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[The Legend]

John,
your knowledge of rebuilding crate engines is very similar to mine would be of deck building...........

I don't see why a deck builder couldn't build 3 decks in a day-----all he needs is a circular saw from harbor freight that costs about $40 and one of their real good nail guns at about $80 and a compressor that's about $60 so your less than $200 in brand new tools to do the work

now go to any Home Depot or Lowes and buy all the treated 2X6's they have and a big box of nails so we have plenty of inventory

now all we have to do is lay some boards cross ways on the ground where the customer wants the deck and build a perimeter to the actual size then cut the 2X6's to what ever length and nail them down---heck you really don't even need a tape measure

I think I could easily do 3 of those a day and I have never built a deck.

Brad

Finally we agree on something ..... The deck building process you just described is as comparable to what I do as your bolting together detuned street car engines is to what Jack Cornett does . Thank you for illustrating my point ....

[brad hibbard]

Finally we agree on something ..... The deck building process you just described is as comparable to what I do as your bolting together detuned street car engines is to what Jack Cornett does . Thank you for illustrating my point ....

as i stated in the last post----I have as much knowledge about building a deck as you have about the rebuilding of a legal crate engine

here is what propose:
take a week off of work and come up here and witness an engine being rebuilt from start to finish
you will have to strike a relationship with 3 machinists + myself and although I don't like for people to look over our shoulders as a destraction i will make an exception for you
you will need the entire week but at the end of the week you can witness me signing the paychecks
if you make it the last week of the month you can also sit with me in the office as I write out checks for simple things like electricity, gas, building payment, taxes, insurance, machine paymentS, etc...

hopefully after you witness the entire operation you will have some suggestions for me that will enable me to lower the prices without lowering the quality of our product.

while the weather is cold outside would be a good time for you to come here and then once the weather breaks and warms up a bit, I will come up for an afternoon and watch you bang out a couple decks.

once we have both witnessed each other's business in operation maybe we will have a little more respect.

Brad

[K.H.]

How much more power will this motor have over a new 604? What can I do to a new or used 604 to reach this power level?

TTT

[brad hibbard]

How much more power will this motor have over a new 604? What can I do to a new or used 604 to reach this power level?

in most cases NONE-----
but you can be assured that it is not lacking in any area that we can control and that it also has the proper clearance throughout the assembly to maintain maximum engine life

new engines should always be prepped----we have a compiled check list on our website under the faq tab that lists common areas that we have seen that may require attention

proper break-in of a new engine is CRITICAL-------this is an area that many competitors over look or do incorrectly.

used engines should be leak tested for seal and then if all reports are good a complete service of the valve train would be in order

bolt on components are a whole different discussion

Brad