Turbo II-FB

I need to find a place to do a race port for really cheap please PM if you know or just post here I'm located here in Austin TX so places close to here. I called MZM and they wanted 1800 DOLLARS that type of **** is out of my price range

Sir Rupert Hobo

you're kidding me. $1800 is a lie. you told them to go to hell right?



ok, wait. are you talking a full rebuild and port job, or just porting? i.e.- you already have the irons and housings in your hands.

christaylor

For some reason that doesn't surprise me. They really shouldn't be allowed to install anything other than windshield wiper LEDs, and I'm not sure they can even do that properly or for a decent price.

One of my customers was charged ~$1k to replace ONE rear axle. They were charged extra for things like "torching the bearing out". WTF? I've never taken a rearend apart that didn't require a torch....

EDIT: Oh, and I wouldn't even try to find somebody in Austin to do it. With my limited machine shop experience, I've found that there is absolutely nobody in town I'd trust a piston engine to, much less a port job. You might try calling the DFW guys (Rotary Performance, Gotham, etc.) and get pricing from them.

West TX RX-7

Try Don Marvel @ 972-475-6448 www.marvelspeed.com

He is a porting genius and will do you right on price.

stacher

BDC (Brian Cain) in Grand Prairie has done some nice porting and he is an idividual with a good reputation.

Turbo II-FB

Of course I told them to go to hell. 1800 damn dollars is such bullshit Mohammad and his brother runa ripping off service. I had a friend get his 13b REW rebuild and I think It cost him around 6k

MrRx

iTrader: (1)

I have to give mzm a bit or credit they did install my fathers 2nd motor, but they fucked up the idle, and the clutch. + a 7k price tag. which is bs, I just install my own streetported motor from gothemracing 3.1k...

I made the mistake of having them do my clutch, I dont know if $1000 for a clutch job is normal, but yeah.... I just finshed installing my second motor, when i was removing the tranny I happen to notice 4 of the clutch bolts were missing, and one of the top tranny bolts was missing. My or my father's rx7 well never see that place again.

Klar

I had them install my rad. Felt like I didn't get the service treatment I wanted, so I never went back. You can do all your own work if you have the time.

DeRFmAn

jeezus i've yet to hear of a good rotary shop. There is Alamo Rotary here in SA but I've heard bad things about Tito too so no help here sorry man

BDC

PM me on it. I'll do your housings for a good, competitive rate and they'll be the best you've ever seen.

B

Mx6-Rx7 Addict

I've dealt with Tito at alamo rotary. He's not a people person if you know what i mean. I felt he was cocky, and just didn't treat me right. I ended up having him do work for me, but i felt as if i was almost forced into it, by the attitude i was given..

I had done an engine swap into my 88, and i know i cut corners, and at the time i was still learning the cars, so i understand for him picking at my installation job, but he critisized what i did.. I'm almost mad now for how he belittled me...

I know they can do the job, but it would be a last resort now.

Reccomend BDC.. does amazing work, and is a people person, and fairly reasonable pricing.

-Justin

DeRFmAn

yeah i've gone with a buddy of mine up to alamo rotary and i know exactly what you mean about his attitude.

infinitebass

They were only going to charge my g/f $150.

And Matt, I thought your rebuild was going to be done in two days?

christaylor

I'll see about producing a receipt, but it's not BS. I had to find and deliver parts because Mohammed is awesome at life.

"Derrrrrr,,, This is a '79! It has a disc-brake rearend! WTEFFF!?!? What's it frum?!?!"
A Plymouth Horizon? No? Maybe an RX7?

Turbo II-FB

We ran into some problems

Erk

BDC! located here in the DFW area.

infinitebass

Aye, produce a receipt or don't mention it, because I for one know that's NOT what they charge.

Turbo II-FB

well they do have quite a mark up for there work

r0gu3

Get ahold of Javier in Victoria as he is always in this area.

r0gu3

I guess you are hoping he has never seen a modified port before?

infinitebass

Have you ever seen BDC's work?

r0gu3

Yes I have and don't think he should be blatantly making such a statement while some great engine builders are in this state.

rotarygod

iTrader: (1)

This implies that only a select few people have the ability to port engines. Brian is pretty damn good. You can only get so good. I'll put him against ANYONE else in this state that you can think of. It's not an insult aginst anyone else by any means. I'm just not going to underestimate his work. He's that good too.

christaylor

I'll mention it all I want, receipt or no, because that's what they charged him. We can **** on each other's shoes all day, it doesn't really make a difference. Is your girlfriends car a first gen?

Maybe the pop when they dropped the car off the lift was Mohammed's head coming out of his *** instead of the coilovers settling in to place, I don't know. I do know they charged my customer $1k to replace one axle. I also know they measure the splined part of an axle with a bernier caliper to see if it'll fit, so hey.

r0gu3

I didn't imply that only a few people are able to port rotaries. Just meant that we have some great engine builders here. I agree that he has improved greatly, but to say he does the best work is a little over the top. What's next, he is better then Amemiyasan?