2.1 / 2.35 engine build recommendations
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2.1 / 2.35 engine build recommendations
Just getting through some quotes from engine builders. Clearly important I get it right and have spoken to one or two really good and helpfull guys.
Without mentioning who I have spoke to. Who would you recommend for a build from start to finish.
Anywhere - Yorkshire, midlands, northern England please
Thanks.
Without mentioning who I have spoke to. Who would you recommend for a build from start to finish.
Anywhere - Yorkshire, midlands, northern England please
Thanks.
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Just getting through some quotes from engine builders. Clearly important I get it right and have spoken to one or two really good and helpfull guys.
Without mentioning who I have spoke to. Who would you recommend for a build from start to finish.
Anywhere - Yorkshire, midlands, northern England please
Thanks.
Without mentioning who I have spoke to. Who would you recommend for a build from start to finish.
Anywhere - Yorkshire, midlands, northern England please
Thanks.
Andy Kindon chester le street
I've used both, both extremely competent, both very easy on the wallet.
ASperformance carry out all their own machine work and assembly, carry all necessary build parts on the shelf.
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I liked the service I got from finch motorsport.
He rebuilt my 2.1 after I broke it, with part new parts and reused the piston and rods as they were still in good order.
Basically, he didn't at any point try to make extra money out of me even though he could have easily done, but rather quoted a fair price and stuck to it. Also recommended useful upgrades at the same time, and dissuaded me from others. Comes across very honest and knowledgeable.
I'm not suggesting for a minute that you will not get similar treatment from others, but just highlighting that I had a great experience with Paul.
He rebuilt my 2.1 after I broke it, with part new parts and reused the piston and rods as they were still in good order.
Basically, he didn't at any point try to make extra money out of me even though he could have easily done, but rather quoted a fair price and stuck to it. Also recommended useful upgrades at the same time, and dissuaded me from others. Comes across very honest and knowledgeable.
I'm not suggesting for a minute that you will not get similar treatment from others, but just highlighting that I had a great experience with Paul.
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Another one here for Andy Kindon as he built a friends 2.1. Very easy to deal with and good knowledge. Also have a friend running a Williams Motorsport 2.1 in his blob which again was a good price and got good advice. Both have been running for 2 years at 420+
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I think most builders should be able to put together a decent strong engine... it's really not that difficult.
It's everything else that goes along with it that can cause it to fail... that's anything from an injector to fuel pump and mapping... it's who does all of that one needs to be really concerned with.... so for that reason alone unless you're a really competent DIYer I'd say go with a "one stop shop" bitting and bobbing, here and there leads to too many fingers in the pie... which will only increase the possibilities for things to go wrong... and no one outfit being accountable.
It's everything else that goes along with it that can cause it to fail... that's anything from an injector to fuel pump and mapping... it's who does all of that one needs to be really concerned with.... so for that reason alone unless you're a really competent DIYer I'd say go with a "one stop shop" bitting and bobbing, here and there leads to too many fingers in the pie... which will only increase the possibilities for things to go wrong... and no one outfit being accountable.
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Thank you everyone for your input.
I am DIYing as much as possible. I went to Scooby Clinic but the garage put me off a little, helpful guys but their quotes were somewhat vague, (give us £25k and your car and it will be 650bhp) and there were a lot of cars in bits with not a lot going on.
I have always valued the work RHM have done for me, however they are very busy at the moment and I am working to a tight time scale. Their race cars highlight their build quality.
I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anyone from my list and hear other people's opinions
Thank you again
I am DIYing as much as possible. I went to Scooby Clinic but the garage put me off a little, helpful guys but their quotes were somewhat vague, (give us £25k and your car and it will be 650bhp) and there were a lot of cars in bits with not a lot going on.
I have always valued the work RHM have done for me, however they are very busy at the moment and I am working to a tight time scale. Their race cars highlight their build quality.
I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anyone from my list and hear other people's opinions
Thank you again
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Thank you everyone for your input.
I am DIYing as much as possible. I went to Scooby Clinic but the garage put me off a little, helpful guys but their quotes were somewhat vague, (give us £25k and your car and it will be 650bhp) and there were a lot of cars in bits with not a lot going on.
I have always valued the work RHM have done for me, however they are very busy at the moment and I am working to a tight time scale. Their race cars highlight their build quality.
I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anyone from my list and hear other people's opinions
Thank you again
I am DIYing as much as possible. I went to Scooby Clinic but the garage put me off a little, helpful guys but their quotes were somewhat vague, (give us £25k and your car and it will be 650bhp) and there were a lot of cars in bits with not a lot going on.
I have always valued the work RHM have done for me, however they are very busy at the moment and I am working to a tight time scale. Their race cars highlight their build quality.
I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anyone from my list and hear other people's opinions
Thank you again
As far as not alot going on it will depend when you went, they sometimes have staff out at events supporting dimitrij, bucky, vaughan, colin (Search The Hebridean on FB) etc. so workshop is quiet, sometimes its busy with cars going in and out all over the place.