Where to be rebuilt?
Discussion
Hoolio said:
Jason at STR8 SIX gets a big 
from me.
Yep me too, superb job and a very professional approach. He has a nice chain tensioner mod that works much better than the TVR effort and offers other advantages at the same time. But the best bit for me is that he does the engine disassembly, assessment and the rebuild himself. I wish I had known about him a few years ago. from me. I don't have personnal experience of TVR Power builds but I recently bumped into an old pal who had his T350 rebuilt there a year ago and he is very happy with the results to date.
Its a shame everyone associates the S6 rebuilds with "big bucks"
They dont need to cost the earth to rebuild correctly but with some S6 engine builders taking over 2000 GBP profit out of steel cranks (as an extreme example) I guess they always will.
Hey Ho.
Edited to add. The above is not an infrence that this rather sharp business practice is undertaken by JC.
They dont need to cost the earth to rebuild correctly but with some S6 engine builders taking over 2000 GBP profit out of steel cranks (as an extreme example) I guess they always will.
Hey Ho.
Edited to add. The above is not an infrence that this rather sharp business practice is undertaken by JC.
Edited by TVR_owner on Thursday 24th July 14:25
Having felt both ends of the spectrum I agree - at Autocraft I was just presented with a bill. 
With JC I was shown the problem, offered different solutions based on different budgets/intended use etc, then the job was done for a good honest price IMO. 
If you rip customers off, they'll never come back and they'll tell other drivers too.
The reverse is of course also true. So here's to some good old northern honesty, now practising down south.
With JC I was shown the problem, offered different solutions based on different budgets/intended use etc, then the job was done for a good honest price IMO. If you rip customers off, they'll never come back and they'll tell other drivers too. The reverse is of course also true. So here's to some good old northern honesty, now practising down south.S6 SFX said:
Having felt both ends of the spectrum I agree - at Autocraft I was just presented with a bill. With JC I was shown the problem, offered different solutions based on different budgets/intended use etc, then the job was done for a good honest price IMO. If you rip customers off, they'll never come back and they'll tell other drivers too. The reverse is of course also true. So here's to some good old northern honesty, now practising down south.
listen to this man, he speaks the truth from experiance, jc is your man he did a great job on mine too (ours were with him at the same time) With JC I was shown the problem, offered different solutions based on different budgets/intended use etc, then the job was done for a good honest price IMO. If you rip customers off, they'll never come back and they'll tell other drivers too. The reverse is of course also true. So here's to some good old northern honesty, now practising down south.
RG, although unproven as yet, have a ggod reputation, skilled people and have invested a lot of time and money in research and development of replacement parts to increase the life and durability of the engine.
Also, you only lose the car for about a week as they have a stock of re-conditioned block so can perform the build without lose of your car, other than to fit and fettle the engine.
I hope there are no nay-sayers out there as this si where I am spending my hard-earned!
Also, you only lose the car for about a week as they have a stock of re-conditioned block so can perform the build without lose of your car, other than to fit and fettle the engine.
I hope there are no nay-sayers out there as this si where I am spending my hard-earned!
Gassing Station | Speed Six Engine | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff