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Old Oct 15, 2019 | 05:52 PM
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Hillside is the way to go !!!!! #'s dont lie men & women do😎
 
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Old Oct 16, 2019 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Sparky357
Hillside is the way to go !!!!! #'s dont lie men & women do😎
So how many builds have you had done by Hillside..
 
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Old Oct 16, 2019 | 12:12 PM
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I've had one set of heads done by hillside with a cam recommendation from scott that has been great. That being said I know nobody has 100 percent customer satisfaction. I didn't have great results with whats supposed to the top dog around here...my customer service was less than just ok but I pulled up my big boy pants and didn't cry and straightened it out ...with more money of course lol. It's like my grand pa used say " what would ya do if ya broke yer arm in two places??? Stay the hell outta them two places " lol...any way I appreciate both of the responses here...i know sometimes on an open forum when you stick you neck you sometimes get throat chopped lol.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2019 | 03:27 PM
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Screamin beagle, Appreciate your honesty... I did pull my pants up and moved on.. No one should have to pay twice to get what they thought they were getting in the first place... Sorry to hear...
 
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Old Oct 16, 2019 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
So how many builds have you had done by Hillside..

After having witnessed mine and various other cylinders badly scuffed on low mileage builds. I concluded that I had to find a more accurate shop for the machine work for my big inch build. No room for mistakes when spending 10K on an all out effort 150+ hp build. Not only that but issues with money dishonesty gave me every reason to switch to a proven shop with top notch machine work. To each and their own but its hard to argue with customers that have experienced this multiple times first hand.
 
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