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Rebuild or buy rebuilt? (engine)

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Subject: Rebuild or buy rebuilt? (engine)
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 19:09:14 -0800 (PST)
I'm sorry - this questions has probably been asked numerous times.
I have to decide if I want to buy a rebuilt engine or have mine rebuilt.
There are of course several issues.

1)  Money
Which option is cheaper?  I don't know, but I'm sure it depends on what
all I want done (balancing, etc.)
Could some of you give me some total figures and a quick idea of what you
had done (grind crank or not, balancing, r/r labor)
2)  Quality
Any experiences with rebuilt engines out there?
Or course, quality of a local rebuild can vary widely as well.
3)  Modifications
When I have my engine rebuilt locally, I can specify a warmer cam, I can
grind the combustion chambers and increase compression if I am so
inclined.

Any other thoughts?

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__          
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                                                           '67 Sprite


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