RT Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Has anyone had experience with these? We were doing a cam swap in my 302 last night - and when we pulled off the rocker covers to remove pushrods we noticed this The engine was professionally built and hasn't seen much abuse. Scorpion products are made in the USA and seem relatively popular but they are a cheaper brand. I've emailed them so I'll let you know what their response is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Real quick search netted this - the news doesn't seem too bad TBH - send em back and get Warranty... http://www.google.co.nz/search?sourceid ... ker+cracks http://forums.corral.net/forums/5-0-5-8 ... ckers.html ok while i was adjusting the rockers 2 weeks ago (Scorpion 1.72's BTW) i noticed several of them were cracked where the pin that holds the roller tip on goes through the body of the rocker.the aluminum around the pin looked kinda thin IMO.I googled "cracked scorpion rockers" or something like that and i saw 1 or 2 other guys complaining abouth the same problem.So i called Scorpion because the rockers have a lifetime warranty. I spoke with Gordon the tech director and he told me to send all 16 rockers back to them and they would replace them as long as nobody had modified the rocker in any way(mine were untouched). 9 days later i had a new set of rockers , btw the new ones looked beefier around the roller pin. My original set was 5yrs old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 well I've emailed them - I'll see if that respond. Even if they replaced them.. I've lost trust in that product. I'd rather buy Yella Terra but there are no 1.7s not sure what the best brand is for roller rockers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiRtYnIgMa Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 was it a 302 windsor motor by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 not sure what the best brand is for roller rockers? How much you got to spend? But I would trust names like Crane or Comp Cams.. I've fitted Comp stuff to a few motors now and never had a problem.. http://www.cranecams.com/314-319.pdf (302 1.7 ratio is on the 4th page) http://www.compperformancegroupstores.c ... RockerArms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 was it a 302 windsor motor by any chance? Yes, 302 windsor The Crane ones come in 1.7.. but not in a 3/8 stud which I need. Could go with the Comp Cams 1.7's.. approx $400+shipping http://www.compperformancegroupstores.c ... RockerArms or go Comp Cams stainless steel, $500+shipping http://www.compperformancegroupstores.c ... RockerArms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Bummer dude. Still much better to find out now rather that after a castrphic failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 So I emailed Scorpion in the States and they ARE a stand up company, I had an instant response from the technical director: Jon, What you are seeing was the fault of an assembly issue we had a few years back. Chances are the rocker may have been cracked when the rockers were initially installed. It was a random problem. Because of shipping costs, I would suggest looking at the other 15 rockers to make sure there are no others. Normally we would have you send back the rocker for warranty but because of your location if you give me U.S.P.S. shipping info and how many rockers are affected I will replace them. I would ask that you destroy and discard the failed one. I will also have to know stud size and will need a photo of the top side of the rocker showing the Scorpion logo. I apologize for any inconvenience, Gordon It's great to see such good service and people who stand behind their guarantees even for international customers. Now that I know it's an assembly fault I'm fairly confident to keep running them - but I'll check all the others carefully as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 service like this is great! kinda off topic but ive had the same with skullcandy and their lifetime warrantee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Man that is top customer service - I am going to seriously look at Scorpion rockers when building my 308 cos of that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 It gets better, since the shipping wasn't much more - they send me a complete set of their latest rocker designs. Arrived this morning. Boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Awesome! Now THATS service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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