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Old 03-17-07, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rynberg
Do you employ the same philosophy on more mildly driven cars where they should reasonably expect 80k+ miles out of the motor?
you're right... i don't know what every came over me to build my own motor with old crusty trash rotor housings and worn irons or to let other people's cars leave my shop with the 1 year unlimited mileage warranty, i totally expect them to blow up once they hit the street in front of my shop and wave and laugh as i count their money and walk back into my shop. i have no idea why i meticulously clean the parts if i know the engines are going to be short lived and my name on the line. still wondering why i charge less than 99% of the shops in this state for rotary work.

i do it because i enjoy the work, stand behind the work and i value my reputation and treat other people's cars as though they were my own. i would never allow someone to make a trip 2.5 hours+ to pick up a car that i wasn't sure would make it back to their house.

even a brand new stock motor is going to be hard pressed to see 80k miles if daily abused but i expect even the rebuilds i do with original or used hard parts to last at least 80% as long as an engine with all new parts, so long as the owner maintains the car that is.

bah, why do i bother.. no one's listening anyways.




Originally Posted by teddyrx2
My bad i wasn't trying to dis-respect i was just saying to the other dude many here on the forum are quick to spit a shop name that is known accross the world but over look many other people like your self that do the same quality work if not better. Where's your shop at and what's it called? If you don't mind me asking
i figured, i just wanted to clarify.
Old 03-18-07, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Karack
you're right... i don't know what every came over me to build my own motor with old crusty trash rotor housings and worn irons or to let other people's cars leave my shop with the 1 year unlimited mileage warranty, i totally expect them to blow up once they hit the street in front of my shop and wave and laugh as i count their money and walk back into my shop. i have no idea why i meticulously clean the parts if i know the engines are going to be short lived and my name on the line. still wondering why i charge less than 99% of the shops in this state for rotary work.

i do it because i enjoy the work, stand behind the work and i value my reputation and treat other people's cars as though they were my own. i would never allow someone to make a trip 2.5 hours+ to pick up a car that i wasn't sure would make it back to their house.

even a brand new stock motor is going to be hard pressed to see 80k miles if daily abused but i expect even the rebuilds i do with original or used hard parts to last at least 80% as long as an engine with all new parts, so long as the owner maintains the car that is.

bah, why do i bother.. no one's listening anyways.






i figured, i just wanted to clarify.
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Old 03-18-07, 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by wackyracer
If you can find one who can build an "all motor rotary with 500+hp," please let me know.
He never said "all motor."

He's probably just looking for a nice strong block to take lots of boost.
Old 03-19-07, 12:06 AM
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Old 03-19-07, 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Karack
you're right... i don't know what every came over me to build my own motor with old crusty trash rotor housings and worn irons or to let other people's cars leave my shop with the 1 year unlimited mileage warranty, i totally expect them to blow up once they hit the street in front of my shop and wave and laugh as i count their money and walk back into my shop. i have no idea why i meticulously clean the parts if i know the engines are going to be short lived and my name on the line. still wondering why i charge less than 99% of the shops in this state for rotary work.

i do it because i enjoy the work, stand behind the work and i value my reputation and treat other people's cars as though they were my own. i would never allow someone to make a trip 2.5 hours+ to pick up a car that i wasn't sure would make it back to their house.

even a brand new stock motor is going to be hard pressed to see 80k miles if daily abused but i expect even the rebuilds i do with original or used hard parts to last at least 80% as long as an engine with all new parts, so long as the owner maintains the car that is.

bah, why do i bother.. no one's listening anyways.






i figured, i just wanted to clarify.
holy crap, im listening Im saving money so you can rebuild my motor. I have a question though, how big of a port can i run and still keep my stock ECU?
Old 03-19-07, 02:39 AM
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bah. Just buy a vette and call it a day.
Old 03-19-07, 02:50 AM
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I dont post much but thought I could add something relevant

I have spent the past few weeks at Karack's shop working on my REPU project, I can attest first hand the detail and time he puts into each car. No knock on any other shop, but with Rotary Evolution you know Ben did all of the work on your car from start to finish to make sure it was done correctly. Dont question his prices or he might raise them on us
Old 03-19-07, 09:25 AM
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The rotary community is lucky to have a mechanic like Karack. I would put one of his rebuilds up against a motor from any other shop in the country bar none. The only difference is, 99% of us can actually afford a motor that he built.

Rynberg, I have seen several rebuilds that used the old irons and housings that ran just as long as a motor with new hard parts. These were N/A FCs, TII's, and FDs. As long as the parts spec out after cleaning then you're just throwing away your money. Just my .02
Old 03-19-07, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by raptor22
He never said "all motor."

He's probably just looking for a nice strong block to take lots of boost.

He never said "boosting either"
Old 03-19-07, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by reatrdedspleen
holy crap, im listening Im saving money so you can rebuild my motor. I have a question though, how big of a port can i run and still keep my stock ECU?

a moderate-large streetport is about all an n/a ECU can handle, they tend not to like anything that is much bigger than that.
Old 03-19-07, 05:31 PM
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