Well I talked to magnuson again today about my rear entry 112. It is at there shop since it self distructed itself. The rotor pacs basically welded themself to the inside of the housing.

They are trying to tell me I ingested some debris into the supercharger. They told me they shipped it to Chris wrapped in plastic, and once it is opened it is out of there control. I could have seen how maybee something could have gotten in there if I had done the install. However I had Shaun at JDM do the install, and if any of you have seen how he works, you know that is allmost imposible.

Now they tell me it will be 800 and some dollars to fix it. I told them if thats the case, I am going to walk away from the Magnuson and get a Kenny Bell.

I know Chris is trying his best to get Magnuson to cover the repair, but Magnuson doesn't want to budge. They have had my blower for a few weeks now, and all I can say is they can keep the peice of crap. They tell me it is identical to the Eaton, and even uses Eaton rotor pacs. Well that may be, but Eaton builds them better.

 

Sorry to hear about that. it sounds like the Kenne Bell is the way to go. Good Luck.
BTW, I never did like those guys over at Magnuson.
Wasn't ibfast having problems with a nose drive he had to send to them several times?

 

Who did you buy the blower from? Thats bad news if your brand new compressor already needs to be rebuilt. Sorry to hear about this Don, good luck!

 

Nice to meet you at moroso last week. I am sorry to here about your charger. Its a shame those guys don't stand behind there products. That just not right!!!!

 

That sucks.

Could you mix and match parts with between the 2?

 

Don, you were told why your blower failed, and it had nothing to do with Magnuson or Chris. I do feel bad for you as it's not your fault, but it's not Magnusons responsability to fix one of their blowers that was altered.

 

I prob worded the origional post wrong, the works package is a great product.

First off I am the only one who has had a problem. I just think I got a defective blower from Magnuson. Chris has been a stand up guy, Magnuson tried to blame it on him, thats why I was pissed at Magnuson.

I did forgett to mention one thing. One of the fittings for the pcv system on the side of the intake was modified a little to make the hoses fit a little better. I am sure Shaun and Ritchie made sure no metal shavings got into the blower, but who really knows.

I do know thi fitting was not modified the first day, which was the day we dynoed it. I drove it back from the dyno which is 15 miles from JDM's shop. But even then the Magnuson blower vibrated especially when going from Vacuum into boost. Thats why I think I just got a defective blower. These things can happen, I know there have been a few people who have had brand new Eaton blowers replaced.

So I want you all to know it is not a Works Power problem, I am just mad at the way Magnuson tried to blame me, Chris, and JDM for causing the blower to fail. What they should have done is step up to the plate and said, Ok lets eat this one blower and make a customer happy. Instead of saying that there is no way there product could have been defective.

 

Sure was....

--Joe

 

Don lets be real, your blower is damaged because it was disassembled and hack sawed. I saw pictures of the damage, and looked like metal was inside the blower. Why should Magnuson warranty something that was damaged by abuse.
Your anger is misplaced.



99L

 

Ya I talked to Jim about the hacksawed fitting.

I just want to say all this BS about me injesting some debris is just that BS.

He did take the intake off and shorten the fitting. They then totally cleaned the intake to make sure there was no metal shavings before they replaced the intake.

I did drive it the day before they cut the fitting and it drove just the same as it did after they cut the fitting.

Take a look at the Eaton and the Magnuson blower. The Eaton has a lot more cross bracing than the Magnuson. Thus having a much stiffer case.

The Magnuson blower got so hot after running for 30 seconds when it was first installed, and that was before Jim took it off to cut the fitting. I should have know I had a defective blower then.


Maybee I ruined it by installing the blower, loading it on a trailer and then towing it to the dyno. Maybee I should have drivin it for a while before spinning it so fast.

 

also it is kinda funny I am the only one who hasn't seen the pictures of the damage.

 

I think the best bet would be a KB for you Don!!! Since the OTHER TUNERS aren't producing!!!! Its obvious that the "Works 112" is insuperior since Sal took his off and put the stock blower back on!!!!


If the blower had metal in it then it woulda broke a long time ago!!!

 

Even the most inexperienced mechanic/hack would not purposely leave "metal" inside of the case. If it was damaged due to metal flying around, I am guessing it would have to be something larger than metal shavings from a drill or saw. Maybe there was a manufacturing defect. Maybe something was dropped in there by mistake. If it can not be determined, then both sides should meet half way. The $800 may be half way, I don't know.

I am sorry to hear about the trouble, but good luck Don. Keep us posted on your repair or on your K/B unit.

 

Do you have pics? Just curious.

 

Well, my Works 112 has been through WAY more boost and torture than yours has Don, and it's perfectly fine. So are the other 112s that are on trucks. Magnuson said there are steel metal shavings imbeded in the inside walls of your blower case, so figure that one out.

Chikin1, I have the stock Eaton back on because I sent my Works 112 intake back to Works for them to modify to fit the 140 kit if the production 140 castings weren't going to be done soon. I had ZERO problems with my Works 112, and it helped me get into the 10s 6 months before anyone else. And don't think I forgot about you James, you're still on my list for a Works kit .