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Originally Posted by cycleguy55
My perspective is the 'FE' designation relates to the design,
You could build an FE with no OEM parts -
YMMV
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OK. Then would it not make more sense to then call it an FE "style" engine? I will stand shoulder to shoulder with any FE builder until you get into all of the "new and improved" blocks, heads, etc. Does it make me any less of an engine builder if I have limited knowledge of the non-OEM off the shelf parts? Does it make the builder who has never seen an original but is a wizard with the all aftermarket parts any less of a genius?
The point is that if your looking for a good engine guy then you should know pretty much what your looking for as an end result to start with.
I still say that if you stick with the one man shop, like Brent, then at the very least you will get a guy that knows every integral part of the engine and will be able to answer any questions you may come up with. There would be noting more frustrating than to call a big shop with a specific question and be told that BillyBob is off today so they can't answer your questions
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