Ls3 Engine builder?
 

Hello there I'm in the market for a FI Ls3 stroker but I'm stuck with who to chose to buy a engine from? I would like to buy a long block. I already have all turbos/pipes everything ready to go I just need the engine. Now I feel my top 3 options are
#1 livernois motorsports
#2 mast motorsports
#3 golen engines
Now I want this thing to put out about 800 to 1000hp and I will put whatever amount of boost to it to get there. I just need to find a builder that can provide the quality build I'm looking for! I don't want some massed produced stroker junk! I search on line for reviews but I can find pros and cons to all of them so I'm stumped!!! I know there are quite a few people on this forum that have probably used products from these places and I value your opinions.
Thanks

i used don hardy , he did a 418 for us that made 642hp NA . for 9k total complete !
give him a call
806 790 3003

If you plan is to build a turbo engine, then I would select a custom engine builder that specializes in LS turbo engines. Billy Briggs at Motor City Speed. Billy used to work at W2W with Kurt, but owns his shop now. http://www.motorcityspeedonline.com
Kurt Urban might be out of your price range, but you might contact him as well.

Your cost for the engine is depending on the components that you chose, so your budget cost is depending on the quality of the parts that use in your engine. Quality parts meaning US made parts, not the overseas parts.

Jeff

Turbo LS engine? Nelson Racing Engines. I used to work in a shop that built cup engines, here in Ga. I've seen a few race engines in my day. If you want turbo LS knowledge, call Nelson. It's what they do. :thumbsup:

I have no direct experience with #1 or #2, but I do with #3. And I would avoid that option...

Additionally, I'm not sure that any of these 3 are known for Turbo setups. Perhaps Livernois is, but I'm not as familiar with them. Nelson doesn't seem to have a very good customer service reputation based on a few recent threads which I've seen.

I would suggest spending some time researching on LS1TECH.com if you haven't already. It can be a bit overwhelming in terms of the number of threads there, but I bet you can find some good recommendations there for different engine builders.

Good luck!

About to order a stroked LS3 from Billy Briggs myself. Have been discussing options with him over email for months, and he is a super nice guy.

I would highly suggest at least calling and talking to Billy Briggs. :thumbsup:

Kurt Urban.

Check out Virginia Speed

Urban does not have anything for you. I have already talked to him; nice guy, though. Don't waste your time with Va Speed...

Thanks for the info guys! I'm going to try and get ahold of Billy Briggs (motor city speed) this week and see if he has anything for me? I have called my builder options 1,2,3 and they all seem to be pretty comparable in price except mast! I've called mast probably a dozen times and e-mailed but no answers so if that's any indication of there customer service I might just stay away from that option! If anyone else has some reviews of the mentioned builders feel free to give a review!
Thanks