Crap overpriced new performance parts

[Guest MK1gaz]

Why is that nearly all the expensive so-called uprated aftermarket oldskoolford performance parts are sooooooo foooooooooking shite !!!!!!!!!! I've spent big money on my cars lastest re-vamp and some of the things i've bought are a load of shit . Lastest shit product is a £200+ geared starter motor which turned the engine over at the same speed as my £40 standard starter did and then burnt out after a few minutes of cranking . Overpriced Shite !!!!!!!!!

[turner]

Just cashing in on the classic car spares market if its advertised as better than original or uprated they know it will sell and can pass off crap parts as something they are not.Ive been disappointed with stuff ive spent loads on just to turn out to be a total waste of time.But then on the other hand ive had parts that have been exellent and that have far exceeded my expectations .just got to buy from trusted companies and try and find out more about these parts and get second opinions before we hand the cash over...

[Guest MK1gaz]

I've only bought top notch bits from proper manufactors (expensive) and most are crap , don't fit , break , need hammering + filing etc etc . Why is everything so crap , that's what i want to know ?!!!!!!!!!

[PIG]

because mugs like us still bloody buy the shite gaz,i know what you mean m8

[turner]

With the overpriced crap that is being passed off as top notcth stuff being quite common ,you do wonder if most of it is designed on a computer built on the cheap from poor materials and never even test fitted on the cars its meant for before being put on the market.I got an exhaust system from a very well known manufacturer for my last osf it was shocking!!! brackets 3 inches away from where they should be bends at the wrong angles.i phoned to check there wasnt a mistake with my order it was that bad could have been for a completly different car.but in the end the grinder and mig came out ,might as well have built my own in the end for the hassel it was to get it on.its gutting to hand out your hard earned for rubbish but all the time people build and restore their cars someone round the corner will be waiting to take their money.

[Guest MK1gaz]

I'm now developing a "hit list" of overpriced shite performance parts to which i will photocopy and hand out at car shows !!!!!!!!!

[turner]

Nice pm it over to me ! If its something to save time and money it cant be a bad idea !

[Girl Racer]

We know about the starter motor Gary, we could smell it dying

[bmxdave]

I buy cheap stuff. That way, you can buy 3 or 4 spares for the price of the expensive one, of which youll probably need 3 or 4 replacements anyway.

 

They try to make a single part fit everything. We get it in work too through the stores. Just because a part is made by DAF, and looks similar, doesnt mean itll work.

 

I go by the philosiphy, 'one size fits all, except yours'.

[Retromotorsport]

Gaz , on the starter front... have you had a look at the pinion, we've seen quite a few that have the wrong mesh for uprated motors.. pinions going in to far, pushing hard against the ring gear, not meshing correctly, ie a 9 tooth pinion on a 10 tooth ring gear etc .. take a pic of your pinion and post it up.. as i have a feeling its being pushed into your ring gear too hard.. hence the slow turning and burn out.

[Guest MK1gaz]

Ok mr retro , i take a pic of it later if it's cooled down yet !!!!!!!!!!

[johnny_h]

I've only bought top notch bits from proper manufactors (expensive) and most are crap , don't fit , break , need hammering + filing etc etc . Why is everything so crap , that's what i want to know ?!!!!!!!!!

 

Because like mugs we put up with it, and if anyone does dare to say a bad thing about a product/company they get shit on.

[petrolhead]

I've got to say I've had similar experiences. I would say 50% of the bolt-on parts I've bought for my restoration needed modifying to fit. I've just ordered a bolt-on strut brace from ralloy that is 8mm too long, but to there credit they are welding up a new one, no extra charge.

[Guest MK1gaz]

I spoke to a bloke today about the so-called uprated gear reduction starter motors that cost £200+ and he said = They're crap , i get lots of race cars in here everyweek and if you crank them on/off for more than a few minutes they just burn out and die . They spin the engine over too slow so it's a pig too start anything with big cams etc etc (that will be like mine then ) so your better off with a standard one . He reckons a standard starter will kick a high compression engine over at 500 rpm but will soon kill the battery after a few goes if it doesn't fire up quickly . A geared starter on the other hand will kick a high compression engine over at a slower 300 rpm but for a much longer period without killing the battery , the only downside is the starter will kill itself instead . Is this true or false ? Does anyone else have a view on this ?

[w p e]

gaz read the reply to you in the wpe room

[Jeff HPE Motorsport]

Gaz , on the starter front... have you had a look at the pinion, we've seen quite a few that have the wrong mesh for uprated motors.. pinions going in to far, pushing hard against the ring gear, not meshing correctly, ie a 9 tooth pinion on a 10 tooth ring gear etc .. take a pic of your pinion and post it up.. as i have a feeling its being pushed into your ring gear too hard.. hence the slow turning and burn out.

 

 

 

 

Jeff Harris..

[Guest MK1gaz]

I took great pleasure in chucking the thing over the fence so no photos available at present

[Guest MK1gaz]

I also need to buy some of those uprated "chocolate" halfshafts soon

[Toby]

I also need to buy some of those uprated "chocolate" halfshafts soon

 

If you're running an english you need the half shafts to suit the Tran-x large side gears, and obviously the diff. I have heard the other ones, ie standard replacements but new are worse than the ford ones. For Mk 1 Cortinas I believe Terry at the Lotus Cortina spares centre has had some incredibly strong ones made. What was the first, second, and last letter of the motor supplier? I have had bad performance but good service from Brise. I wonder if we're the guinea pigs for this stuff - some one has to be!! Also I feel for the motor manufactures as any other fault on the electrics / mechanicals ends up on their door step.

 

Best of luck.

[dragaddict]

for axle shafts for the english axle fiats are the best,we here use only argenta and 132 shafts they are very strong

[Toby]

for axle shafts for the english axle fiats are the best,we here use only argenta and 132 shafts they are very strong

 

That's a handy tip!!

Do they fit straight in? Is the disc / drum fit and offset the same? I assume you're using them in escorts?

 

[Guest MK1gaz]

for axle shafts for the english axle fiats are the best,we here use only argenta and 132 shafts they are very strong

tell us more info please

[Toby]

Just testing something......

 

Pig, Plod, P!g.

 

Is that you Posse?

[Fiesta Steve]

guinea plod

 

pmsl

[dragaddict]

the shafts of the fiat argenta,all you need is a set of spiders and the the shafts.the spiders weld them in the diff spiders cage and the shafts all you need is to do the holes for the wheel studs. but for fiat 132 shafts that are a lot stronger you have to make a spool,here we got costum made