Disgusted with SHM PI Swap kit

Try Me · Apr 13, 2005

SHM service is the worst!

Their kit includes 2 LEFT PI heads, no valve cover gaskets and an alternator bracket that does not fit.
They can't tell me what year the PI heads are either.
I hate buying things i can't use.

All this despite CHRIS promissing that everything i would need is in the box.

Get your swap kit anywhere but SHM. This is so fustrating.
In exchange for $2K, i got crapped on and a pile of headaches.
Thought i'd save you some money by posting my experience.

stangman · Apr 13, 2005

sorry about your luck man. are they willing to work anything out with you?

Try Me · Apr 13, 2005

c2see21 said:
sorry about your luck man. are they willing to work anything out with you?

i'm not going to bother, the car is nearly done, calling them or Chris only makes me mad.

"Can i get your number so i can call you back on this" <- which is always 10 days later.

Heads up to the guys who work hard for their money.

Mike97gt · Apr 13, 2005

Try Me said:
SHM service is the worst!

Their kit includes 2 LEFT PI heads, no valve cover gaskets and an alternator bracket that does not fit.
They can't tell me what year the PI heads are either.
I hate buying things i can't use.

All this despite CHRIS promissing that everything i would need is in the box.

Get your swap kit anywhere but SHM. This is so fustrating.
In exchange for $2K, i got crapped on and a pile of headaches.
Thought i'd save you some money by posting my experience.

note to self.. never let anybody i know thinking of a pi swap buy that kit..

thanks for the heads up..

tl75keith · Apr 13, 2005

I've heard nothing but bad things about SHM.

StratGT · Apr 13, 2005

tl75keith said:
I've heard nothing but bad things about SHM.

What ever happened to SHM? At one point, they were the premier mod motor go to guys. Today, they've been reduced to crap. I've been hearing so many bads things about the place lately, I won't spend anymore of my money there.

If you spent 2K there, send it back for a refund. Don't take no for a answer.

BETTERBULLITT · Apr 13, 2005

Try Me said:
i'm not going to bother, the car is nearly done, calling them or Chris only makes me mad.

"Can i get your number so i can call you back on this" <- which is always 10 days later.

Heads up to the guys who work hard for their money.

So you are just going to give up and let them have the 2k??

GetImpact · Apr 13, 2005

BETTERBULLITT said:
So you are just going to give up and let them have the 2k??

If he does, then he's a Dream Customer for any sham company running around out there... and there are plenty of those in the automotive world.

I'd be more than a little p|ssed and go after them, myself.

codered97 · Apr 13, 2005

All heads are made of the same casting so there is no real left or riight head. But i know what you mean i bought the head swap kit from them and they promised i had all i needed to bolt it right up, wrong! I had to purchase other items to get the job done. Not saying that thier products are bad, just their sales reps.

007 · Apr 13, 2005

SHM are an overpriced joke.

CanadaStang · Apr 13, 2005

codered97 said:
All heads are made of the same casting so there is no real left or riight head. But i know what you mean i bought the head swap kit from them and they promised i had all i needed to bolt it right up, wrong! I had to purchase other items to get the job done. Not saying that thier products are bad, just their sales reps.

Ya you can just swap the cams and plugs around the other way to make the head work on the left or right side, but that's still a pain in the a**
I got mine from Parkway Ford and was very impressed with them.

FalconGuy016 · Apr 13, 2005

Return it! Before they can burn you on something extremely gay

CobraM23 · Apr 13, 2005

CanadaStang said:
Ya you can just swap the cams and plugs around the other way to make the head work on the left or right side, but that's still a pain in the a**
I got mine from Parkway Ford and was very impressed with them.

I got mine from Parkway Ford too. It had everything I needed. Not to mention it didnt cost 2k either.

chimchim · Apr 13, 2005

CobraM23 said:
I got mine from Parkway Ford too. It had everything I needed. Not to mention it didnt cost 2k either.

Yeah, $1320 shipped included everything. $2,000 better be P&P or different cams??? Hey Cobra and Canada, what plugs did Parkway send us with the kit? I had someone else do the work and I'm too stupid to remember what they are. I think they were Motorcrafts. I see all this stuff about coppers being horrible. Just wanna make sure I got the right stuff in there. Thanks!

codered97 · Apr 13, 2005

I ordered mine through SHM and it cost under 1300 even when i had to buy new vavle cover gaskets. I have noticed that some of their prices are expensive, but on the other hand some are cheaper. Like i said before their products are as good as anyones its their representatives that suck a$$!

Boosted98GT · Apr 13, 2005

007 said:
SHM are an overpriced joke.

I concur. Customer service is non-existent....

CobraM23 · Apr 14, 2005

chimchim said:
Yeah, $1320 shipped included everything. $2,000 better be P&P or different cams??? Hey Cobra and Canada, what plugs did Parkway send us with the kit? I had someone else do the work and I'm too stupid to remember what they are. I think they were Motorcrafts. I see all this stuff about coppers being horrible. Just wanna make sure I got the right stuff in there. Thanks!

Yeah they were Motorcrafts, platinum ones I believe. I ended up not being able to use them because they weren't threaded all the way up to the tapered seat on the plug and it was causing them to sit up in the head too far. It was causing a really bad miss and an extremely lean a/f ratio. The guy switched them to some NGK TR-6's and it fixed it completely. I know the TR-6's are too cold of a heat range plug for my combo, but thats all he had at the time.

CanadaStang · Apr 14, 2005

chimchim said:
Yeah, $1320 shipped included everything. $2,000 better be P&P or different cams??? Hey Cobra and Canada, what plugs did Parkway send us with the kit? I had someone else do the work and I'm too stupid to remember what they are. I think they were Motorcrafts. I see all this stuff about coppers being horrible. Just wanna make sure I got the right stuff in there. Thanks!

They sent Motorcraft AGSF32PM's which are the platinums.

MyEarsHurt · Apr 14, 2005

I bought mine from steeda, and they were perfect came 2 days after I ordered. Of course they dont have a full kit over at steeda. Sorry to hear about your SHM experience man...

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