Good cheap shops

[BlkWhtTSI]

Looking to rebuild my motor eagle wiseco setup or oem internals. i'm on a budget i only have about 3k to spend. anyone know a good local place where i can get this work done for less then 3,500?

[Scapegoat]

i'd go post in the vendor section and see which one chimes in. There is a normal forum in there outside all the vendor sub forums.

They'll most likely answer your question. They ignored mine though... but I was asking about a V8...

[06evors]

Originally Posted by BlkWhtTSI

Looking to rebuild my motor eagle wiseco setup or oem internals. i'm on a budget i only have about 3k to spend. anyone know a good local place where i can get this work done for less then 3,500?

No luck at JNZ?

[BlkWhtTSI]

they gave me an est. that is at this time out of my price range and being that i make $8 an hour it would take me another 3-4 months to get that money plus money for surprise expenses and for my tranny rebuild.

and i would like to get this work done soon.

[SpendOne]

3500.00 is gonna be tough man. With everything being replaced, you are gonna be over that ballpark. Your better off just freshening up a motor.

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by SpendOne

3500.00 is gonna be tough man. With everything being replaced, you are gonna be over that ballpark. Your better off just freshening up a motor.

or getting another dsm...

I had no idea engine work on a car like that costs so much

[SpendOne]

Gotta pay if you want it done right.

[BlkWhtTSI]

yeah thats what I'm finding out... I'm just gonna search for a new or slightly used short block. I've already seen several motors for a decent price just need to find the right one.

[Scapegoat]

build it yourself... its a dsm motor, you **** something up it'll be really easy to find a replacement part

[BlkWhtTSI]

well that will only save me like $300 in labor, and it'll take 5x longer since i never had my motor out before i don't even have a crane or a stand (well i have a stand but theres a 454 attached to it) so right now I'm looking at the jackson auto stage 1 short block its goo for over 400 hp

[06evors]

JAM builds some amazing 4G's. A member on here Justice is selling a built 4g you could search his thread to see how much he'll part for it.

[05OCsrt-4]

for advise, cheaper isn't always better, especially when dealing with an engine, with the clearances being so tight and having to be exact, get it done right, or find a new shortblock, my buddy rebuilt his engine and it cost him $4,000-$5,000 just for the parts, fully built though.

[SovXietday]

OP, how much power are you looking for that you feel the need to throw that kind of money into the engine?! That 20G you're trying to source really isn't going to put you into that kind of power level...

[BlkWhtTSI]

Originally Posted by SovXietday

OP, how much power are you looking for that you feel the need to throw that kind of money into the engine?! That 20G you're trying to source really isn't going to put you into that kind of power level...

I'm looking to be in the 300s the 50-trim will get me there. the reason i want to build the motor or get a new one is the fact that my car has about 190k on it and 90% of the parts are original and were never replaced.

[SovXietday]

Originally Posted by BlkWhtTSI

I'm looking to be in the 300s the 50-trim will get me there. the reason i want to build the motor or get a new one is the fact that my car has about 190k on it and 90% of the parts are original and were never replaced.

Do compression/leakdown tests first. 190K doesn't mean the engine is shot and won't hold 300whp. I just don't see the point in paying 3500 to overhaul an engine for power that it can do stock.

[BlkWhtTSI]

yeah i hear ya

[SpendOne]

The motor thats in my car made close to 500 awhp and its bone stock.

[BlkWhtTSI]

but does it have 190k on it? haha i know these motors can take that kind of power, its just i dont want to take the risk of blowing up the car.

[FocusDude]

Good work ain't cheap-
Cheap work ain't good-