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Originally Posted by JazzleSAURUS
The ad said 'build of materials' instead of bill of materials.
I see a lot of red flags in this ad. I've installed shortblocks that arrive ready to go, built my own shortblocks, had local shops do drop ins, and had local shops do full builds.
I'm concerned that they are listing the same shortblock for the BRZ and WRX.
"increased...superior....improved..." What are the specs? Are they 'from the factory tolerance of X to our tolerances of Y'?
"OEM Quality forged steel crankshafts" Why not OEM?
Why not ONE bearing manufacture? 3/4 options of 'you might get one of these' is a bit concerning. Have they tested all these bearings extensively in this platform?
For two THOUSAND DOLLARS less, you can get an IAG Stage 3 FA20 shortblock, which appears to be similar/a dash better, with slightly lower CR. https://www.iagperformance.com/IAG-S...g-eng-1322.htm
The MAP build with an option here and there is $1,500 less.
What is it that magically makes this engine worth so much more? Advertisements in their own magazine? lol |
The person that put the ad together missed a lot of info. But in case you didn't know, the FA20 in our cars is technically FA20D, and the FA20 in the 2015+ WRX is technically FA20F. The two are not the same engine but share similar design overall... hence the blanket "FA20 for FRS/BRZ and WRX" naming scheme.
As for the price, I already mentioned but they decided to invest in all this new fancy equipment and have someone come in that costs a lot to keep on staff to build engines. But yes, you can do the same for cheaper.
I mostly blame the ad copy guy for basically not advertising the strong points of why their engine build service is good.