Who is the best FE engine builder?

[cobra]

OROBBE

I made the same very good experiences from Switzerland with George Anderson from Gessford (Gessford Machine Shop Inc)

I don't buy only an engine, I bought also a great service (also after some years)
and George stand behind his work and his words.

For me it's one of the most important thing for me who lives very far from the US to know that I have a honest and very competent person in front of me.

[gbilawsky]

Earlier in the thread, the mention was made of Pond Engine Blocks...one of the finest FE blocks available. Many builders, including Barry and Keith, use his blocks. Robert Pond of Robert Pond Motorsports (RPM) not only designs and casts FE blocks and heads, he also builds crate engines and has a great reputation for reliability and horsepower production. Very highly recommended.

[OROBBE]

"gbilawsky", I agree with you (the 482Ci Brent is building for me is based on a Pond ALuminium short block) but as "cobra" said, for us, European customers who live very far from the US one of the most important thing is to know that we are considered like every others US customers with the same services and same quality.

Facts that some builders don't care for the moment as they have enough business in the US ... But how long can they work this way ? Some have understand that they can develop international business via the Internet and now even if you are 4000 / 6000 / 8000 miles far away informations travel very quickly !!!

OliveR

[silverline]

I´m living in germany and in 2010 I bought a 468FE with Pond iron block - built to my specs - from Keith Craft. KC / Lance answered all my mails - with lot of questions - friendly and capable. But most important: The motor is a dream ... driven a few thousend kilometers now without any problems (knocking @ wood) and much stronger than my old 434FE (390 stroker from another US builder, not KC / Barry / Brent / Gessford) which felt sick after 5 years / only 6.500 mls.