Would you buy this noisy blower?

Gabe9195

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I have a good lead on a 2.3 blower for the GF's Shelby.
The story on it is that it was bought as a take-off part from Shelby, off an eBay auction.
It was then sent to Stiegemeier to be ported along with porting the elbow.
Somehow, whether it was installed before being sent out, or the owner just knew about it, the blower was making a whirring noise when cold out, under 50 degrees.
Stiegemeier supposedly told the owner that there's a spot where one of the screws just barely touches the case on the inside and that they would machine the case there a bit to remove that noise.
Personally, I don't think that that would cause a whirring noise (see video below).

But anyway, have any of you guys heard this noise before, if so what is it, and would you buy the blower with this issue being there?


[video=youtube;pBAjAVqVf1A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBAjAVqVf1A[/video]
 
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Gabe9195

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Supposedly it's already been rebuilt / gone-through by Stegemeier ...
 

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Sounds like a bad bearing to me. If it was something rubbing, it would do it continuously, not noise...quiet..noise noise...quiet...noise noise noise...
 

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