[Keithc8]

Brent I did not know that you were in the engine building business now. Is this something that you do full time? You warranty the engines and dyno test them as well.
From a business stand point it is getting hard to compete with all you guys that farm out the machine work and build the engines in your garage in your free time. I assume that you still have a full time job and do this for extra money now. Maybe you have a complete shop now and do it full time. Trying to figure out what you are dojng now.
I have looked at this engine deal from about every angle. You can use cheap parts and cut corners and build some cheap engines so that you can get a guy in a car cheaper. Is it really worth saving 2000.00 3000.00 dollars on a 40,000.00 to 50,000.00 car build. I have even priced out some cheap stuff to dealers on here. Engines that have cheaper parts and that are not dyno tested but I wonder if it worth it in the long run.
I have about decided that there are to many guys that want to build engines or be part of the hobby till the going gets a little tough and then they fold up and are gone. I have been doing this for about 25 years and have seen many come and go.
There is no way that anyone trying to run a business can build a better engine for the prcie than what we do. I have better buying power than most and have some of the lowest over head in the country becaue of where I am located. You get what you pay for and you pay for what you get. I have to stand behind what I do and have a reputation to keep up so these cheap engines are just trouble waiting to happen.
I sometimes wonder if the consumer understands what he is getting whit some of the engines. Times are tough and dealers are starting to cut corners anyway that they can to sell a car. The bad taste of a cheap problematic engine last longer that 2000.00 to 3000.00 does.

Good luck, Keith Craft