Hi Ottawaair, being a consumer myself,in my opinion and expieriance, I would be looking to ask people who actually have had engines done by a paticular builder as there are many builders out there. You want to pay attention to real world results, and people who have actually had work done to thier own paticular sled, not a buddy's. Too many factors add up when comparing a buddy's sled, you never know how well it was set up or even if you have all the information on work done,specs,etc.Too many varibles to pollute the informational value.
Even taking the step further,
1.)What kind of customer service do they have? how about after you have given them your $$?
2.)Are they willing to talk to you to help you dial a sled in or does it cost more $$?
3.)Are they willing to give set up advice or does it require a visa card number?
4.)Are they willing/able to diagnose clutching/set up problems and help you solve tuning issues that get frustrating to some people in the field?
5.) Is there any help in the future, after the sale?, how about if there is a failure of some sort, do they back up thier work and help?
The internet is a great tool and you can find out alot by searching, this site has boat loads of information right here on good and bad expierances with companys. Thats what this site and forums are for, sharing knowledge and gaining insight ,sometimes thru others misfortunes with a company as a end result. I know I certainly want to know if a company has pulled stuff on other people so I avoid getting the same thing done to me.
Since it seems to be a new sport of naming and discrediting someone I figured I would post the real information for you to see/read for yourself and then make your own decision. The story jttssrx is telling you is about Srxmagic,Tyler. First off, jttssrx is a friend who I have built a engine for previously, a little 700 . I told him he'd have around 190hp when done, so he took it to an INDEPENDANT DYNO facility not associated with the builder, in another state and made a solid 185hp, so he got what he was told he would get,not excuses. So he may seem biased with good reason.
((A easy way to see if you have been buffaloed into a sales pitch or if you got what you were sold, is watch the tach. It doesnt lie if you keep the same clutching, any increase in hp will simply result in higher then stock rpm,plain and simple.))
Srxmagic was so pleased he put a video on here after his engine was actually "ported" and not just polished. His ports were raised where necessary,widened where needed, instead of polished like chrome, but they sure were pretty to look at before!.
BTW- it doesnt make anymore power to polish them, it takes the correct port heigth and right radius in corners and floor contours to make power, so the polishing is just eye candy.
threads of concern to this threads comments:
http://www.totallyamaha.net/forums/showthread.php?t=42520
http://www.totallyamaha.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47131
It all boils down to what you want and what you get for your money, hopefully youll find the right balance between the 2.
As a member here, I will help anyone the best I can, no matter where you get your work done, it doesnt really matter there will be no hard feelings. If you need help to get it to perform to your desired level, just ask!