Please help - Engine builder recommendation Chicago
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Please help - Engine builder recommendation Chicago
I am building a VVT engine that will be swapped into a 1991. I just bought the engine, the intent is to build the bottom end this year, swap it in, turbo next year with an EFR, then the following year build the head. I'm concerned about going to any random machine shop that shows up on a google search since I don't really have the ability to check their work, and I don't want to have to pull the engine out again if there is a problem. I finally found a shop I was confident in, Opel Engineering, and they're booked a solid year out, which obviously sucks. Most machine shops around the Chicago area specialize in V8s, which is fine, but I don't want to be the first Miata engine they ever touch.
The original 1.6 in my car is drinking coolant faster than a sad clown at an open bar, so I would prefer not to wait a year. On the other hand, a backlog is good indication of customer trust and loyalty, so I expect to wait a few months at least. The machine work I intend to have done:
-Bore for 84mm pistons
-Balance everything
-Align bore the crank
-Torque plate hone the cylinders
-Deck the block for squareness and flatness
-Hot tank/thermal clean
In other words. general bottom end blueprinting, balancing, and a 1mm overbore.
Anyone have any experience getting Miata engines machined in the Chicago area? I'm willing to travel as necessary, but not ship the engine
The original 1.6 in my car is drinking coolant faster than a sad clown at an open bar, so I would prefer not to wait a year. On the other hand, a backlog is good indication of customer trust and loyalty, so I expect to wait a few months at least. The machine work I intend to have done:
-Bore for 84mm pistons
-Balance everything
-Align bore the crank
-Torque plate hone the cylinders
-Deck the block for squareness and flatness
-Hot tank/thermal clean
In other words. general bottom end blueprinting, balancing, and a 1mm overbore.
Anyone have any experience getting Miata engines machined in the Chicago area? I'm willing to travel as necessary, but not ship the engine
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I am building a VVT engine that will be swapped into a 1991. I just bought the engine, the intent is to build the bottom end this year, swap it in, turbo next year with an EFR, then the following year build the head. I'm concerned about going to any random machine shop that shows up on a google search since I don't really have the ability to check their work, and I don't want to have to pull the engine out again if there is a problem. I finally found a shop I was confident in, Opel Engineering, and they're booked a solid year out, which obviously sucks. Most machine shops around the Chicago area specialize in V8s, which is fine, but I don't want to be the first Miata engine they ever touch.
The original 1.6 in my car is drinking coolant faster than a sad clown at an open bar, so I would prefer not to wait a year. On the other hand, a backlog is good indication of customer trust and loyalty, so I expect to wait a few months at least. The machine work I intend to have done:
-Bore for 84mm pistons
-Balance everything
-Align bore the crank
-Torque plate hone the cylinders
-Deck the block for squareness and flatness
-Hot tank/thermal clean
In other words. general bottom end blueprinting, balancing, and a 1mm overbore.
Anyone have any experience getting Miata engines machined in the Chicago area? I'm willing to travel as necessary, but not ship the engine
The original 1.6 in my car is drinking coolant faster than a sad clown at an open bar, so I would prefer not to wait a year. On the other hand, a backlog is good indication of customer trust and loyalty, so I expect to wait a few months at least. The machine work I intend to have done:
-Bore for 84mm pistons
-Balance everything
-Align bore the crank
-Torque plate hone the cylinders
-Deck the block for squareness and flatness
-Hot tank/thermal clean
In other words. general bottom end blueprinting, balancing, and a 1mm overbore.
Anyone have any experience getting Miata engines machined in the Chicago area? I'm willing to travel as necessary, but not ship the engine
Apex just turned around two cylinder heads for me in four days. The place looks a bit sketchy from the outside but they have been around forever and Bill does good work. Many friends have used them with success.
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