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Who is YOUR engine builder & why? #1254023 06/19/12 10:35 PM 06/19/12 10:35 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11,179 Atco NJ DJVCuda OP I Live Here
DJVCuda OP I Live Here Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11,179 Atco NJ	This is sorta a spin off from the last thread I had in the subject. Who is your engine builder / machinist & why do you use them? Do you travel or have one local? What aspects made your decision? Modern equipment? ( CNC? ) Price? Dyno? Reputation? Word of mouth? Advertising?

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: DJVCuda] #1254024 06/19/12 10:41 PM 06/19/12 10:41 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,379 MD Kevins493 top fuel
Kevins493 top fuel Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,379 MD	Me/Dad, because when it breaks we know exactly who to blame!

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: DJVCuda] #1254025 06/19/12 10:42 PM 06/19/12 10:42 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	I build my own junk... I've gone the pro builder route before and wasnt very happy

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: Kevins493] #1254026 06/19/12 10:43 PM 06/19/12 10:43 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849 F fullmetaljacket master
fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	Best Machine in Detroit, because it never breaks and there is no one to blame.

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: Kevins493] #1254027 06/19/12 10:43 PM 06/19/12 10:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11,179 Atco NJ DJVCuda OP I Live Here
DJVCuda OP I Live Here Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11,179 Atco NJ	how about the machining?

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: DJVCuda] #1254028 06/19/12 10:47 PM 06/19/12 10:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada Kam*Kuda master
Kam*Kuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada	Competition Automotive in Toronto area They are local and have a decent reputation for quality work. They do all sorts of engines but they have done a good number of mopars. Dwayne Porter did the heads and cam because he knows his stuff and no BS. 1970 Barracuda Convertible 1968 Satellite Street Strip car 1654.5 Mustang 1955 Land Rover

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: DJVCuda] #1254029 06/19/12 10:56 PM 06/19/12 10:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,426 Dandridge TN D Dabee master
Dabee master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,426 Dandridge TN	When I lived in Michigan it was Best Machine. Now that I�m in Tennessee and stepped down to a slower car to run 1/8 mile on our local outlaw track I use a local guy here in town. Stan is 84 years old and got started building engines for the local moonshine runners many years ago. Why he is just down the road from me and all the locals highly recommended him. I have 271 passes on the engine and it is still going strong.

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: Kam*Kuda] #1254030 06/19/12 10:57 PM 06/19/12 10:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey J jamesc master
jamesc master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey	me cause i'm a cheap SOB, hear too many horror stories and can't blame anyone else if it breaks. engine builders/machinist MUST make a profit, i don't have to. in NJ Weston machine is probably one of the best around though i've never used them. i have a friend that owns a shop and he helps me out.

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: DJVCuda] #1254031 06/19/12 10:59 PM 06/19/12 10:59 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: how about the machining? I just changed shops for the machine work and it measured fine..... but I wasnt real happy with the crank specs... I would normally go .0005 more on both mains and rods but I went with his advise.... we will see

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1254032 06/19/12 11:18 PM 06/19/12 11:18 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,890 In the 8's FY1TA top fuel
FY1TA top fuel Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,890 In the 8's	Quote: Best Machine in Detroit, because it never breaks and there is no one to blame. Ditto

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1254033 06/19/12 11:32 PM 06/19/12 11:32 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,039 Mooresburg, Tn ' '72CudaRacer top fuel
'72CudaRacer top fuel ' Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,039 Mooresburg, Tn	I build my own engines. Also build my transmissions and rear end. I VERY RARELY farm out anything, but then, I am a heavy truck/diesel mechanic, with over 36 years experince. My machine work is done by a machine shop less than 1/4 mile from my house/shop. EVERY one of the people that work at the machine shop are racers. I take my parts to them with specific instructions as to what I want done (clearances ect) and the parts are checked/measured by me when I receive them back. But thats just me. I am amazed all the time by people that I race with that "turn key and push pedal" and can barely change their own oil. When something goes wrong, they take it to someone else to get it fixed. Brian Dunnigan

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: '72CudaRacer] #1254034 06/20/12 12:00 AM 06/20/12 12:00 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: I build my own engines. Also build my transmissions and rear end. I VERY RARELY farm out anything, but then, I am a heavy truck/diesel mechanic, with over 36 years experince. My machine work is done by a machine shop less than 1/4 mile from my house/shop. EVERY one of the people that work at the machine shop are racers. I take my parts to them with specific instructions as to what I want done (clearances ect) and the parts are checked/measured by me when I receive them back. But thats just me. I am amazed all the time by people that I race with that "turn key and push pedal" and can barely change their own oil. When something goes wrong, they take it to someone else to get it fixed. Brian Dunnigan Easier done than said when your a mechanic.

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: '72CudaRacer] #1254035 06/20/12 12:17 AM 06/20/12 12:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,285 Ohio 6 64dodge572 master
64dodge572 master 6 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,285 Ohio	Best Machine, hands down. After a bad experience with another well-know shop, Pete and Chuck delivered what they said they would, nothing left to chance. A cam change, a ring combination that seals, the BEST customer support and knowledge on helping to tune the motor in the car, and I have picked up three tenths, from a previous best of 7.72 @ 180, to 7.42 @187, and we are not done tuning yet! I really feel I have got what I paid for. Not the cheapest, and a 3 1/2 hour drive, but definately the BEST! Wayne Brewer

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: DJVCuda] #1254036 06/20/12 12:37 AM 06/20/12 12:37 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,675 Mt. Eden Ky. Hemi Allstate master
Hemi Allstate master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,675 Mt. Eden Ky.	I like to build my own, and research what goes into it. For me it is a large part of the experience, and gratification when successful. I am always learning, and enjoy that as well. I am using two local machine shops for the short block work, but I am impressed with the head work I have had done by MCH. http://marsh-racing.com/Mark%20Mahorney-Allstate.htm 1996 Ram 1500 Sport 1968 road runner 1952 Sears Allstate licensed, pump gas, Hemi 5.98 @ 115.73 1.33 60 ft. The best is yet to come. Painless Performance / Street RODDER magazine Top 100 for 2019

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: Hemi Allstate] #1254037 06/20/12 12:42 AM 06/20/12 12:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,522 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,522 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	Opel Engineering in Streamwood, IL. Ted raced a S/S Barracuda back in the day, wouldn't go to anyone else. The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: Kevins493] #1254038 06/20/12 12:42 AM 06/20/12 12:42 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,207 Menomonee Falls DemonDust master
DemonDust master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,207 Menomonee Falls	Quote: Me/Dad, because when it breaks we know exactly who to blame! X2..... And I enjoy doing It. My buddy Tim Gritzmacher does my machine work. Last edited by R5P7Duster; 06/20/12 12:45 AM. SDG Motorsports Hellcat Demon and Redeye Supercharger CNC Porting https://www.sdgmotorsports.com/

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: 64dodge572] #1254039 06/20/12 12:43 AM 06/20/12 12:43 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,126 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,126 Bend,OR USA	I ended up assemblying my engines and later for other racers and freinds becuase of having some of the better engine shops and speciality shops in SO CA (at that time) doing good work the first time and some of them the second time but not all the time. I bought the mikes and other gauges and instrument checking fixture to make sure that when the crank grinder said that the crank was ground on the high or low side I could verify that, also to verify clearances. It's amazing when you bring some parts back that need fixing after you checked tham and found them not up to specs, the shop owners almost always call you wrong until they measure it with me watching them I have switch around on five different machine shops up here in cenral Oregon trying to find a excellent machine shop to use, not there yet I use to have to travel close to 100 miles in SO CA to get good work, up here it is a little further Close is not good enough Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: DemonDust] #1254040 06/20/12 12:44 AM 06/20/12 12:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,541 USA H hudsonhornet7x pro stock
hudsonhornet7x pro stock H Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,541 USA	Would you guys trust Compu-Flow to build an engine? I am in the market and they are fairly close.

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: hudsonhornet7x] #1254041 06/20/12 12:47 AM 06/20/12 12:47 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: Would you guys trust Compu-Flow to build an engine? I am in the market and they are fairly close. A lot of folk will tell you they are top notch.

Re: Who is YOUR engine builder & why? [Re: DJVCuda] #1254042 06/20/12 12:54 AM 06/20/12 12:54 AM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 15,118 85086 moparpollack Lil Herman
moparpollack Lil Herman Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 15,118 85086	Quote: This is sorta a spin off from the last thread I had in the subject. Who is your engine builder / machinist & why do you use them? Moore Machine/they build good engines Do you travel or have one local? Local What aspects made your decision? Recommended by a trusted source. Modern equipment? ( CNC? ) no Price? Reasonable Dyno? No Reputation? Very good Word of mouth? Very good Advertising? word of mouth only, cash only, booked out three months, just a husband and wife team who are honest and do good work. 56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d

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