sircruisealotVS
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i just thought i would share with everyone an email i just got from sam, co-owner of c.o.m.e. racing, in reply to an email i had sent to them.
i bought my stroker engine from these guys a few months ago, for anyone that doesnt know, and i was (and still am) very happy with it...it is a great engine, and for daily driving its awesome (the torque is rediculous!).
in my email i told sam about my low rwhp figure when put on the dyno on the weekend and simply asked for some advice on what may need attention and any possible further mods to unleash some better hp at the rears. i also mentioned that it should have made alot more power than it did going off the 220kw quoted for engine power. i was quite polite and wasnt having a go at him or c.o.m.e's products, i just wanted some guidance as to why it only got what it did and how to fix that.
as you can see, he took it completely the wrong way and blasted me...so this is the kind of after sale customer service you can expect from c.o.m.e.
"You dyno fools are beyond belief. Do you really care what a dyno says? Why don't you race that clown with the 3.8 instead of worrying about dyno numbers. No one told you or quoted rear wheel figures. We quote only flywheel numbers. Wheelspin on a chassis dyno can cost you a lot of power. The ported heads makes a very big difference in conjunction with a larger cam. That's all you need to do. The manifold won't help much although we have made pretty noticeable gains by porting the lower manifold base runners and port matching them to the ported heads. All these mods add up tremendously. Injectors, MAF sensors and high ratio rockers are all BS. Sam"
after talking to some of the dyno operators at the comp i was in, i have since discovered (this was after emailing sam...otherwise i wouldnt have bothered contacting him) that the two biggest factors for the under-par figure was that i had alot of wheelspin...lots of torque and 18" rims with low profile tires dont make for much traction....and the tune is pretty sh*t for making the most out of the engine (its serverly under-tuned)...its a c.o.m.e. tune.
so while c.o.m.e. may be able to spanner together a great engine, their tuning and customer service leaves alot to be desired, just thought id share my experience.
i bought my stroker engine from these guys a few months ago, for anyone that doesnt know, and i was (and still am) very happy with it...it is a great engine, and for daily driving its awesome (the torque is rediculous!).
in my email i told sam about my low rwhp figure when put on the dyno on the weekend and simply asked for some advice on what may need attention and any possible further mods to unleash some better hp at the rears. i also mentioned that it should have made alot more power than it did going off the 220kw quoted for engine power. i was quite polite and wasnt having a go at him or c.o.m.e's products, i just wanted some guidance as to why it only got what it did and how to fix that.
as you can see, he took it completely the wrong way and blasted me...so this is the kind of after sale customer service you can expect from c.o.m.e.
"You dyno fools are beyond belief. Do you really care what a dyno says? Why don't you race that clown with the 3.8 instead of worrying about dyno numbers. No one told you or quoted rear wheel figures. We quote only flywheel numbers. Wheelspin on a chassis dyno can cost you a lot of power. The ported heads makes a very big difference in conjunction with a larger cam. That's all you need to do. The manifold won't help much although we have made pretty noticeable gains by porting the lower manifold base runners and port matching them to the ported heads. All these mods add up tremendously. Injectors, MAF sensors and high ratio rockers are all BS. Sam"
after talking to some of the dyno operators at the comp i was in, i have since discovered (this was after emailing sam...otherwise i wouldnt have bothered contacting him) that the two biggest factors for the under-par figure was that i had alot of wheelspin...lots of torque and 18" rims with low profile tires dont make for much traction....and the tune is pretty sh*t for making the most out of the engine (its serverly under-tuned)...its a c.o.m.e. tune.
so while c.o.m.e. may be able to spanner together a great engine, their tuning and customer service leaves alot to be desired, just thought id share my experience.