I agree completely. They are swindelers. I just went through a similar experience with Elite. Its not over yet and I wont let them up. They screwed my family out of our summer and 24 thousand dollars so far not including the second build, freight, airfare, 25 days in hotel fees, and food. The truck has a cracked block and they wont let anyone else work on it so they tell me to ship it back 1100 miles. Albeit thats cheap. Started out to be a( 2 week ) build absolute worst case scenario they said, isnt that true JD? They even fired you and the CO-owner to cover their buns or was that for damage control. They even told me what hotel I could stay in while I waited for the truck. They ask me If I would chip away at the bill numerous times before the truck even had the new motor in it. They now have 16K towards the truck, its been there for 8 days and they tell me to fly home because their gonna need a few extra days. They dont get this truck done till October 1st--51 total days later and complete deceit along the way. Aside from it barely making it home with an oil leak and a weird noise noticed when it was at the shop, im back where i started. These guys failed miserably on their bid, then over billed me and didnt even have the decency to tell me they were thousands over and months over their absolute worst case scenario following numerous requests for an itemized update. Thats just basic customer service from the Automobile Repair Act of CO. They still had time to make it out of state to the drag races, family vacations and a trip to the water park the first day of my build date. They send me a 22 second video of the truck running without oil pressure showing. Sorry they tell me, but it had 3 or 4 psi or it wouldnt have started. Thats gotta be good for a new build. They said once the truck starts they will need two more days to break it in and tune it. They called me on 09/13 and said they had good news for me. They said the motor is runnin. Then immediately asked me to start chipping away at the bill again. Mind you they already had 16k in their pockets from back in mid August. They said they wouldnt do anymore on the truck till i squared up on the bill. I thought it was almost paid till I got their inflated bill they sent me. More deceit. I show up on 09/20 to see whats up. This was my second flight, once home because they cant keep their time frame and now back because they arent ever going to finish this thing unless im watching. By 09/24 they finally decide to tell me that they cant make oil psi on the bottom end. So theyve narrowed it down to possibly oil galley plugs in the back of the back of the block. Were gonna need to pull the trans to check but theirs a truck on the hoist so yours will be another day. They figure it out and blame the machinist. One of ( four ) machinists that worked on this engine. Then try to BS their way out of it. They make over 65psi boost with compounds on it and blow the head gaskets out of it. Nice fire rings you told me to exclude from the build. You guys blew up the radiator and the recovery tank and drove it back from the freeway test run with steam blowing out of the fender wells. Glad I was standing there to see that. They tried to luer me back up front with a phone call to buy more coolant and a serpentine belt they said let loose and knocked the radiator hose off. Just total deceit all the way around. They replace the radiator with a piece of trash chinese model when I had a two year old oem replacement in it. The work was just piss poor and incomplete. You gotta see the rubber hose hose clamped above and below the trans dipstick tube they failed to repair. The airfilter i just purchased from them wore a couple holes in itself on the ride home. Like i said (piss poor). Its the end of the year now and the truck is still broken and they wont send another motor or come get the truck. They told me to get the noise diagnosed and they would pay for it. They didnt even pay the other diesel shop out here so i had to carry them again for 170.00. They left out a machined exhaust housing that was made for my 38r so the truck wouldnt make as much power. Wayne said they might exchange it with me after i put about 10K on the motor (almost all the way through the warranty) and do a hot re torque on the heads. They said it made 700 at the wheels according to three members ( Anthony ) you were the first to say it genious. Then the others said the same thing, you can try and denigh it but I have good ears shall we say. I didnt even mention the day you picked up a customers truck, you shouldnt have been driving, The truck i towed out there. You dont even want to open that door. Then they re calculated this to about 650rwhp ish, then they tell me now it is detuned to 500 rwhp and max boost is 40 psi or I void my warranty. We go for a ride and it makes 40 psi in my tow setting. Hows it gonna do with a trailer behind it towing, more boost as you would assume. Dont have to worry about the trailer, the truck never made it that far. I was told I was only allowed to use my tow tune or stock setting after they promised me numerous times that they would tune the truck. There was a ts tuner overnight shipped to Elite and they still didnt tune it. Isnt that right B--P-----. Wayne also tells me its making a weird noise some times, we think its a waste gate rubbing the fire wall. See what you find when you get time he says. It does this all the way home from CO. and its only getting louder. Its sitting in my backyard with a blown motor as I type. They put 300 ish miles on it kickin its ### with my jasper trans behind it thats slippin like hell now. Then they used my oil and filter so they wouldnt get boned on an oil change. I drove it home putting 1100 miles on it just hoping it would make it. Here it sits
Thank you Elite These guys cant say I didnt give them everything they asked and more than was originally agreed upon by many thousands over. Even bought pizza a couple times and taco bell for the shop
Never been so misled and screwed over--Save yourself the heartache and find someone else thats not robbin peter to pay paul. These guys are not who you want workin on your daily driver and if its for towing make sure you go somewhere else.
Im just a civil servant that has a whole new appreciation for getting screwed
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION----STAY AWAY FROM ELITE DIESEL ENGINEERING
DO YOU SEE A PATTERN HERE
ITS ALL OVER THE DIESEL WORLD
PS no wonder you didnt want anyone to go through the motor-you didnt build it to the specifications as promissed
Were not done
