Engine Builders

[1320racer]

who's rich? If your definition of rich is the guy that can afford the $1500 - $2000 typically charged by professional race engine builders to assemble your engine, then I'm rich. My time is far more valuable than that for days worth of labor and many, many class racers all across the country agree with me as evident by the numerous race engine builders who are now swamped with rebuilds and orders for new race engines, some of which build hundreds of race engines a year

[Bob Pagano]

My lord, you can tell its off season by looking at the posts. Find something new or at least stop with the crap.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

who's rich? If your definition of rich is the guy that can afford the $1500 - $2000 typically charged by professional race engine builders to assemble your engine, then I'm rich. My time is far more valuable than that for days worth of labor and many, many class racers all across the country agree with me as evident by the numerous race engine builders who are now swamped with rebuilds and orders for new race engines, some of which build hundreds of race engines a year

Surely you know there is more to it than screwing the engine together. Cam voice, where to degree it, choosing the piston ring combination, and ring land clearances to specify when having the pistons machined, oil pump volume & internal clearances, bearing selection & oil clearances to use, oil pan choice, intake manifold & plenum volume. Much more to it than picking your block up from the machine shop to either screw it together, or choose to have them screw it together.

[ron mattson]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

My $ is on the good driver over the guy that assembles his engines in his garage, every round!

Where I was going with this is what does doing your own assembly
Have to do with being a good driver or not? There are quite a few
Good drivers that do their own stuff!!!!

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Surely you know there is more to it than screwing the engine together. Cam voice, where to degree it, choosing the piston ring combination, and ring land clearances to specify when having the pistons machined, oil pump volume & internal clearances, bearing selection & oil clearances to use, oil pan choice, intake manifold & plenum volume. Much more to it than picking your block up from the machine shop to either screw it together, or choose to have them screw it together.

Part of the Stock experience is doing it yourself. At least for me it is. You learn more hands on IMHO. I take that 15-2000K and put it to good use. Nothing against shops I just do things my way.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by ron mattson

Where I was going with this is what does doing your own assembly
Have to do with being a good driver or not? There are quite a few
Good drivers that do their own stuff!!!!

I disagree

[ErikSS454]

I have always assembled my own motors. I do everything but the machine work. It is a good feeling when someone in the pits comes up and admires your car and asked who does your motor work? I can be proud and say I do.
I take a lot of pride in doing most everything myself that I know how to. For us guys that do assemble our own motors we are still spending money with the machine shops to have them do all the machine work.
There is also nothing wrong with having someone do everything for you either.

Erik

[Jim Kaekel]

Will somebody please roll down a window and let 1320 Ed out so he can get back to Yellow Bullet.

[ron mattson]

Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

Will somebody please roll down a window and let 1320 Ed out so he can get back to Yellow Bullet.

I understand completely now, Worlds fastest
chevelle Ed!!! Lol

[1320racer]

you're living in the past! my former Chevelle has resided in France for the past 10 years.