Modification Regrets?
You read my mind! The last time they did it, I didn't need a motor. If those motors had been around after mine blew I absolutely 100% would have bought one. A stock motor is more than enough for the power I'm trying to make. All I want is a full bolt on car with a stock turbo. 400-450whp (dynojet) is all I want. Whatever I could push safely out of the stock turbo. Even if it's only 360-380whp, that would still be more than enough for me. If they ever do another sale on those motors, I'm definitely picking one up. I'd give anything for a fully built brand new bone stock motor right now.
I think that's what pisses me off the most about this. I never had any lofty goals for the simple fact that I know it's risky when you start trying to build a reliable high hp motor, and I didn't want to deal with the headaches. My motto was overbuild, then under tune, and that STILL didn't work because of the way the work was done. So now I'm picking up the pieces, and trying to get this thing reliable and ready to race again.
I think that's what pisses me off the most about this. I never had any lofty goals for the simple fact that I know it's risky when you start trying to build a reliable high hp motor, and I didn't want to deal with the headaches. My motto was overbuild, then under tune, and that STILL didn't work because of the way the work was done. So now I'm picking up the pieces, and trying to get this thing reliable and ready to race again.
Were these complete long blocks?
Where were you finding these?
How much were they?
It's really a matter of using the right shop if you want aftermarket motor builds to last. People that have issues chose (likely through no fault of their own) a third grader to put their motor together. Engines aren't a black art, you just have to do it right.
The odds of anything not being right are much more in my favor LOL.
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