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CT5-V WTF - melting piston

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LF Audio

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2023 ct 5 v BlackWing
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Long story short, I was checking out my buddies BlackWings get tuned by Justin White. Since I was there in person and saw how much better they ran after he did his thing, I decided to have him check mine out, why the hell not?

2 days of chaos, stress, and troubleshooting later (all while connected to a dyno and paying hourly rates) he found my build was spewing piston meat everywhere.

2650 bolts not torqued right, reflex not connected properly, flex sensor not connected, spark plug tips ripped off via happing tool, and worse of all, my port injection was wired backwards!! So it was dumping fuel in the wrong cylinders at the wrong time causing #5 to lean out and rip apart.

We checked 3 other BlackWings that went to the same shop, all had the same issue (2 were worse, not only was the port injection wires wrong left to right, but from to back).

This level of carelessness, ineptitude, and failure to read instructions and test is astounding.

What would you do in my position knowing you've got a piston on borrowed time?
 
Awe man, that sucks. It's hard to find good shops that are reputable these days and stand behind their work. Hopefully they make it right with you.
 
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