440 Source Quality?

[Dusty997]

Placed my first order with 440 source and im not too impressed...


I ordered a brand new chrome timing cover and it came completely covered in fresh pitting rust.

Is there a better place to buy stuff for our motors? or did i just happen to draw a short stick. Kind of annoying after waiting 2+ weeks for an order to arrive.


EDIT: The Missing gaskets were tucked between two extremely thin pieces of cardboard that just looked like 1 solid piece of backing. So just the timing cover issue.

 

[69 Sleeper Bee]

I have ordered from them before and never had a problem or received anything that looked like that.
Give them a call and let them know, they are pretty reputable from my experience.
Let us know what they say...

 

[Dusty997]

Will do. I did email them but its too late in the afternoon for a reply.

 

[Geoff 2]

I wouldn't use anything chromed that has access to engine internals. Think about where the peeling chrome would go....

 

[Dusty997]

I wouldn't use anything chromed that has access to engine internals. Think about where the peeling chrome would go....

Ya know, I never thought of that. Maybe im better off just returning it, sandblasting my Factory one and painting it.

 

[padam]

Ya know, I never thought of that. Maybe im better off just returning it, sandblasting my Factory one and painting it.

Bought a dipstick and tube that were chromed from a reputable mopar vendor.
It didn’t take long for the chrome to start flaking off the stick.

 

[Dusty997]

Got an email back.

Theyre going to check their stock and get back to me.

 

[Budnicks]

Their 'made in the USA' line of stuff or in house stuff
all seemed pretty damn good

I haven't bought much from them since the last
2 479 383/0.040" over 4.290" x 4.15 stroker builds
Never any parts failures
I pushed stuff hard too

I don't buy dress-up or chrome or polished stuff from them
I get most that stuff from Summit Racing or Mancini Racing
I try to buy American when I can

I was extremely hard to get good USA parts for a while

I did have some of the Chinese made castings of their Stealth heads
back 2005-ish (?) I had fully ported
& shitty head-gaskets that went into the shitty combustion chamber design
& burned up/torched a head pretty bad, hot spots while on N2O
they made it good though too, it was a flaw, I got the castings replaced free
I was surprised, very happily...
Their valves in those heads were (are) junk too, a lot of horror stories about them
easy enough to get 'good USA quailty' made aftermarket valves & springs
that didn't break, as easily...

I had to do all the porting & valves, springe etc. again,
I roughed them in & had a buddy with a flow bench clean them up, perfect
(RIP Mark Rowe)

I quit using the 'cheap foreign Stealth heads' for my street/strip cars,
when the Edelbrock RPM heads or Victors came out for the BBMs
much better middle of the road price-line heads, far better all USA made parts,
& a better bang for the buck, flow much better out of the box even un-ported,
& really good after they'er ported
anyway
for a while there there wasn't a bunch of good parts for our BBM,
from anyone
unless you spent thru the nose for them
& they were still marginal at best
in the past 10-12 years parts for our BB MoPars have come leaps & bounds
even some more affordable good parts

I've built like 4 stroker engines with or from them 440source, Made In the USA stuff
some 2 IIRC when it was still ran by the old owner
& 2 the new owner after they moved,
it was way better service & quality of parts, after the move

good luck

 

[Mopar Hunter]

Ya know, I never thought of that. Maybe im better off just returning it, sandblasting my Factory one and painting it.

Buy a polished aluminum timing cover if you want the chrome look.