT, CLICK HERE
2)
Gear-Drive Timing Set; removes the
cushioning effect the stock chain set has and can possibly result in improper
harmonics and stresses that can lead to harmonic balancer / torsional damper
failure and lead to severe engine damage.
READ MORE ON THIS SUBJECT, CLICK HERE
3)
Intercooler; this mounts in a
terrible location where the GM optional skid-plate mounts, the thought of
putting a $1,500.00 part in harms way is well... and don't forget
turbo-lag, loosening pipes, and intense installation.
READ MORE ON THIS SUBJECT, CLICK HERE
4)
Low compression pistons;
even when rebuilding are usually not worth the expense, lowering compression
will likely reduce power output. Very overpriced compared to normal replacement
pistons.
READ MORE ON THIS SUBJECT, CLICK HERE
5)
Foam Air Filter; the tiny
crevices in the foam will tend to plug up to where proper cleaning will
eventually be impossible, and worse yet they can deteriorate rapidly, if I had
only to choose between a stock paper filter or foam, I'd take paper every time,
but thankfully there are oil impregnated cotton gauze filters.
READ MORE ON THIS SUBJECT, CLICK HERE
6)
Splayed
Main Caps; The splayed caps can
help to reduce some crank flex crank and usually do NOT strengthen the block, in
fact material removal may weaken a block in those areas but on the Chevy Gas V8s
it is not typically a concern as the blocks are not a prone to weakness unlike
the 6.2/6.5 Diesel Blocks, in fact many of the oil squirter blocks in 96+ were
thinner and some of the weakest!
READ MORE ON THIS SUBJECT, CLICK HERE
7) AIR FILTER SOLD BY SSDIESEL SUPPLY: This product sold by ssdiesel supply
has be found to be DEFECTIVE where the filter falls apart
SENDING METAL PARTS IN TO THE TURBO and/or Engine!!! To date it seems
NOTHING has been done to resolve this problem with the customers to fix the
turbo/engine damaged by the defective ssdieselsupply product(s)... Also this
misleading so-called 'performance intake system' sold by ssdieselsupply of NY
sucks HOT underhood are and defeats the engines ability to intake of cooler outside air
that even the original stock system provided .
Cooler air is known to be much better for performance.
That product is sold on Ebay.
Click
this link for Ebay feedback of that and other Ebay sellers of products for GM
Diesels.
It is has been advised
that prospective customers of diesel products AVOID any vendors who are selling
the aforementioned products or those of lower quality
for the above and other reasons.
"NEXT" PAGE = FAN CLUTCH WARNING OR if you already read that and the 7 WARNING pages above then CLICK HERE For the "KNOCKOFF"/COPIES page.
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