Speedmaster

1st order was placed for an item that was on backorder. Although it was there own branded header set they could never tell me when they would receive more.

Six months later I got tired of waiting & to there credit they gave me a full refund with no hassle.

I decided to give them another chance a few months later & ordered a different item. This time they claimed it was "In Stock" after the order was placed I got the generic "Thank You For Your Order".

Ten days later the item hadn't shipped & I received a "you've received a refund" message from PayPal & absolutely nothing from Speedmaster79. I won't waste anymore of my time ordering from them again.

My engine builder has made several calls to Speedmaster regarding missing and non-fitting parts ; each time the response by Speedmaster customer service is we will file a claim. To date we have received no followup to the claims from Speedmaster,

I contacted Joe at Speedmaster customer on Monday, 9/18/23 to request a RMA # and call tag to enable me to return these parts for a refund.

Joe said "no problem I will have to file a claim" - AGain no followup reply from Speedmaster.

I called last Friday, 9/22/23 and spoke to Jasmine in customer service, and she transferred my call to the Claims Dept.

I waited on the phone for approximately 20 minutes; no one answered and I finally hung up.

I am frustrated and tired of the run around by Speedmaster! We have wasted many labor hours @ Griff's and spent an additional $600.00 in parts to try to make the Speedmaster unit work.

Numerous Issues with the Speedmaster FI unit

1) Fuel rails & brackets do not fit

2) Missing adjuster screw & clip on 1 of the throttle bodies

3) Manifolds did not fit until we machined them to clear the valve covers

4) Crossover throttle linkage incomplete

5) Crossover fuel line missing

6) Very poor instructions with the kit

Customer service,

About 4 years ago I purchased a PCE148.1052 and am just getting things together. To my surprise after putting water in the engine and turning the waterpump on I had water shooting out the bolt holes on one end of both manifolds.

When I took the bolts out of the leaking holes you could see the water squirting out of the casting about half way up. that was the third attempt at fixing the water leak. I hadn't taken the bolts out of the holes in the previous two attempts. I thought initially it was a gasket problem and took it apart and checked the mating surfaces for warping with a straight edge and found no more than .003"-.005".

variance in the sugace and nothing visually suggested it was the surface. I am using a FELPRO 1275S-3 gaskets @ $35.99/ea.

Last time when I explored the casting flaw (void) I decided to take a die grinder and high temp epoxy and grind out about .125" around the visible hole and work in the epoxy and let it completely cure before reassembly.

I had high hopes for success. I was bitterly disappointed as it leaks from a different point once the water pump is engaged.

My suspicion is you had a bad run of castings and didn't catch all of them. The worst flaws were on the same end of the casting as they are the same on both sides.

I have purchased several thousand dollars of parts from you and I would like for you to send me a set of good castings.

I know I am way past any warranty but these flaws were not visible to the naked eye and you don't generally pressure test and intake manifold which is the only way this could be caught beside x-ray or sonic testing.

My mechanical background high lights: I have an A& P license from the FAA to work on aircraft I am certified for field overhaul on Pratt and Whitney PT-6 41, 42 and 45 series turbine aircraft engines I retired from Virginia Tech Center for Injury Biomechanics where I designed, drew (autocad) machined and fabricated various machines and fixtures used in Blast and impact related studies.

I rebuilt my first automobile engine when I was 11, under the supervision of my father I am an accomplished welder and machinist

I am fairly certain this was a known problem, you seldom have voids inside castings like this and this set didn't get caught in QC.

I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

David E. Mellichamp

540-641-****

dmellich@***.edu

I purchased a kinetic power log splitter at tractor supply when they first came out approximately two weeks after I bought it they were pulled off of the shelves, and I was not aware of that until recently and the problem was the ram strips out due to a mechanical part, spinning when it tries to engage they ordered tractor supply to pull all units to the back of the store until further notice. I went there to buy the port that I needed was told they discontinued it and they're not manufacturing it to call the company.

I called the company they will not refund my money, They will not refund the splitter in exchange , someone is going to get hurt if I continue to use this I will upload pictures and a video. The bolt that holds the fly wheel one came through that metal housing.

The push bar broke off of it, overall a poorly made machine for top dollar and a company that says they stand behind their product. They claim they want to be an industry leader they will never achieve that.

I purchased a 351w blower kit and the manifold did not fit between the heads, I contacted them and they said they have had this problem before just take it to a machine shop and have them mill down both sides and they would take care me after. Well they lied I have emails and text messages from them and now they won't return my emails.

But it gets even better after I milled the sides of the intake to fit I tried to install the distributor and it's not even close to fitting. The front of the intake is about a 1/2 inch off and the distributor hits on the back side.

The only way to make this work is to grind the front water jacket area down and make inserts and have it re-welded to fit. I don't like throwing a company under the bus but this company doesn't care about customer satisfaction at all, so buyers beware.