Importmotor.com

Does anyone have any experience with importmotor.com? They're always on ebay selling "new" TI engines, longblocks, turnkey, etc.

Never heard of them - post this question on the CLF.

When I first started looking at upgrading my engine I came across them and gave them a call. I think the owner or manager is a guy named Dwayne. In talking to them, I questioned what you would be getting as far as components go... remember, with a high performance engine you want the best components possible because you are taking an engine platform that was originally designed to operate at low power and stress levels and suddenly doubling or tripling that. Think of it like this... you have your normal family car turning out 180hp... then you do JUST enough, the bare minimum, to make it turn out 400hp. Think you might have a problem down the road? In my opinion, off the shelf engine builders are out to profit by cutting corners to keep costs down. Where can you cut costs? With the aftermarket components that, in the end, are going to keep your engine alive... crank and rods, cylinder heads, etc. But hey, there is something to be said for having your fan shroud and sheet metal powdercoated in your choice of BLACK, RED, BLUE, GREEN or YELLOW! ;-) Just my 2 cents... Also, if you read the engine specs and descriptions closely, there are a lot of parts that they remanufacture themselves.

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Its like the difference between Mc Donalds and Outback, one is fast and cheap, the other takes longer and tastes one hell of alot better, but you have a bill to pay when you are finished..

We have a saying in my business...

Pay me now or pay me later.

Jerome

Jake, way to sum it up.