01/25/2026
A customer came in with a knocking sound that turned out to be a failed lifter. He wanted to upgrade to a high-lift cam, but with high mileage on the clock, we refused to close it up without checking the bottom end.
Lo and behold: The rod bearings were down to the copper.
Because we love seeing these builds done right, we gave him a “passion project” discount, billing only 24 hours of labor vs. the book time of 30.7. He got lucky—and now he’s got the power to match the reliability.