74Beeper
Well-Known Member
Well,
Back in 2013 I had Indy build me a 440ci 600hp small block engine. All brand new parts including an R3 Siamese block. I paid $11,000 for this motor and I was stoked to get it. Ever since I was a young lad I had always heard how Indy built bad *** fast Mopar engines. Well, 2015 rolled around and I finally got the engine in my Roadrunner. Before the car ever hit the street it went on MCR's chassis dyno. Well while on the dyno I noticed steam coming out the crank case breather. Upon further inspection it was discovered I was getting water in the oil! I drained the crankcase then pressurized the radiator and water was pouring out of the oil pan. Out came the engine and I sent it back to Indy. They found out they had screwed up a head gasket while assembling the engine and they would fix it under warranty. So, I figured this would be a great time to do some upgrades, I wanted a roller cam, more compression and some Indy 360-1 aluminum heads. Total of $6000 dollars in upgrades. When they told me the cam they were going to install I questioned it would be too big for my compression ratio even though they were raising it to 11.1. They said not to worry, they've been putting this cam in engines for years and it would be fine. Well, I got the engine back in the car and the first thing I noticed is it wouldn't idle. No matter what I did it would want to die due to the low cylinder pressures from the huge cam. Like I expected, the cam was too much for the comp ratio. Then, I noticed a serious oil leak coming from the rear of the engine. I pulled the transmission and discovered they had ripped the oil pan gasket when assembling the engine the second time (see pics). I put a new pan gasket in, locked the timing at 40* because this was the only way it would idle at all and went for my maiden voyage. When I got back I looked under the car and noticed oil leaking from the front of the engine now. I discovered the front seal was leaking too!!! You could see that the seal was pressed in about 1/4" crooked!!! Well, I put in a new front seal and drove the car about 500 miles until I just couldn't take it anymore. I contacted Ryan J at Shady Dell Speed Shop and he told me exactly what I needed to do. He said I need less cam and more compression. He convinced me to tear apart my second time built shitty running leaking $17,000 built by Indy engine and do it right. So, I pulled the heads and sent them to Ryan so he can mill them down and do a lil porting then custom grind me a new cam. Well, when I pulled the heads off I found 2 broken push rods!!!! This engine doesn't even have 500 miles on it!!!! (See picture)
If anyone out there is planning on having Indy build them an engine..... THINK TWICE!!! I'm so disgusted with these unprofessional clowns that I refuse to even try to contact them. I will NEVER do business with them again. They do make some great speed parts such as heads and intakes but safe yourself the hassel and buy them from a dealer such as Ryan J at Shady Dell Speed Shop and DO NOT let them build you and engine!!!
Back in 2013 I had Indy build me a 440ci 600hp small block engine. All brand new parts including an R3 Siamese block. I paid $11,000 for this motor and I was stoked to get it. Ever since I was a young lad I had always heard how Indy built bad *** fast Mopar engines. Well, 2015 rolled around and I finally got the engine in my Roadrunner. Before the car ever hit the street it went on MCR's chassis dyno. Well while on the dyno I noticed steam coming out the crank case breather. Upon further inspection it was discovered I was getting water in the oil! I drained the crankcase then pressurized the radiator and water was pouring out of the oil pan. Out came the engine and I sent it back to Indy. They found out they had screwed up a head gasket while assembling the engine and they would fix it under warranty. So, I figured this would be a great time to do some upgrades, I wanted a roller cam, more compression and some Indy 360-1 aluminum heads. Total of $6000 dollars in upgrades. When they told me the cam they were going to install I questioned it would be too big for my compression ratio even though they were raising it to 11.1. They said not to worry, they've been putting this cam in engines for years and it would be fine. Well, I got the engine back in the car and the first thing I noticed is it wouldn't idle. No matter what I did it would want to die due to the low cylinder pressures from the huge cam. Like I expected, the cam was too much for the comp ratio. Then, I noticed a serious oil leak coming from the rear of the engine. I pulled the transmission and discovered they had ripped the oil pan gasket when assembling the engine the second time (see pics). I put a new pan gasket in, locked the timing at 40* because this was the only way it would idle at all and went for my maiden voyage. When I got back I looked under the car and noticed oil leaking from the front of the engine now. I discovered the front seal was leaking too!!! You could see that the seal was pressed in about 1/4" crooked!!! Well, I put in a new front seal and drove the car about 500 miles until I just couldn't take it anymore. I contacted Ryan J at Shady Dell Speed Shop and he told me exactly what I needed to do. He said I need less cam and more compression. He convinced me to tear apart my second time built shitty running leaking $17,000 built by Indy engine and do it right. So, I pulled the heads and sent them to Ryan so he can mill them down and do a lil porting then custom grind me a new cam. Well, when I pulled the heads off I found 2 broken push rods!!!! This engine doesn't even have 500 miles on it!!!! (See picture)
If anyone out there is planning on having Indy build them an engine..... THINK TWICE!!! I'm so disgusted with these unprofessional clowns that I refuse to even try to contact them. I will NEVER do business with them again. They do make some great speed parts such as heads and intakes but safe yourself the hassel and buy them from a dealer such as Ryan J at Shady Dell Speed Shop and DO NOT let them build you and engine!!!
