Engine Assemblies

The engine is the heart of any vehicle, the part that puts the “mobile” in automobile. Without a working engine a car is little more than a lump of metal with comfortable seats. Severe problems of the kind that require major engine service can be very expensive, but there’s a way to limit the impact on your wallet: Don’t repair your existing engine, replace it with a complete assembly. You’ll save money and your car will be back on the road a lot faster.

Repairing an engine is a very labor intensive endeavor. Your engine not only has to be removed from the vehicle, but torn down to find the extent of the damage. The additional labor time, not to mention the parts cost, can quickly add up. In contrast, replacing your engine with a remanufactured assembly requires very little disassembly, just what’s needed to transfer necessary parts from your old engine to the new one. More importantly, the engine you’re installing has been completely gone through and brought back to manufacturer’s specifications. Your vehicle will run as it did when it was brand new, with a warranty to boot.

Unless you completely rebuild your old engine, an expensive proposition, just repairing the damage will get you operational again, but you won’t be in much better shape than before the breakdown, and the repairs may not be covered by any kind of warranty. There are also performance engines for every desired level of power output and application. The parts selection, machining operations, and assembly are performed by professionals with many years of experience. They know the parts combinations that make reliable, dyno-proven horsepower, and each engine usually comes with a warranty.

You also have many more options when going with a performance engine assembly than you do with rebuilding your existing engine. More displacement is often the easiest path to more power, but you may not be able to significantly enlarge the bore and stroke of your present block. Performance engine assemblies are available with over 20% more cubic inches, but with the same physical exterior size for easy fitment. Or you can completely repower your ride with a modern engine without having to search for all the individual parts – we have the engines and offer the parts and adapters for all of the most popular engine swaps.

Your choice of performance engine assemblies includes everything from short blocks to complete powertrain systems. A short block is an engine block assembled with crank, rods and pistons. A long block is typically a short block with cylinder heads, and “tin” – the valve covers, oil pan and timing cover. In a complete engine assembly the long block comes with intake manifold, fuel and ignition components, harmonic balancer, and may include engine accessories. And for the most complete, turnkey set-up for your project, choose a performance engine and transmission combo that also includes the ECM, sensors, and wiring harness.