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Old 12-27-2017, 07:58 AM
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wondering if anyone has experience with mast motorsports? thinking about the 600 road and track engine for my pro touring build of '72 firebird. will have chassisworks subframe and rear. would like a competent road course and xcross car a few times a year but mostly street car.

i like higher rpm engine than low end torque. this engine is supposed to go to 7000 rpm.

really wondering about the expense vs a gm crate motor.

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Old 12-27-2017, 07:39 PM
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Not so much with their engines, but I do run their electronics, and I will say that their customer service is top shelf.
As far as their engines/components go, they are constantly at the top of the charts in speed and/or power records.
I actually spoke with Damon today concerning a remote tune.
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Old 12-28-2017, 12:07 AM
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I'm not sure on the cost differences, but Ron Sutton's got some pretty impressive engine packages and you can trust his expertise and the people he works with.

I've never worked with Mast, but I heard two stories on this forum. One guy had a problem and it seemed like they did a good job taking care of him. Another guy, not so much. The difference, it seemed to me was that guy #1 had a shop and some presence on the forum, guy #2 was just a regular joe, didn't get as much attention to his problem.

But like I said, I haven't worked with them and anecdotal stories from the internet are not worth much. Ron works hard to be available for you but he has distractions too.
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I'd also take a look at Don Hardy Race Engines. Don, Jr is an exceptional guy. His work is known as several people on this forum has bought his engines. Even the Roadster Shop has used his engines in their Craftsman C10 build. I bought an LS3 from him that's sitting in my garage for my C10 and believe this or not, he personally delivered it to Dallas for me, as he was on his way here to handle some business matters. I've also bought several engine items for my LS7 from him. He's just an all around good guy.
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Old 12-28-2017, 08:55 AM
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All of the above options are great choices! Mast Motorsports has a great reputation and shops like Detroit Speed use them regularly, not just on customer builds but also their test cars which have been dominating the scene.
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Old 12-28-2017, 10:17 PM
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Mamo motorsports is finishing up my ls3. Tony has been great to work with
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Old 12-29-2017, 09:46 AM
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I'm on my SECOND Don Hardy Jr motor..... in my hot rods.


And my new race car is a Ron Sutton Race Technologies 700 hp LS7 built by Scoggins-Dickey Custom shop.


Think about the end result you want to achieve. A street motor with impressive power numbers might not be a good motor to run a road course for a couple seasons with....
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Old 12-29-2017, 11:37 AM
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I run the Mast Motorsports Controller on my LSX454. Whenever I have a issue with it, I hook it up to my laptop to it call their tech service, they take over my laptop and help me resolve the issue. They have also spent some time educating me on how to do it myself.
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Hi Everyone,

I'll chime in and add my 2¢.

If you're building a car that will see primarily street ... and operate in the 2000-3500 rpm most of it's life ... and operate above 4000, up to 7000 a couple times a year ... I'd suggest Mast or Lingenfelter. They will work great & cost you less.

If you're building or running a car that will autocross 10+ times a year ... and/or run on track days 10+ times a year, where it will see 2000-7000 rpm a lot ... a whole lot ... I'd recommend one of my engines.

My engines cost more than Mast & Lingenfelter, because we build them with better, stronger & more expensive parts throughout. We build them to handle high rpms & hard use weekend after weekend & live. If you want to read why & how our engines are built to shine in autocross & track days, read HERE.

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And my new race car is a Ron Sutton Race Technologies 700 hp LS7 built by Scoggins-Dickey Custom shop.
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