A buddy recently told me he knows marine stuff also.... I forgot about them, of course I am not looking either though...

Frank McComas built my 540s couldn't be happier and I don't think he charged me enough!

Thanks I guess we sometimes assume that "bad builders" never make good engines lol glad your experience was
good.

Ha! As long as our motors are done by boating season, who cares what order they're in!

Amen on the beers!

I have all of the parts gathered up and will probably start on it this week. New XR and transom assy, going to go through the engine and freshen it up while I am at it. Eddie Young is building a new fuel injection setup that I am planning on trying.

You never know where I might show up. I plan on starting my boating season at Desert Storm this year and will take it from there. I still have that picture for you from tha Nashville run. If you will PM me your address, I will send it to you.

I like Ron sprol and mark boos

Ron is doing my motors right now 598s

Eddie young, Ron sporl. Both are great.

Talked with the guys at Champion today. Everything is going great.

Stopped in to Champion Performance today to look over my disassembled engine and discuss the new build. Joe Soller took the time to look over all the parts of my engine with me and explain the condition of my pistons, bearings etc. I brought a list of questions with me and Joe answered every one of them thoroughly. We then discussed options for the new build and Joe made some recommendations. We agreed on the direction I would like to take with my build and Joe is preparing an itemized list of all parts and labor for the new build. I couldn't be more happy with my visit. Shop is very neat and professional looking.
I was curious about some builds they had in progress and Joe showed me around including some high profile builds in progress:)

Sooo...... got a call from my machinist today, my shortblocks all done and ready to be picked up!!! 3 week turnaround!! he started on my stuff 1-5-15

Anyone in Ohio or surrounding don't hesitate to give Ray at Victory engines a call, tell him Quickchange Tim sent ya!!

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...84607526,d.eXY

Nice thread, as I'm starting to look for a good engine builder.

your in Olmsted Falls too???? thats like 4 of us here haha 440-476-4114 gimme a text or call one day, we can grab a beer...I am on Columbia rd, just south Bagley

Tim, does he do complete builds too, dyno, rig?

Yes on both his dyno is old school all analog he's old school builder but not once have I or my buddy's had issues with work or time frame, he does not do as many boat engines as other guys but he knows what he's doing....never let us down.

Im glad Eddie young s name came up. I have never worked with him but he has done a lot for the boating industry and that says something.

On another note, Im surprised I haven't heard anyone comment about Ben at Precision Marine in MI.

On another note, Im surprised I haven't heard anyone comment about Ben at Precision Marine in MI.[/QUOTE]

Ben is the real deal. I have never been disappointed.

+1 for Eddie Young.

I'm ONE GUY Bro. Thanks for the nice words! If I could find help would be nice , but no one wants to use there brain!!! The biggest thing with my stuff is you will not find more perfect machine work any where, combinations make power through 55 years experience and they DON'T BLOW UP like my competition!

Alexi Sahagian & Boostpower take care of both my 500HP SBC and 700 Ilmor V10.

Everything is ready when he says it will be and always exceeds my very high level of expectations.

Everything from compound super/turbocharged 2000+ HP mills and everything in between.

I half expected to see a UFO getting an infinite improbability drive upgraded last time I was there.

Uncle Dave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6hAfiuYxRo

Teague Custom Marine did complete refresh on the drivetrain in my DCB in 45 days from start to finish. Fresh motors, trannys, service drives, and a fair amount of new rigging for water and fuel delivery. Got the chance to run the boat and it is absolutely perfect, Great experience and great service!

It seems there is always much talk about engine builders which I always enjoy reading about. That said, there seems to be very little discussion around the "real" value of our boats after we have invested in new/rebuild power from an aftermarket provider. This seems to be an commonly overlooked consideration for many while going through the decision making process and deciding on an engine builder/shop, but this decision can have real consequences to the resale value of your boat. IMHO when one go's to sell their boat, to get top dollar the boat needs to have Mercury power and if not Mercury it better be very well known aftermarket. Boats that have some very capable but lesser known engine packages really struggle to sell and when they do sell usually not at top $. Just my opinion but case in point, on the West Coast when you are talking the more high end boats this element certainly applies. I have a friend that recently replaced his "little known" engines in his DCB to Teague just for the resale marketing elements.

Must be nice to be able to repower just for the sake of resale.... that's baller status! Lol

I have had great results with Tony at CMS ( Chesapeake Marine Service ) in Middle river MD , and Dave at MDG Performance in Edgewater MD . In the past , I dropped off my boat in the fall and picked it up in the spring from either . Both are close and built me reliable big power that performed flawless . A big plus is they install ,service , and maintain what they build . I like dealing with one local company that can handle with as many of the boats needs as possible , rigging , motors ect . :ernaehrung004:

Not really a baller move, simply could not sell the boat for nearly what it was worth with the engines that were in it. Boat had great timeless graphics, 6 drives and all the nice stuff but no one was interested in the boat with lesser known engines. Fast forward with Teague engines, lots of interest in the boat and price was where it should be.

Great post and so true. To add to this, the "quality builder" will have all kinds of documentation- a complete parts list, dyno sheets, etc. And maybe above all, be willing to talk to a potential buyer and give them a comfort level which will help the price-point and sale.

Time frames can be relative to the shop, project, season, parts availability, and of course the ability of the customer to pay as well. 12+ months is obviously the exception, but can't be completely discarded as plausible without knowing all the details.

Even highly skilled, accomplished, and respected machinist/builders can only produce so much work in a given normal work week and if they are doing everything from disassembly to final assembly themselves, then it's hard to compare their delivery times vs. a larger shop that has assigned techs for every stage of the process. Volume of work coming in the door, seasonal influx, etc. all impact delivery times as well, not to mention the type of engines coming in the door. Cranking out 10 crate type small blocks is a lot different than building a high end performance engine. But given all that, most any competent shop can hit a reasonable completion window within a few days, which in most cases should range from 6 weeks to 6 months.

Having spent enough time on both sides of the counter, I understand both sides of most situations and try to be realistic about expectations and what's normal and what's unrealistic- especially when it comes to motorsports related situations. As it relates to the posted topic, I'll give kudos to TA Racing Engines for anything from basic auto/marine engine refresh, to vintage concours restoration rebuilds, to custom one-off race engines, to performance Harley work. Small shop, 30 yrs industry experience, proving high value and high performance can co-exist.

Just picked my engine up today. Bored .030, block decked, heads resurfaced, new intake valves and guides installed, crankshaft polished and rebalanced. 6 week turnaround time. Very acceptable I think.