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Engine dyno was the best $$$ spent as I would have been trying to figure out issues after the entire setup was in the car and on the rollers for tuning.
Thompson has pretty good pricing, especially on their "engine of the month" deals. But quality seems very suspect given the posts already. I've looked at a lot of Boworski stuff and it seems nice but also very much on the higher end of things cost wise. I had CNC Motorsports in SD build by LSNext 388 and although it wasn't perfect, overall it has been solid for me and I'm very happy with what I paid. They have a good website and very solid pricing. May be something to at least look into.
I spent a year deciding who I should buy a short block from. I asked a lot of questions here, elsewhere, and of builders directly.
I ended up going with TSP. The volume of motors they sell without many complaints is amazing. Usually high volume builders are low quality, but two years later and 20 psi of boost and still no issues.
This was a lower end build Ls3 block with some budget forged rods/pistons.
I spent a year deciding who I should buy a short block from. I asked a lot of questions here, elsewhere, and of builders directly.
I ended up going with TSP. The volume of motors they sell without many complaints is amazing. Usually high volume builders are low quality, but two years later and 20 psi of boost and still no issues.
This was a lower end build Ls3 block with some budget forged rods/pistons.
TSP is all Cleetus McFarland runs and seeing how he treats its stuff and well it holds up, I'd buy from TSP.
Yeah FastTimes has a history with big block stuff, but they have been building a lot of LS combos.[/QUOT
I've been talking with fasttimes as well. Never heard anything negative and graham is very knowledgeable. Thats where in buying my 427.
Not sure where you are located, but FastTimes is local to me as well as probably 10 others that my friends have used.
For this upcoming engine build of mine, was coming down to 3 different shops, won't name the other two, and Graham has a really good reputation. The other two do as well, but one of them has a rep for taking way longer than was discussed so I don't want to deal with that. The other is really small, a side gig really, and that does not fit with the promoting we'll be doing.
Not sure where you are located, but FastTimes is local to me as well as probably 10 others that my friends have used.
For this upcoming engine build of mine, was coming down to 3 different shops, won't name the other two, and Graham has a really good reputation. The other two do as well, but one of them has a rep for taking way longer than was discussed so I don't want to deal with that. The other is really small, a side gig really, and that does not fit with the promoting we'll be doing.
You just want a FastTimes decal for the banana lol.
Not gonna lie, I want one too.
Hehe actually I think their sticker looks kind of dated.
I just want to affiliate with someone who I think will be professional, put the engine on the dyno, and is competent. And I don't want to wait 6 months.
Hehe actually I think their sticker looks kind of dated.
I just want to affiliate with someone who I think will be professional, put the engine on the dyno, and is competent. And I don't want to wait 6 months.
I better not see a sticker on the valve cover next summer at the grove! Funny story about Borowski…..(not the current guys but Ted). I watched him do a 5 gear burnout at a car show one time IN REVERSE!! Car had a lenco and he never switched the reverser. Surprised he didn’t kill somebody. We laughed our asses off.
Never heard anything bad about LME either. I have a buddy who swears by them. There are pricey, but you get what you pay for. I'm going with Fasttimes though. Hell, I'll even rock the sticker. Lol
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