BassProCamaro97

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Anyone know of, or about Borowski Race enterprises in Rockdale IL?

I'm looking for feedaback or information about these guys.

Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks,

~Jim~

NHRAFORMULA00

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Used to be a good shop when Ted Borowsky owned it.Dont know much about them now except after Ted died it was sold, and now its under new ownership again(3rd owner).

weaklt1

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I used them once to get some heads ported and polished and they charged twice the amount that I was quoted. These heads were new with 200 miles on them and they leaked near the headgasket when I got them back.

BassProCamaro97

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I had a fresh motor done by them and it lifted the head gaskets.

I tore the engine apart and noticed everty single cylinder head stud was not even finger tight.

Not very happy to say the least.

~Jim~

ONEBADWS6

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If you enjoy 500 miles between rebuilds use them.

BassProCamaro97

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Thats what I'm afraid of. I already had to tear down the motor and it only has 15 miles!!!!!

I was hoping for a better end result.

~Jim~

ryle

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Have heard nothing but bad things about this shop. Won't go into detail about it, but I will say it was shady. No personal experience but like I said, have HEARD bad things

Moparnos (The SLP Guy)

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Borowski=issues. i use http://www.per-race-engines.com/ in plainfield.

Dirty Vegas

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AES is 15 minutes from Mount Prospect in Elk Grove. They build some of the baddest **** around, and sponsor LS1tech.

BassProCamaro97

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I bought this engine from another guy that had it built and dynoed a few weeks before I bought it. He got layed off and needed the money so he decided to sell the fresh engine.

It dynoed great but the head gasket was shot after 15 miles. I have this bad feeling that they did some crappy machining. I'm hoping for the best though.

Had I been shopping for a new custom engine they would have been high on my list.

~Jim~

Matt D

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Might as well rename it Berlinsky, cuz all they push out of there is SCRAP!

ryle

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That's about right

ttranssam

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yea, there under total new ownership now with the addition of cnc machines and new staff that came from SAM, some of the other guys that work there have owned some big crankshaft shops...they SHOULD HAVE NOT kept that name though. they bought them out when ted died like six months ago or some ****...

ttranssam

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oh and thats y they had there bbb slate got wiped clean. called bbb and guess it use to be bad but now with new owners there are not any current claims against them.

weaklt1

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Ted dies more like 6 years ago. They are still a rip off.

borowski

My name's Ken McCaul and I'm the new owner of Borowski Race Enterprises. Unfortunately, I can't disagree with much of what has been said. I bought the business in January knowing what the issues were and invested more than 2x the purchase price of the business into new equipment and inventory control systems.

We have the region's only Rottler F68A engine machining center. Every engine is digitally probed for its deck and bore dimensions prior to machining. Pic:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Borows...d=392726269685

The CNC is perfect for Darton Sleeves. It decks, bores cylinders, lifter bores, cam bores, main bores and can shave up to 28lbs from a Dart Big M.

I've installed an automated inventory control system that stores and retrieves customer projects from the racking system (i.e. no more losing people's parts. Pic: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Borows...d=226714839685

We threw out the crank balancer (made in 1951) have a new computerized version capable of measuring imbalance into hundredths of a gram.

New Sunnen Powerstroke rod hone - no more egg shaped rods.

The list goes on, but the point is that it's not the same shop. Unlike the former owner, I'm here 60-70 hrs a week. We have upgraded the personel and are always looking for new talent. Besides unbeatable precision, the CNC gives us an amazing turnaround time. We received a big block chevy last Tuesday and returned it decked, bored, honed, and alignhoned on Friday. I machined three big block Ford's in an afternoon the week before.

Let me know if there's something I can do to help.

815-725-2727
ken@borowskirace.com

BassProCamaro97

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I hope your new buisness works out for you.

I'll tell you this though, the previous owners built one hell of a crappy engine and I ended up with. I've basically rebuilt the top half of this engine trying to fix the mistakes they've made.

It sounds like you are on the right path though. Good luck.

Do you have all the former records? I'm looking for some extra info on what I have now. I can give you a call at the shop if you still have the records.

Thank you,

~Jim~

214Chevelle

I KNOW...I KNOW!! Bringing this thread back from the dead. Well anyway, that's what the "search" function is for. LOL!! I recently was Googling and came across this builder and called them and they sounded and talked a good game. Even left my number and Ken, the owner, called me back in a timely manner. He answered all of my questions and seemed knowledgeable. I understand this thread was 4 years ago when the old owner died and the shop was sending crappy engines out of the shop. My question is now, after this thread and 4 years later, is the new shop doing better and has anyone had any dealings with the new owner as of recent? Are quality engines and excellent work being performed by them and Ken, the new owner? Or, is it the same ol rhetoric every shop tells when new ownership happens?

bwilde86

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my girlfriends uncle just had his original hemi over there for a complete overhaul. He was happy with them and keeps telling me to use them for my build every time he sees me.