Shop for Motor Work

I know a guy who is in need of some motor work because he decided to rag his car last weekend and now the thing is knocking real bad. He is in the Bethesda area so can anyone here recommend a shop that is somewhat close to Bethesda that he can take his car to and get it checked out and fixed?

PS...it's a great story but you just had to be at the cruise last weekend to fully get it...ain't that right Laura and Nate?

Is this your car Bronson?

Not at all...some random guy I ran into at the carwash the night before the cruise. He had a rare black on black 04 GT vert with a Saleen heads that was pushing 430hp to the wheels NA...he also had 20" rims and 3 different emblems where the GT emblems go...he also had dog collar (the spiked ones) license plate frames. You get the picture.

But he actually showed up for the cruise and ended up FUBARing his motor. It was pretty comical...if you weren't him.

Ok, well hate to break it to him but there is no such thing as a 430rwhp NA 2 valve ever.

As far as engine work most of the performance shops have gotten away from rebuilding motors. Its cheaper for them to purchase shortblocks from companies like MMR, Livernoise, or ProLine (petty Enterprises).

Will

TT_05_Stang wrote:Ok, well hate to break it to him but there is no such thing as a 430rwhp NA 2 valve ever.



Will

HAHA....yeah Will we all knew that. He was just one of those cockey a$$ guys that thought his car was the sh!t and made up some horsepower bullsh!t because it had all these stickers and emblems.....PATHETIC. I felt bad for the guy though when his car started knocking.......KARMA???

Exactly. I just thought it was more fun to see how much he would spout off.

Either way, do you know of anywhere he can at least take it to. I just told him that I would help him find a shop. I don't want Karma to come after me...

aren't you sweet!

HAHA, we really need to give this guy a nickname. He was the best part of the cruise.

OK so are there any pics of this car?

You know I just read your post again... he said it had Saleen heads eh... I guess I learn something new each day. Never knew saleen had their own heads. I always thought they used the same 2v heads as the GT, and just put a blower on it. :p

Well I guess break the news to him that labor is going to be around 2,000.00 and parts are going to consist of a few gaskets, 3 tubes of black rtv and a shortblock from one of the afore mentioned builders. Or he can find a junkyard 2v motor, and put his "Saleen" heads on it, and still pay the 2,000.00 in labor.

As far as shops, Bernie would know better about down that way.

Will

ehhhh yeah his car didnt sound good at all if i were him id of flipped out.

PRO50SC wrote:OK so are there any pics of this car?

This is the only one I've found so far that has been posted from the cruise. Its the black new edge vert:

For only $16.99 + s/h on eBay, you too can have that fresh, just drove through a pack of pit bulls look...

pikuoff wrote:For only $16.99 + s/h on eBay, you too can have that fresh, just drove through a pack of pit bulls look...

Hmmmm, I have a helmet that has those on it. I'll have to post a pic later

hahahahahahaha LOVE IT!!!

PRO50SC wrote:Hmmmm, I have a helmet that has those on it. I'll have to post a pic later

Does this helmet include whips, leather, gags and handcuffs?

SWEEEET that's my kind of man......

pikuoff wrote:

PRO50SC wrote:Hmmmm, I have a helmet that has those on it. I'll have to post a pic later

Does this helmet include whips, leather, gags and handcuffs?

Uuuuh, I'm not sure I wanna answer that coming from anoher man!!!

I don't want pics of you in that garb or anything. Just wondering why you have dog collar spikes on your helmet. I was thinking maybe you have some S&M stuff going on...

You got to ask 1Fun about all that, Ha Bernie

Yeah Susan...i'm totally jealous....you got one good man there!!

pikuoff wrote:I don't want pics of you in that garb or anything. Just wondering why you have dog collar spikes on your helmet. I was thinking maybe you have some S&M stuff going on...

Haha, yeah but the helmet is for riding my bike. And it's not a dog collar. The spikes are specifically for helmets. You'll understand when you see it.

07caligtstang wrote:Yeah Susan...i'm totally jealous....you got one good man there!!

Oh MAN, don't say that, he wont be able to get his head in the car.

Look, don't you worry about where my "head" fits!!!

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA