The straight neck has the cams the curved neck dosen't but in saying that they both produce the same horse power so don't sweat the cams.
I found this for you, read it then proceed as you see fit but if you call Tiger up stay clam, back up your complaints and tell them you took pics. If they start harrassing you ask to speak with the owner, he's right behind they guy your talking with in his office.
1) First off ask to see photos of the engine you will be receiving before you place the order for comparison with the engine you actually receive. When you have received your KLZE you should save the packing list or shipping documents. These are extremely important if a conflict arises so that it can be determined as to where any damage may have originated from. It is highly recommended that you insist on insurance through the shipper.
2) Have a very good digital camera to take photos (as often as possible) from the moment you begin to un-palletize the engine. Take photos before you even touch it. Take photos as you begin to unwrap it. Leave the plastic wrapping around the base of the engine as you dissassemble it for inspection so that it can be seen that you didn't alter anything. Take photos before valve cover removal.
3) Remove the front valve cover and take photos of the head and cams before you remove or touch anything. This is not a 100% indication but the color of the deposits can determine the approximate mileage of the engine. Color can also vary based on how well the car was maintained. But typically if the head is silverish to very light gold the engine can be 20k miles or lower. 20k-50k the color should be a light golden to light bronze with no sludge build up yet. 50k-100k the color may be dark golden to brown and some sludge may be present but not excessive. 100-150K the color will be brown to very dark brown and sludge more than likely present and possibly very thick. Over 150k will be just plain nasty!
4) Inspect very thoroughly for cracked retainers. KLZE engines are very well known for cracking the retainers and dropping the valves. It is also very recommended that after performing your pre-installation inspection that you replace the KLZE intake valvesprings, retainers and locks with either KL01 versions or aftermarket. There are several threads on PT about how to do this so use the search function and do some in-depth reading into this.
5) Remove the cam cap nearest the distributor (not the one that the disributor mounts in). Gently rock it back and forth to losen it until it comes off. (more photos) Then wipe it clean with a very clean dry cloth. Take photos of the clean cloth prior and during wiping to show that you did not cause any scoring that may be found. What you need to look for is scoring in the cam cap. If there is scoring then this is a good sign that there are metal particles in the oil supply that are damaging the cams and bearing caps. These particles are more than likely grinded from the #6 bearing. Ref pics:
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6) If you find scoring in the previous step then it is highly recommendable to pull the oil pan and inspect the rod and perhaps main bearings. It may not be neccessary to inspect the mains if the rods are good because normally the rods are the first to go and in particular the #6 because it is furthest from the oil supply and gets the least amout of oil.
Put your engine on a stand (if you have one). If you don't then remove the intake manifold and any other breakable items (photo, photo) so you can roll the engine upside down (photos). Remove the oil pan to inspect the rod bearings (photos before touching internals). Then remove the #6 rod cap to inspect the bearing. It should not be scored, malled, jagged, out of alignment from the rod split line or missing. If it shows any unusual wear or signs of burned metal, melted etc then take photos.
7) DO NOT GET MAD AT THIS POINT! It may be very hard to not do so but to get the best results from the importer you need to start with a reasonable attitude. E-mail the high quality photos to the importer and call them directly after sending them so that you can discuss the photos first hand before the e-mail has a chance to slip into oblivion (or denial -whichever comes first). You as the customer should not have to pay for any additional shipping to rectify the problem even though many of the importers try telling you that you have to. If you don't make a stand then you will get abused!
If you have been taken at this point and the seller refuses to work with you when you have been reasonable then you have several options available to you. First of all you may post your results with photobucket photos in this thread. Second you can flile a small claims court claim against the importer if they are based in the US. You can report bad customer support to the consumer reports agency
http://www.consumerreports.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; And if warranted you may even be able to work through their local law enforcement agency to get your money back. (I have done this before) Just be sure to have all receipts, proofs of purchase, shipping docs, photos etc...
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