T&L Engines F-up...

Update !

I just had to buy the parts for my engine MYSELF !!! And i have got the verdict from my engine shop ..... The heads was not straight. The block was not straight, The cylinders was barrel shaped (could only hold the measure in top and bottom), And the valves was leaking ..... Impressive work .....NOT !!!
And they still ow me a ton of parts !

DO NOT BUY FROM THEM .......!

Damn, Nemesis . . . I truly feel for their overseas customers

I'm still waiting for my engine, they are having problems keeping up with their custom engine program, and they sent out a mass email. Still, many have received quality production and custom engines from them, and some have had big problems, like you. I hope the dice roll doesn't come up snake eyes for me.

I had expected up to a year wait, and it's getting close. If I have any problems, you guys will be among the first to know, and I expect and will deserve a hearty "I told you so" if I do have problems.

I do feel, overall, that they're a good builder that has made *some* great engines, but they need to be better organized and improve communication and customer service.

But the block issue you're having is a big one. Keep on them, and keep records of all the work you've had to have done. Come to some sort of agreement and get it in writing. Hey, if you want to visit the US, a trip into North Carolina and a rented car might be in your future to give them hell in person . . .

I can't imagine waiting a year for an engine from an outfit with such a bad reputation.

reputation for engines vs. customer service

chillin,
If you're curious about the subject, I would point you to ffcobra.com and the number of guys there who have received good, reliable engines from them, among other reports here and there, some old, some recent. The customer service thing is another issue entirely.
Nemesis got a bad engine. Lots of people have gotten good ones. Assuming I get a good one, I saved a few thousand, although I lost part of it with the interest I could have made on my deposit over the year wait.

Have you seen this "T&L" forum? tandl.freeforums.org • View topic - Stroker Order Email - Aug 24, 2009


Here in Denmark there also some realy bad stories of two 383" chevys comming from T&L. I believe this is one of them: tandl.freeforums.org • View topic - Internal pictures of an T&L engine

Really? A year waiting for someone to build an engine for you?

There are tons of reputable, reliable engine builders out there that can build these engines in a LOT shorter timeframe, and then again, there's always the option to build it yourself.

If you build it yourself, as I'm doing, you just have to make sure that you have a good parts combination and a good machine shop to perform the machine work and balancing, and some of them will even assemble it for you.

However, assembling an engine is no big deal at all . . . even for someone who has never built an engine before--there are books available to guide you through what you need to do.

So . . . I guess I'm having a hard time understanding why anybody would wait a year, or even a couple of months to have someone across the country build an engine for them.

its really strange poeple would even give them the benefit of "maybe that was just a isolated case" and still want to do business with them. In this time of the economy, you would think they would want to keep as many customers as possible and the bad press to a minimum.

I dont think i was screwed by my builder that took 2 weeks, but I wasnt 100% satisfied either, but my car still runs and he made efforts to make things right.