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So, Ive been very busy racing over the past month and most everyone knows what I do and what I have accomplished. If you don't know, its not too hard to find by simply typing my name in Google. As many of you know, there is this laughing stock of the performance industry, well known as Andy Miller This guy is such a lunatic he belongs in a straight jacket. He is currently making videos of an engine that I did for a customer. This engine is covered in this forum with photos and dyno sheets like most of the Olds builds. There is so much to say on here, but don't have that kind of time to list everything in detail. I feel bad for this customer as he is going to need to get a bushing in his *** just to bring it back to size when this guy gets done with him. Unfortunately, he made a mistake. There are many outright LIES in these videos in which there are too many to list. One example is him showing the bearings in the engine that are ACL and have a tang removed. Those are NOT the bearings in that engine. Never used ACL in my life, and never removed a tang. So, everyone needs to be aware of a scammer like this. The short of it is that I believe the customer installed his distributor after having an issue with a Pertronix points conversion, without setting the timing and it was severely retarded which stuck a guide. When I asked what he set the timing at when he had the issue, his reply was" that box is supposed to take care of all that". He did not understand that the timing need to be re set apparently, and so be it. He was mad so he took it to the "Olds expert". If anyone has any questions on any of this that I can answer, please post and I will answer here. I'm sure that people have some stories about this lunatic and those are welcome here also. Please share to other Oldsmobile forums so everyone gets the message. I have nothing to be embarrassed about in the engine.
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So, Ive been very busy racing over the past month and most everyone knows what I do and what I have accomplished. If you don't know, its not too hard to find by simply typing my name in Google. As many of you know, there is this laughing stock of the performance industry, well known as Andy Miller This guy is such a lunatic he belongs in a straight jacket. He is currently making videos of an engine that I did for a customer. This engine is covered in this forum with photos and dyno sheets like most of the Olds builds. There is so much to say on here, but don't have that kind of time to list everything in detail. I feel bad for this customer as he is going to need to get a bushing in his *** just to bring it back to size when this guy gets done with him. Unfortunately, he made a mistake. There are many outright LIES in these videos in which there are too many to list. One example is him showing the bearings in the engine that are ACL and have a tang removed. Those are NOT the bearings in that engine. Never used ACL in my life, and never removed a tang. So, everyone needs to be aware of a scammer like this. The short of it is that I believe the customer installed his distributor after having an issue with a Pertronix points conversion, without setting the timing and it was severely retarded which stuck a guide. When I asked what he set the timing at when he had the issue, his reply was" that box is supposed to take care of all that". He did not understand that the timing need to be re set apparently, and so be it. He was mad so he took it to the "Olds expert". If anyone has any questions on any of this that I can answer, please post and I will answer here. I'm sure that people have some stories about this lunatic and those are welcome here also. Please share to other Oldsmobile forums so everyone gets the message. I have nothing to be embarrassed about in the engine.
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"Andy, it's just crazy to think that this guy would say that it's someone elses engine that you featured and are talking about." Dave, that guy will say anything at anytime in an effort to discredit, including the deepest of fabricated lies. He references an engine that was done 7 or so years ago and it happened to be the same color factory blue....lol. If it were a picture he might be able to get away with his distorted lies and deversion, but it's not. It's a video and one that is recent that show cases this engine. "Andy, not once did you mention a shop, state, city or individuals name in your videos. There are plenty of Oldsmobile engine builders". I know, and the videos are intended for education and not to discredit. If I wanted to discredit, I would have simple pointed out some major flaws in that "how to book" and well as mentioning names. It was his foot soldiers that brought this into light and to everyones attention. Look, the only move when your up against the facts, is to deny that it is your doing and anyone with any smarts would have made mention to not bring attention to this topic, but these foot soldiers apparently are his mouth piece. There are signature items and shop functions that clearly show that it's his engine, his build, including the coatings on those rod bearings of which match the main bearing coatings. Our coatings only go on the mains and they are black in color, even after run. They are not army green in color. We don't cut into engine blocks to set the cam back into place with the encased bearing, we take it off the back side of the camshaft. We don't rip the decks or cylinder head surfaces with a carbide. It is done with a CBN cutter and the finish is completely different.
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Anyone who reads the cam card can plainly see that those are QXI hydraulic roller lobes. Running solid roller lifters on hydraulic roller profiles doesn't require any additional spring pressure. If anything, it requires less due to the lighter lifter. I have a customer's engine running solid lifters on a 240/246 @ .050 .620/.620 HR cam. It has 140 on the seat and 385 open pressure. Thousands of street miles and plenty of 11 second stick shift passes without an issue. I'm not buying your logic and neither is anyone else who knows anything.
Regardless, when a customer makes mention right from the start that there is a valve train noise in his engine, and he is asked to bring it to the race track where that engine builder is racing, you at least take the valve cover off to inspect it. At least you'll show him that you are making an attempt to look deeper into it. You just don't blow him off. In the event that the customer can't get to you or the nearest race track, then you walk him through the process of checking the valve lash. You take that time on the phone to do this. In the event that the customer has zero knowledge on lashing valves, then you don't stuff a 630 lift mechanical roller camshaft into it, rip it to about 6 grand (it's a 4.500 stroke factory iron head, factory intake engine in a show/restoration 442 convertible) and say "here ya go"
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If that's what the customer ordered, that's what he got. I've been dealing with Bill off and on for a long time. He has never once tried to super size my fries; it's always been what I asked for or what I could afford.
As far as his ability to build a 496, just ask @Tugla or go watch the YouTube videos of him doing 3 drag and drive events in one year on the same (nitrous fed) engine.
As far as his ability to build a 496, just ask @Tugla or go watch the YouTube videos of him doing 3 drag and drive events in one year on the same (nitrous fed) engine.
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This post is just like ROP. Soooo awesome!
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I cannot BELIEVE Andy Miller has the ***** to call out Bill. Not a good move Andy.
Bill has an army of faithful customers who would all got to bat for him.
All with serious cars that lay down the numbers run after run, year after year.
Big builds with ridiculous longevity. I think you’re already finding out you stepped in some ****.
Olds Freak, I concur with that sentiment.
Bill has an army of faithful customers who would all got to bat for him.
All with serious cars that lay down the numbers run after run, year after year.
Big builds with ridiculous longevity. I think you’re already finding out you stepped in some ****.
Olds Freak, I concur with that sentiment.
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I cannot BELIEVE Andy Miller has the ***** to call out Bill. Not a good move Andy.
Bill has an army of faithful customers who would all got to bat for him.
All with serious cars that lay down the numbers run after run, year after year.
Big builds with ridiculous longevity. I think you’re already finding out you stepped in some ****.
Olds Freak, I concur with that sentiment.
Bill has an army of faithful customers who would all got to bat for him.
All with serious cars that lay down the numbers run after run, year after year.
Big builds with ridiculous longevity. I think you’re already finding out you stepped in some ****.
Olds Freak, I concur with that sentiment.
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Even after Chat points out that QXI designates a Hydraulic roller lobes he still refers to it as a mechanical roller cam. Note he does not use the cam lift numbers in .589 ex .595
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Regardless, when a customer makes mention right from the start that there is a valve train noise in his engine, and he is asked to bring it to the race track where that engine builder is racing, you at least take the valve cover off to inspect it. At least you'll show him that you are making an attempt to look deeper into it. You just don't blow him off. In the event that the customer can't get to you or the nearest race track, then you walk him through the process of checking the valve lash. You take that time on the phone to do this. In the event that the customer has zero knowledge on lashing valves, then you don't stuff a 630 lift mechanical roller camshaft into it, rip it to about 6 grand (it's a 4.500 stroke factory iron head, factory intake engine in a show/restoration 442 convertible) and say "here ya go"
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Regardless, when a customer makes mention right from the start that there is a valve train noise in his engine, and he is asked to bring it to the race track where that engine builder is racing, you at least take the valve cover off to inspect it. At least you'll show him that you are making an attempt to look deeper into it. You just don't blow him off. In the event that the customer can't get to you or the nearest race track, then you walk him through the process of checking the valve lash. You take that time on the phone to do this. In the event that the customer has zero knowledge on lashing valves, then you don't stuff a 630 lift mechanical roller camshaft into it, rip it to about 6 grand (it's a 4.500 stroke factory iron head, factory intake engine in a show/restoration 442 convertible) and say "here ya go"
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If the guy is so confident as to the camshaft (630 lift mechanical roller) and valve springs (140 on the seat) that he installed in my engine for my 442 convertable restoration, then he should have no issue with taking the camshaft and valve springs back and issuing my money back as per what's listed on my invoice.
