Engine builders, Sort of a rant Options

[skline]

I was on the bird board and there was a guy asking about engine builders. He was asking about one in particular. I have seen stuff posted about this one but I want to hear from people who actually had a bad experience from them, not just because of allegience to Brad or Jake, I want to hear if someone had a problem with this company and what it was. Here is a link to the their web site below. This is the guy who used to own SIR back in the 80's. They built an engine for me back then that was very strong and very reliable. The guy closed because of the economy and has re-opened on a part time basis. He doesnt have the shop he used to have but he still has the experience he had before. If you have bought an engine from him, and it had a problem, speak up, if you bought an engine from him and are still running it, speak up, if you have niether, then dont say anything bad about the company, I want this to be fair and impartial.
VW Engines

[lmcchesney]

I too had began to agree on an engine build with Dwayne. Discussed compoents and combinations. He told me of his Viet Nam experience and the fact that he was now in a wheel chair. I was concerned that he would not return my emails or calls. Thus after a month of time, I emailed him that I had decided to go with Autocraft for my engine instead. I felt bad about taking up his time and then going with someone else, but I just could not get him to respond. Looks like I made a good decision. It seems that finding good engine builders to work for you is very difficult. Even here, the Jeep/Chrysler/GM/Ford plants hire them, let them go and hire them back. I would imagine it would be impossible to keep commitments to your customers with that type of help.
L. McC