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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 10:18 PM
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Anyone use these guys for motor builds? Planning on going with a small 88mm turbo setup and had people recommend their 390ci forced induction short block. Any input would be great. thanks.
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Tony Shroeder (the owner) used to work for Fast Times Motorworks back in the day and really knows his engines. I took the five minute tour of their shop about a year ago and they did have a bunch of LS stuff they were working on. The 370-390 inch forced induction stuff seemed to be the majority. Shop was clean and organized and I've never heard a horror story about them. They used to be a sponsor on this site a while ago.
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 11:37 PM
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They recently built a motor for me, and it is being installed now. They seem to be very thorough and do excellent work.
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Originally Posted by A.R. Shale Targa
Tony Shroeder (the owner) used to work for Fast Times Motorworks back in the day and really knows his engines. I took the five minute tour of their shop about a year ago and they did have a bunch of LS stuff they were working on. The 370-390 inch forced induction stuff seemed to be the majority. Shop was clean and organized and I've never heard a horror story about them. They used to be a sponsor on this site a while ago.
Thanks for the honest opinion bud.
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Originally Posted by xtrkestrel
They recently built a motor for me, and it is being installed now. They seem to be very thorough and do excellent work.
Nice! Post up some feedback once it's running if you don't mind.
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 02:49 PM
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I grew up 10min from their shop, so nearly everyone local went to them or speed inc for work. AES makes some killer engines and I'll probably choose them to build my motor next year when I am ready.
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I have nothing but good to say about em and what they make. If I do another build I will be contacting them again.
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I dealt with them with my build. As with any build there were issues but I came away feeling that I had gained a solid relationship with a builder. You can see the results below from an build that was not to be to the wall, I wanted some reliability.
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