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Wheel Spin Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2012 Posts: 19 Location: Canada
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:39 pm Post subject: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Greetings Y'all!
I was going to purchase a big displacement motor from FAT Performance. However I was unable to communicate with them. Cant get them on the phone and left messages - no response. This gave me the willies so I started to dig deeper.
I began finding bad reviews of this company since RIMCO bought out FAT Performance.
Should I be buying from this company? If not, who do your recommend for a large displacement performance build?
I could really use some insight here folks.
Many Thanks in Advance!
Cheers! |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76912 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Many good builders.
Safe bet, talk to Pat Downs @ CB. _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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Scott65Beetle Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2009 Posts: 236 Location: Indpls
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Willie Page out of northern Illinois |
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Wheel Spin Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2012 Posts: 19 Location: Canada
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Glenn wrote: |
Many good builders.
Safe bet, talk to Pat Downs @ CB. |
Thanks Glenn.
You say many good builders. Are there other you might consider?
Cheers |
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UK Luke 72 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2011 Posts: 2867 Location: Little Britain
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canadianeh Samba Member
Joined: August 31, 2020 Posts: 15 Location: Perth, Ontario
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Wheel Spin Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2012 Posts: 19 Location: Canada
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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So Far,
No one is recommending FAT..... Kinda speaks volumes doesn't it?
Anyone else with a rec??
Scott, luke - Thanks for your input.
Cheers |
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74 Thing Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2004 Posts: 7391
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Where are you located and what engine are you looking to build? |
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Dan Ruddock Samba Member
Joined: October 25, 2012 Posts: 3594 Location: Sarasota, in my adopted state of Florida
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Wheel Spin wrote: |
So Far,
No one is recommending FAT..... Kinda speaks volumes doesn't it?
Anyone else with a rec??
Scott, luke - Thanks for your input.
Cheers |
Where are you? |
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Wheel Spin Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2012 Posts: 19 Location: Canada
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Does it matter where I am?
I am prepared to pay shipping.
I was looking at a 2.3 liter build.
Cheers |
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67 Sunroof Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2014 Posts: 1836 Location: Salisbury, MD
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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I think Pat would treat you right. Cheapest? No.
Knows his shi!?
Yes.
Knowledge is what you pay the additional $$$ for. I’ve wasted soo much money by buying now and learning that I purchased the wrong part later. I’ve got all of these new fancy shiny parts I’ll probably never use.
Haha
Wasted $$$. _________________ 1776cc, CB crank, CB 2241 cam, CB light lifters, CB H-beam rods, CB light flywheel, Mahle forged pistons, A1 Sidewinder exhaust, Dellorto drla 40’s, Hoover modded case, fully balanced, fully flowed, heads by www.type-emotorsports.com, Air ride suspension by https://www.airkewld.com/?Click=3989 |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76912 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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If you can't afford to do it right the first time, how are you going to pay for it when it breaks?
You can also build it yourself, Just buy a CB Builder's Choice engine kit. I've built many engines and the last 2 were from their catalog, a 1915 and a 2017 EFI.
_________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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67 Sunroof Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2014 Posts: 1836 Location: Salisbury, MD
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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That 1915 looks badass! Are the air filters a bit small though? It’s clean as heck.
👍 _________________ 1776cc, CB crank, CB 2241 cam, CB light lifters, CB H-beam rods, CB light flywheel, Mahle forged pistons, A1 Sidewinder exhaust, Dellorto drla 40’s, Hoover modded case, fully balanced, fully flowed, heads by www.type-emotorsports.com, Air ride suspension by https://www.airkewld.com/?Click=3989 |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76912 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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67 Sunroof wrote: |
That 1915 looks badass! Are the air filters a bit small though? It’s clean as heck.
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Needed to clean the Ghia decklid springs.
The customer loves it. Car was in a magazine, he's a bit anal over everything. _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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King_vw61 Samba Member
Joined: February 03, 2018 Posts: 1383 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Shawn Geers hands down. If your budget allows. He is at the top of his game. _________________ 1961 Ragtop, Autocraft 2783cc for street/strip 10k miles and counting...230.84 HP to the wheels thru Muffler 13.4 to 1 on E85
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MURZI Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2005 Posts: 5063 Location: Madisonville, La
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Wheel Spin wrote: |
Does it matter where I am?
I am prepared to pay shipping.
I was looking at a 2.3 liter build.
Cheers |
It will IF you have any issues. ......and you probably will. Get a local guy to build you one. He can help you tune it and install it and possibly teach you a thing or two. Money well spent to team up with a local guy. _________________ 62 vert
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Tim’s welded heads
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GARRICK.CLARK Samba Member
Joined: June 30, 2012 Posts: 1267 Location: Lancashire UK
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Fat. |
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74 Thing Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2004 Posts: 7391
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 11:38 pm Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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MURZI wrote: |
Wheel Spin wrote: |
Does it matter where I am?
I am prepared to pay shipping.
I was looking at a 2.3 liter build.
Cheers |
It will IF you have any issues. ......and you probably will. Get a local guy to build you one. He can help you tune it and install it and possibly teach you a thing or two. Money well spent to team up with a local guy. |
I agree. That is why I asked. I had an experience with a builder that was 700 miles away and I had a problem and certainly wished I could visit the shop and see if progress was actually being made instead of being told lies. On top of that you get to check out the shop and if there are any problems you don't have to ship and waste your time waiting for that to occur. |
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richierich Samba Member
Joined: December 23, 2004 Posts: 889
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:03 am Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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Pat Downs obviously. I spoke to him personally a good few months ago and he's a top guy.
Chico st Steelbuggin also does nice work. _________________ Blah..... |
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Wheel Spin Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2012 Posts: 19 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Need a Recommendation on a Built Motor Please! |
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74 Thing wrote: |
MURZI wrote: |
Wheel Spin wrote: |
Does it matter where I am?
I am prepared to pay shipping.
I was looking at a 2.3 liter build.
Cheers |
It will IF you have any issues. ......and you probably will. Get a local guy to build you one. He can help you tune it and install it and possibly teach you a thing or two. Money well spent to team up with a local guy. |
I agree. That is why I asked. I had an experience with a builder that was 700 miles away and I had a problem and certainly wished I could visit the shop and see if progress was actually being made instead of being told lies. On top of that you get to check out the shop and if there are any problems you don't have to ship and waste your time waiting for that to occur. |
Who was the builder? If you had a problem of honesty with a supplier, it would be good to share it with the community.
Cheers |
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