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Originally Posted by Vegas69
They look to have a pretty decent reputation by a quick search. They do seem like a volume crate engine company with some agressive pricing. The more volume and the less margin an engine builder has, the more mistakes and supect parts that will be used.
Unfortunately, I speak from experience. My first engine was built by a crate engine volume place and it was the demise of my engine. They made a mistake and it wiped the bearings. I then found bad guides and a super sloppy timing chain upon disassembly. They offered to fix it but I knew they weren't capable.
Sieg has a point about the part failure. It happens to the best parts. However, some manufacturers have higher standards and less failures. Is the builder using the part to increase profit and attract busines, or because he's freshended up many engines with the same part and inspected them after service?
For us guys that are really leaning on our equipment, I like a clean sheet build and a builder that puts his hands on EVERYTHING specified for the application. My blueprint from Pettis Performance would blow your mind.
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My take.......NYES does alot of volume due to the aggressive pricing. You cant blame me for jumping on an aluminum block 427 race engine for $9850 shipped. That price no longer stands and I'm pretty sure I am the last guy that got that deal just by luck because that ad was removed from the Racejunk site after I bought it. They now charge over $3000 more for the same motor on pump gas and only 525 hp. On top of that at no charge they balanced my flywheel to the assembly, centered my Lakewood bellhousing to the block, and had a cam custom ground for my specific application.
Building a relationship with a builder takes time. My feeeling is that if I continue to return we will build a relationship and maybe I get some extra attention. Only time will tell.
As far as the failure goes I will need to do some more research.
Todd, your right about smaller builders that work alone or have a small crew. We were talking about that today at the shop....Vince was trying to talk me into using a local guy that does all the work personally but what experience does he have with PBM blocks and with race motors. Picking an engine builder should be something that one does after alot of research.
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If it was a weak timing chain or bad metalurgy in the gear or elsewhere.......Not defending just a reality IMO. 
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