XAT LS1 Swap
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XAT LS1 Swap
This was deleted under XAT's forum on this site by DriftingDJ, but here it is again. Enjoy.
If you were thinking of swapping an LS1 into your 240 using XAT, I would think again.
Look at these pictures online at www.picturedhere.blogspot.com to see their handiwork.
Mainly the washers in the subframe that probably came from ace hardware or something of the like. Also the stellar welding job they performed on my exhaust as well as the exhaust leaks all the way back from the headers at each weld. They also managed to set my car up wear my sway bar crashes into my oil pan causing a huge dent to already be forming as a result.
The car also came to me dying at every stop light, courtesy of their master outsourced LS1 tuner using a tuning software, LSedit, that noone uses anymore.
So I had to take my car to another shop in my area to retune, put HP on the car, and get it running right. Which XAT declined to compensate me for because they wanted me to drive 8hrs back down to tampa to get more work done when they couldn't get it done right the first time around, in a car that doesnt even run right.
As well as leaving off my car "New performance clutch kit" which was advertised on their old site and on my invoice, which strangely disappeared from their new site LS1 swap packages. They claim that it is on my car but when I look at it side by side with another t56 clutch, its exactly the same.
Who uses Ka mounts on an LS1 motor? Thats crazy.
I honestly don't like this practice, but potential customers or existing need to know that you need to check everything you purchased from them to make certain that it is to your standards and that you received everything that you paid for.
Im getting all my work done at another shop that won't screw me over and is much more qualified, and stands behind their work.
Overall, I am very displeased with their effort on my car seeing as I spent upwards of $10K on this project and trusted them to do me right with my money.
If you were thinking of swapping an LS1 into your 240 using XAT, I would think again.
Look at these pictures online at www.picturedhere.blogspot.com to see their handiwork.
Mainly the washers in the subframe that probably came from ace hardware or something of the like. Also the stellar welding job they performed on my exhaust as well as the exhaust leaks all the way back from the headers at each weld. They also managed to set my car up wear my sway bar crashes into my oil pan causing a huge dent to already be forming as a result.
The car also came to me dying at every stop light, courtesy of their master outsourced LS1 tuner using a tuning software, LSedit, that noone uses anymore.
So I had to take my car to another shop in my area to retune, put HP on the car, and get it running right. Which XAT declined to compensate me for because they wanted me to drive 8hrs back down to tampa to get more work done when they couldn't get it done right the first time around, in a car that doesnt even run right.
As well as leaving off my car "New performance clutch kit" which was advertised on their old site and on my invoice, which strangely disappeared from their new site LS1 swap packages. They claim that it is on my car but when I look at it side by side with another t56 clutch, its exactly the same.
Who uses Ka mounts on an LS1 motor? Thats crazy.
I honestly don't like this practice, but potential customers or existing need to know that you need to check everything you purchased from them to make certain that it is to your standards and that you received everything that you paid for.
Im getting all my work done at another shop that won't screw me over and is much more qualified, and stands behind their work.
Overall, I am very displeased with their effort on my car seeing as I spent upwards of $10K on this project and trusted them to do me right with my money.
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Its a shame too, because it is a public forum for people to talk.
Im sure it has something to do with the fact that XAT and TR are tied financialy together. *They have vendor space*
- Mike
Im sure it has something to do with the fact that XAT and TR are tied financialy together. *They have vendor space*
- Mike
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