RABBIT9

I'm posting this on the tech forum because it gets more traffic than the Accords.

I've been doing a build-up of an F22B2 engine over the last year; trying to use the best high performance parts available for this engine. One of the parts I installed was a GUDE throttle body. During the installation the mechanic found that the TB cams had been installed incorrectly, and they had to reposition them and recalibrate the TPS. I thought that would be the end of my problems (after I had to threaten to revoke my CC to get the core charge back).

The story pics up a few months down the road. I've just rebuilt the engine; Portflow head, Wiseco 11:1 pistons, Crower billet rods, all the goodies. I dropped a cylinder with 800 miles on the new engine . After tearing down the engine and finding a damaged head and piston, my mechanic informs me that the cause of all my troubles was that GUDE TB. They had not loctited or peened the threads on the throttle plate bolts, and one of them had come loose and destroyed the first available cylinder. I contacted GUDE, but got the same old "It's not our problem" line that these ******** are famous for.

DON"T BUY ANYTHING FROM GUDE - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

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Modified by RABBIT9 at 4:02 PM 5/29/2003


Modified by RABBIT9 at 4:03 PM 5/29/2003

D-Man

welcome to the club.

APEX CRX

thats fucked, I would be seriously pissed if that happened to me after the time and money invested. If this is for real I'll pass the word about this. I road race in NASA and see if anyone else ran into probs with GUDE. **** I was thinking about buying a head from them. ah maybe not !!!

aeolus

The same thing happened to someone not to long ago here on H-T.but i dont remember if it was a Gude TB.

Hatebreed215

wow...thats like the 5th horror story ive heard about how bad the service is and quality of gude and their parts...i was thinking of gettin their head package because the price isnt that bad but i think i'll take my money and business elsewhere

4DeepCivic

I never had problems with Gude in the past. That's too bad you've had some bad workmanship. I talk to Bill, and he seems like a straight up guy.

RABBIT9

I'm bumping this.

I added a link to some pictures in the original post that I want people to see.

Sp33dStarVirus

**** I have been waiting 4 years for a set of Cams and a ECU From a head package I ordered from them! That was the first and the last time I deal with them GUDE you get a from me! You should remeber the first thing about buisness customer is always right. If you didnt hear me that was ALWAYS RIGHT!