Beginning my engine build by Ron at Axis Power Tuning
Mar 26, 2008, 01:40 PM
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A motor build cost isnt like buying shoes and paying for a name. Its paying for quality and YEARS of knowledge with that engine. Im not saying anything bad about the gentleman who built your engine because i personally do not know him or his work I have only seen the aftermath and have heard stories.
As for "costing a decent amount more" that falls into the category with the old saying of "You get what you pay for".
The mileage to get the car here isnt an issue.....We have customers send us cars from all over the WORLD not just the US. For example just yesterday we had a customer drop his car off for work from Texas when it leaves the shop here it is going back with him to Finland.
For those who do not have the time to drive or for the cars that are immobile we do offer a door to door transportation company that is very trustworthy. They take very good care of the cars they haul.
If doing a motor or sending your car here is something you would like to further discuss or if you have any questions please feel free to call me here at the shop, email me or pm me. I will be glad to help.
As for "costing a decent amount more" that falls into the category with the old saying of "You get what you pay for".
The mileage to get the car here isnt an issue.....We have customers send us cars from all over the WORLD not just the US. For example just yesterday we had a customer drop his car off for work from Texas when it leaves the shop here it is going back with him to Finland.
For those who do not have the time to drive or for the cars that are immobile we do offer a door to door transportation company that is very trustworthy. They take very good care of the cars they haul.
If doing a motor or sending your car here is something you would like to further discuss or if you have any questions please feel free to call me here at the shop, email me or pm me. I will be glad to help.
Not that I wouldn't enjoy the opportunity, but from a logistics standpoint I can't afford the transportation, time in transit, airfare, train tickets, time off work, etc.
Mar 26, 2008, 03:32 PM
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For those who do not have the time to drive or for the cars that are immobile we do offer a door to door transportation company that is very trustworthy. They take very good care of the cars they haul.
If doing a motor or sending your car here is something you would like to further discuss or if you have any questions please feel free to call me here at the shop, email me or pm me. I will be glad to help.
If doing a motor or sending your car here is something you would like to further discuss or if you have any questions please feel free to call me here at the shop, email me or pm me. I will be glad to help.
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Mar 26, 2008, 09:43 PM
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Of course, I use Buschur motors in my Evo and in my customer's Evos with great success
However, I don't like to read all this crap against Ron at Axis.
For the record, I have been using Axis short blocks in many of my customer's cars without any incident. Also, when I was in Chicago my friends at P & L also highly recomended Axis as have many other Subaru tuners.
Axis has always delivered products in a timely fashion and products which work.
Al
However, I don't like to read all this crap against Ron at Axis.
For the record, I have been using Axis short blocks in many of my customer's cars without any incident. Also, when I was in Chicago my friends at P & L also highly recomended Axis as have many other Subaru tuners.
Axis has always delivered products in a timely fashion and products which work.
Al
Mar 26, 2008, 09:46 PM
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A motor build cost isnt like buying shoes and paying for a name. Its paying for quality and YEARS of knowledge with that engine. Im not saying anything bad about the gentleman who built your engine because i personally do not know him or his work I have only seen the aftermath and have heard stories.
As for "costing a decent amount more" that falls into the category with the old saying of "You get what you pay for".
The mileage to get the car here isnt an issue.....We have customers send us cars from all over the WORLD not just the US. For example just yesterday we had a customer drop his car off for work from Texas when it leaves the shop here it is going back with him to Finland.
For those who do not have the time to drive or for the cars that are immobile we do offer a door to door transportation company that is very trustworthy. They take very good care of the cars they haul.
If doing a motor or sending your car here is something you would like to further discuss or if you have any questions please feel free to call me here at the shop, email me or pm me. I will be glad to help.
As for "costing a decent amount more" that falls into the category with the old saying of "You get what you pay for".
The mileage to get the car here isnt an issue.....We have customers send us cars from all over the WORLD not just the US. For example just yesterday we had a customer drop his car off for work from Texas when it leaves the shop here it is going back with him to Finland.
For those who do not have the time to drive or for the cars that are immobile we do offer a door to door transportation company that is very trustworthy. They take very good care of the cars they haul.
If doing a motor or sending your car here is something you would like to further discuss or if you have any questions please feel free to call me here at the shop, email me or pm me. I will be glad to help.
Of course dealing with the best 4G63 engine builder and tuner in the world is an extra benefit.
Al
Mar 26, 2008, 10:31 PM
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I live in South Africa and have seen the results of the Axis blocks on the scooby's here locally and all I can say is that its heartbreaking to see the guys pay all that cash for a motor and then end up with a car that uses a litre of oil every 180km's and just does not perform as expected or break within a couple thousand km's after installing it....
Based on what Ive seen locally, I would not touch an Axis motor....
Go with the tried and tested evo builds...
Evo's in SA are running AMS goodies and a buddy has ordered a Buschur motor
my 2 evos worth....
Based on what Ive seen locally, I would not touch an Axis motor....
Go with the tried and tested evo builds...
Evo's in SA are running AMS goodies and a buddy has ordered a Buschur motor
my 2 evos worth....
Mar 27, 2008, 09:44 AM
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Price in this case is about the same for both, minus the shipping costs of the Buschur or AMS alternative. That being said, I still would not have my builder local to me and it would be over 1k$ to R&R the engine if needed.
Minus the negativity that some have experienced from some examples of Ron's work, I have no qualms about letting him handle my build. There are many, many others who have had extremely good results from using his work.
Don't rain so hard on my parade, I'm excited
it's hard enough shelling out this kind of cash because I have to rebuild, so I am glad I have a capable builder to deal with locally.
Minus the negativity that some have experienced from some examples of Ron's work, I have no qualms about letting him handle my build. There are many, many others who have had extremely good results from using his work.
Don't rain so hard on my parade, I'm excited
it's hard enough shelling out this kind of cash because I have to rebuild, so I am glad I have a capable builder to deal with locally.
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Mar 27, 2008, 09:55 AM
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I live in South Africa and have seen the results of the Axis blocks on the scooby's here locally and all I can say is that its heartbreaking to see the guys pay all that cash for a motor and then end up with a car that uses a litre of oil every 180km's and just does not perform as expected or break within a couple thousand km's after installing it....
Based on what Ive seen locally, I would not touch an Axis motor....
Go with the tried and tested evo builds...
Evo's in SA are running AMS goodies and a buddy has ordered a Buschur motor
my 2 evos worth....
Based on what Ive seen locally, I would not touch an Axis motor....
Go with the tried and tested evo builds...
Evo's in SA are running AMS goodies and a buddy has ordered a Buschur motor
my 2 evos worth....
Mar 27, 2008, 10:30 AM
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thats right.....
very good friend of mine....he's power mad at the moment
he's car as it stands now is probably the strongest evo here but he wants more...question is when is it ever enough....
quick question..sorry for the thread hijack
Is the HTA3076 kit available yet with equal length headers?
very good friend of mine....he's power mad at the moment
he's car as it stands now is probably the strongest evo here but he wants more...question is when is it ever enough....
quick question..sorry for the thread hijack
Is the HTA3076 kit available yet with equal length headers?
Mar 27, 2008, 11:16 AM
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thats right.....
very good friend of mine....he's power mad at the moment
he's car as it stands now is probably the strongest evo here but he wants more...question is when is it ever enough....
quick question..sorry for the thread hijack
Is the HTA3076 kit available yet with equal length headers?
very good friend of mine....he's power mad at the moment
he's car as it stands now is probably the strongest evo here but he wants more...question is when is it ever enough....
quick question..sorry for the thread hijack
Is the HTA3076 kit available yet with equal length headers?
3076... I'll PM you so we dont hi-jack the thread.
May 19, 2008, 07:51 AM
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By the way I am breaking this in right now. The car feels awesome. Very smooth and it sounds great. can't wait to get some more mileage on it then take it up to AMS for my tune.
Forgot to add. The engine is very very smooth. I am very glad I did the Balance shaft Elimination kit from AMS. With the balanced assembly everything idles like glass. I could set a glass of wine on that engine without a problem. I got a new front lower mount as well (BLOX Engine roll stopper) and that brings a lot more engine noise into the cabin, but luckily that's a great noise to have. The piston noise is barely noticeable on cold start, I think the motor actually makes less mechanical noise than it did before the build.
Forgot to add. The engine is very very smooth. I am very glad I did the Balance shaft Elimination kit from AMS. With the balanced assembly everything idles like glass. I could set a glass of wine on that engine without a problem. I got a new front lower mount as well (BLOX Engine roll stopper) and that brings a lot more engine noise into the cabin, but luckily that's a great noise to have. The piston noise is barely noticeable on cold start, I think the motor actually makes less mechanical noise than it did before the build.
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