Looking for a good quality shop that can build a custom short/long block based on either the LSX or NextGen blocks. I see that Texas Speed builds some, but wondering who else does.

 

Late Model Engines in Houston.

 

You're a Moderator and you have to ask who builds LS engines? LMAO

 

If you read the username description it does say he is a dumb *** moderator so don't be too surprised. Lol

 

Erik/Anthony at HPR
LME
TSP
TMS of Texas

These are 4 I normally buy from for customer builds.

 

Haha touché!

 

And you are a newbie with 76 posts that could easily have the ban hammer crush you

 

Yeah ok, you're gonna ban me for what, hurting your feelings? Is that all it takes now?

Cool story bro.

 

Don't poke the Mods, man. They poke back....

 

Yeah I can tell, he sent me a warning for "Lacking Community Etiquette". I just thought the "Dumb *** Vette Moderator" would have a little thicker skin. Didn't expect to be threatened with a ban. It's all good, no hard feelings.

 

This thread is epic. reminds me of someone sticking his hand in the tiger cage and getting bit. What did you expect to happen? LOL

 

Let us know if we can help, we can set you up.

 

Yeah I kinda thought it was a bit thin-skinned on his part, but whatever.

 

You guys do custom engine work?

 

Kyle from Thompson Motorsports! Black Friday sale coming up and a warranty!

 

Yes sir. That's half our business. Typically in the BBC and LS world, everyone wants something a little different and we do cater to that. So many different variables and combinations, the selection goes way beyond our crate program online.

 

I was not impressed with my Texas Speed and Performance short block. My next build will not be with them.

Just throwing in my $0.02

Thanks,
Andy

 

What did you not like about it?

 

Came with a manufacturing defect - they simply wouldn't accept it.
Their short block shed metal for all 8,000 miles of its' life.

I got sick of it, took it to a machine shop. Only because TSP would deny deny deny - that they've "built too many blocks for too long to make errors" - pretty much their attitude. Machine shop fixed it up (found two bearings that were losing material).
I showed pictures to TSP, but they started to blame "initial break in and tuning issues." - HILARIOUS. They provided me with a terrible plug in mail order tune that they said would be good to go. I followed THEIR break in procedure. I even got it dyno tuned to make sure I was good to go. TSP will deflect no matter what. At least they did to me. Any time I would defend, they would find something else to blame. Their warranty is BS - they will find ways to not honor it. Again, at least in my case.

They DID offer for me to ship the block back, and they would "repair it for a 50% discount even if it's not their fault" - yeah... let me just rip my engine out, and deal with the hassle of shipping it. Nah, FU** you. Jeez, let me tell you how I really feel.

Also, the bottom/lower main deck has an imperfection:

Upon installing my oil pan, it cracked at a corner. I figured "this is my fault, I should have been more careful with the alignment tool, no worries, it'll hold" - this was on the initial build.
After I pulled it out for the machine shop to fix the internal bearing issues, I bought a new oil pan and re-checked my work a million times. Go down to torque it to a measly 8ft-lbs on that bolt (following sequence) and it cracked again, on the *same. exact. spot* - so I did some measuring. Turns out, there is an imperfection. For whatever reason, their CNC machine or w/e they use took off extra material at that edge - it's hard to describe, and it's not visible to the naked eye.

Long story short, me unhappy. $7,400 for a short block - I expect NOTHING but PERFECTION. I did NOT get perfection.

Thanks,
Andy

Edit # 5,000 because I suck at compiling my thoughts at one go:

They promised a 4 to 6 week turn around time
They ran in to machine issues (this should have tipped me off)
But it took them 9 weeks to get me my short block.

 

What a terrible experience.
I would never let a big company build my engine.
They would be in a hurry.
You want a builder who will take his time and does it right.