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greiswig · **Posted:** Wed Sep 17, 2014 4:43 pm

Anyone here have direct dealings with this company in England? I am trying to get a cylinder head from them, but they seem uninterested in dealing more effectively with the 8 hour time difference between us.

George (the guy there) seems to know his stuff, but also seems always in a hurry and can't talk. From what I can gather, he bought some number of test engines from VM Motori, and is parting them out.

truckbouy2 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:17 pm

Try ID parts. They have them and no 8hr difference.

greiswig · **Posted:** Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:17 pm

truckbouy2 wrote:

Try ID parts. They have them and no 8hr difference.

Oh, I know they have them. But they also want a good deal more for them. :wink:

truckbouy2 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:20 pm

Gotcha....

Mike92104 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:38 pm

Yeah they're a bit of a pain, but the product is good. I just stayed up late and called them on my land line. I was able to order the part with my credit card (I did have a little trouble with my bank blocking the transaction). Once that was cleared up, the cylinder head was on the way. I also ordered the three main bearing carriers from them later. That time an exchange of emails got it done. This seems like a small mom/pop operation, so I'm grateful they deal with us yanks at all.

geordi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:36 am

Definitely a small operation, I got up at an ungodly hour to talk with them on the phone, it took a couple calls that day to get a credit card issue sorted out but then everything was great.

RTTT265 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:17 am

Purchased my cambelt injector seals and washers from them

And I'm in NZ all good

greiswig · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:55 am

Ok. Thanks. They seem like good folk, but I guess I'm spoiled by service I get from folks like IDParts.

OneCheekRider · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:47 pm

Are they still cheaper after VAT?

geordi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:40 pm

You don't pay VAT, and you may have to remind them of that.
Shipping on the other hand... May be the same cost as VAT would have been.

When I bought from them, it was just for the set of rockers. IDparts wasn't carrying those yet, and I got just about the same cost after shipping as Corey is charging now for them.

Too bad his suppliers of cylinder heads aren't as equally agreeable.

RTTT265 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:16 pm

On ID parts they had my stuff sent out quickly.

I or them may have made a mistake on a sensor i was after Cam sensor and have got crank sensor delivered ill check my order.

My hose is about 3 inches short at least thats what my wife says, I meant the boost hose from intercooler to turbo?

thermorex · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:02 pm

RTTT265 wrote:

On ID parts they had my stuff sent out quickly.

I or them may have made a mistake on a sensor i was after Cam sensor and have got crank sensor delivered ill check my order.

My hose is about 3 inches short at least thats what my wife says, I meant the boost hose from intercooler to turbo?

Your wife said your hose is 3 inch short? Lol, sorry about that, it's just funny the way I read it... Seriously, why would the turbo hose be 3 inch shorter? Did you order turbo hoses? I haven't heard of anybody with similar issues, would you please clarify?

RTTT265 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:24 pm

Boost charge hose from intercooler to turbo looks the same fits the same except doesn't reach intercooler

thermorex · **Posted:** Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:43 pm

RTTT265 wrote:

Boost charge hose from intercooler to turbo looks the same fits the same except doesn't reach intercooler

Is it a stock oem replacement or aftermarket? If aftermarket, what brand?

RTTT265 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2014 4:18 am

CAC maybe

geordi · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2014 11:02 am

AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

CAC is not the brand - it is the name of the thing that end of the hose is supposed to connect to. :ROTFL:

Charge Air Cooler - The intercooler.

Those look like the stock hoses, the new design b/c the Chinese finger puzzle is held on with that fat band of heat shrink at the end.

RTTT265 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2014 4:41 pm

That is the old CAC hose underneath and the new one on top, but there is no way the new one would reach its a lot shorter each end.

thermorex · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:30 am

Wonder is this is some weird aftermarket manufacturer goofup...

geordi · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:51 am

Looking at it again, I can see the length differences now that I missed before - Not sure what happened there, can you return it for a refund?

I'd go with the Samco or Mishimoto hoses anyway, but after a goof like that one... I don't know where you got that one, but I wouldn't buy from them again.

thermorex · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:26 pm

Btw, where is that green from? Hopefully not some antifreeze... And yea, mishimoto or samco are the best. Unless you go with solid pipe.

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