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My insurance company got on to me for building performance engines for street use. Essentially they said they would drop me if I continued.

 

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specialization is the future---whether you do new hemi, old hemi, LS, acura, porsche, etc. One reason being the cost of tooling to work on a specific model.

 

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Jasper has done custom builds in the past. They did a I6 IH for a customer's light duty truck a few years ago. Their price was not bad and they even painted it the original color.

 

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And this is why machine shops are a dying breed. No one wants to build their own motors. They just want a turn key solution that they drop in. Makes it tough for those of us what to do our own to find competent machining.

Correct.
I talk to guys/gals that want their "build" done as fast as possible. The will pay double to get an engine, trans, etc if it helps the project move faster. If I recall correctly, it took Jasper 6 months to build the IH engine, and this guy went to them for the perceived quality and guarantee, price was not a factor.