PAI INFRAME REAL WORLD REVIEW LOL

thecubantrucker · Aug 15, 2020

w9l said: ↑

Good thread. With some of the reboxed cat reman stuff I have seen..... As far as head gasket, I too would use oem, head bolts too, or ARP
As to the heads being milled too much, i would CC the chambers with valves in and seated and compare to original. I like to do it to all 6 chambers (combustion pockets) on any head and adjust accordingly to balance. Google cc'ing a cylinder head and you should find lots of stuff. It requires very little in the way of time or expense.
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mechanic saw the head said it id brand new and looks very very good not reman also he told me that he was impressed with the HP rebuild kit by PAI looked better than OEM he even asked me where I purchased it so he can buy another inframe himself for another client that wanted it so we will see guys i replaced oil cooler water pump thermostats turbo new head new cam and the full kit of rocker arms as well

thecubantrucker · Aug 15, 2020

w9l said: ↑

Good thread. With some of the reboxed cat reman stuff I have seen..... As far as head gasket, I too would use oem, head bolts too, or ARP
As to the heads being milled too much, i would CC the chambers with valves in and seated and compare to original. I like to do it to all 6 chambers (combustion pockets) on any head and adjust accordingly to balance. Google cc'ing a cylinder head and you should find lots of stuff. It requires very little in the way of time or expense.
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my mechanic saw the head said it id brand new and looks very very good not reman also he told me that he was impressed with the HP rebuild kit by PAI looked better than OEM he even asked me where I purchased it so he can buy another inframe himself for another client that wanted it so we will see guys i replaced oil cooler water pump thermostats turbo new head new cam and the full kit of rocker arms as well

w9l · Aug 15, 2020

Well, keep us posted. How about if you give us a real world review on your experience at 30 days, 6mos and so on.... With the quality, pricing and blue sky warranty that seems to be an issue with some of the oem kits these days it would be nice to know if there is any real option. When it comes to the yellow engines I will say that I do believe that the metallurgy research is probably superior to aftermarket but it takes more than that to turn out a lasting part. I remember when Cat's spec on tolerances for warranty or replacement were both in a very narrow window. Now, not so much. Ridiculous window on reman mechanical injectors (probably on electronic too?) is a good example.

Brettj3876 · Aug 15, 2020

I know a lot mack guys been having real good luck with PAI. We still chose OEM tho

thecubantrucker · Aug 16, 2020

w9l said: ↑

Well, keep us posted. How about if you give us a real world review on your experience at 30 days, 6mos and so on.... With the quality, pricing and blue sky warranty that seems to be an issue with some of the oem kits these days it would be nice to know if there is any real option. When it comes to the yellow engines I will say that I do believe that the metallurgy research is probably superior to aftermarket but it takes more than that to turn out a lasting part. I remember when Cat's spec on tolerances for warranty or replacement were both in a very narrow window. Now, not so much. Ridiculous window on reman mechanical injectors (probably on electronic too?) is a good example.
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will do for sure i heard honestly by a few mechanics that now on days with the technology advancements aftermarket kitd by reputable companies like pai , idp , federal mogul they are oem quality or exceeds it

thecubantrucker · Aug 16, 2020

w9l said: ↑

Well, keep us posted. How about if you give us a real world review on your experience at 30 days, 6mos and so on.... With the quality, pricing and blue sky warranty that seems to be an issue with some of the oem kits these days it would be nice to know if there is any real option. When it comes to the yellow engines I will say that I do believe that the metallurgy research is probably superior to aftermarket but it takes more than that to turn out a lasting part. I remember when Cat's spec on tolerances for warranty or replacement were both in a very narrow window. Now, not so much. Ridiculous window on reman mechanical injectors (probably on electronic too?) is a good example.
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will do for sure i heard honestly by a few mechanics that now on days with the technology advancements aftermarket kitd by reputable companies like pai , idp , federal mogul they are oem quality or exceeds it

thecubantrucker · Aug 16, 2020

Brettj3876 said: ↑

I know a lot mack guys been having real good luck with PAI. We still chose OEM tho
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yea heard few people have rebuilt with pai and not a single problem just found out today that one of the guys who parks at my yard rebuild his c15 with PAI 6 years ago he pulls flatbed so engine takes a beating but he still going strong he says

thecubantrucker · Aug 17, 2020

MM71 said: ↑

I have the HP kit in a 2WS ... 100k miles no problems. Their heads are fine. But, If you have a cat. Aftermarket APC (american premium castings) is the best I know of.
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talking about you how is the oil consumption and blowby now that youre 100k miles in it thank you

MM71 · Aug 18, 2020

I consume no oil, and have basically no blow by. And I am significantly higher than stock HP. I pull up to 45lbs of boost. Broke in the motor with an 80k load, ran it hard, did not idle for the first 15k miles. Rings set pretty much immediately.

joey8686 · Oct 30, 2020

Did you use the pai head gasket ?

joey8686 · Oct 30, 2020

MM71 said: ↑

I consume no oil, and have basically no blow by. And I am significantly higher than stock HP. I pull up to 45lbs of boost. Broke in the motor with an 80k load, ran it hard, did not idle for the first 15k miles. Rings set pretty much immediately.
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Did you use the pai head gasket for the rebuild ?

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