ATECO Engines My Experience
07-13-2014, 01:57 AM
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07-13-2014, 11:20 AM
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Yes Mike, it is Bill at Ateco who is building my engine. It is a whipple 3.3 supercharged 540 with Dart aluminum heads. And yes Rookie this is a from scratch build. I supplied the blower & all accessories, Bill is supplying all new parts for the long block. The only thing different on this build is that Bill is designing a serpentine belt drive because we both feel that 3G for the set ups in the aftermarket are highway robbery. The engine is built and I have confidence that it will run & make the power we are going after. It is just taking forever to get the finish work completed. Don't get me wrong I am not trying to start any crap otherwise I would have started my own ***** thread but maybe a friendly nudge will help get the dust off of my build. I won't go into our conversations unless it becomes needed but I will say there is no screaming & yelling.
07-13-2014, 11:42 AM
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I had the same Whipple build done by bill at ateco. 850 hp. i supplied blower, heads n fuel pump. it took awhile - I don't think he deals with the Whipple stuff much. by the time it was over I could have bought one of his turn key BDS blower motors and been a whipple blower and heads richer... same or more HP.
been 3 years ago. I've never fired the motor but I'm doing the finishing touches. I have 100% confidence in his work... his shop has nice equipment and he seems very knowledgeable... by the time I got my engine back I had bought another boat and ive lost interest completely - soon as I get it lined out there will be a 26 scarab with fresh ateco power for sale.
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been 3 years ago. I've never fired the motor but I'm doing the finishing touches. I have 100% confidence in his work... his shop has nice equipment and he seems very knowledgeable... by the time I got my engine back I had bought another boat and ive lost interest completely - soon as I get it lined out there will be a 26 scarab with fresh ateco power for sale.
will update.
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07-13-2014, 05:57 PM
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If I didn't already have the blower set up I might have done just that. I already tried letting a local shop build me an engine & that was a real clusterf@#k. Had I tried to run it I would have ended up shoveling the engine out of the bilge in pieces. I met Bill @ LOTO a few years ago & after talking with him at length about the build let him go at it. I guess I'm just chomping at the bit wanting to hear some blower whine. I would much rather wait a little longer and have an engine that is trouble free than have one rushed and going boom!!
