bigblock Dart

roccodart440 said
So the logic here is pay someone for all the machining and then put it together yourself?

SMH..

Well my logic is pay the small assembly charge and have them break it in on the dyno. Most good engine builders stand behind their product. I know mine does. You assemble it, not their problem.

So you are into it for what? An extra 1,000? Seems worth it's weight in gold to me and given the cost of an engine build and the cost of one of these cars, it's pennies on the dollar.

I am behind this logic as well. I have heard of too many stories of guys trying to save a buck by putting a motor together themselves and they end up missing something whether it be tolerances, oiling, etc that shells the engine early. Then they are starting all over again when they could have just paid someone with experience to do it right that will back up their work if the engine does fail. But then there are horror stories with "experienced" shops too...