Small Block Chevy Rebuild / Upgrading Shop Required
Small Block Chevy Rebuild / Upgrading Shop Required
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Swiss_Toni

Original Poster:

412 posts

212 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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I’m looking for recommendation for an engine shop in the UK for overhauling / rebuilding / upgrading my Small Block Chevy engine.

I’m NOT looking for bob’s discount engine shop, it has to be a good shop with experience building good reliable race engines (as this is basically what I have).

Added plus points if they have experience with Motec ECU’s and Kinsler fuel injection.

eliot

11,995 posts

283 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Peter Knight? (p1ston on this board)

Gulf -LS2

1,922 posts

233 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Tim Adams in Market Drayton..... he builds race engines nothing else, he is used by all the historic race teams and is fully equipped. Where are you in the UK?

Steve_D

13,802 posts

287 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Peter Knight gets my vote and ticks all of your provisos.

Steve

SpeedYellow

2,533 posts

256 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Huddart Racing Engines gets my vote, did a great job on my engine, he's also importer specialist for US injection systems. He is always busy and back logged though (which is a good sign I always think!).

GTWayne

4,595 posts

246 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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+3: Knight Racing Services in Daventry, it does not get any better yes. He is also very experienced with the Kinsler/MoTec set up, it is what he built for me biggrin

Swiss_Toni

Original Poster:

412 posts

212 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Looks like Peter has some supporters!

How is he on price in comparison with others?

Crazy of Cookham

740 posts

284 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Give Charles Dunn a ring, he has done many.

UltimaCH

3,181 posts

218 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Hi Swiss Toni,

As you are in Switzerland, have you thought about Heini Mader in Gland?
http://www.mader-racing.com/fr/Historique/Historiq...
He has a ENORMOUS amount of experience in engines and racing engines, (F1, F2, F3000, Endurance, Rally, etc. Even though he has retired, his company still continues.

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Edited by UltimaCH on Thursday 15th October 16:17

GTRCLIVE

4,193 posts

312 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Peter Knight... the only guy I go to....

bluesatin

3,115 posts

301 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Charles Dunn has done more Ultima engines than most others here.

popinoz

163 posts

255 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Na forget it!!! kenny coleman from engine data analysis in yorkshire is the man.
Ask around the pits or around the pits at santa pod. Has in house dyno and builds and runs dragcars.Did an awesome job on my supercharged small block chevrolet unbelievable seeing him making tiny changes to the engine on the dyno and picking up all those lovely horses.Ps did i say hes is a top bloke as with yorkshire men he does eat pork pies for dinner though.

Boosted LS1

21,200 posts

289 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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I was going to mention him but hadn't heard of him lately. He seems very popular on the cobra forums with the sbc guys.

V8Dom

3,547 posts

231 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Charles Dunn is very helpfull and if i ever needed engine work he would one of the guys top of my list.

ive not used Peter Knight but again Id also give hime a ring as well and then decide

Dom

Swiss_Toni

Original Poster:

412 posts

212 months

Friday 16th October 2009
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Thanks everyone,

I've spoken to Pete Knight (he was on my list, though it still good to see good recommondations).

I'll try to give Charles Dunn a call as well.

738 driver

1,202 posts

222 months

Friday 16th October 2009
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Either Tim Adams or Kenny Coleman......the latter having helped many of the aformentioned UK builders to get going in their early days! Or, Joe Sherman the world engine masters man and probably one of the top SBC guys on the planet..... based in the US though.