LaPouttre Racing Heads / Engines
Engine Building / Long / Short
Block Assembly
We can build your engine in various stages, as you require. Our basic
rate for assembly is $400 U.S. for an American based engine, OEM / street build
assembly, on a first come / first served basis. This rate is only for assembly, and
does not include any "extras" such as balancing / blueprinting, installation, or
any other required machine shop work, any parts, modifications or "add
ons". Depending upon circumstance, initial engine startup support service
may be required.
Cylinder Head Rebuilding Prices are as follows
- Standard 3 Angle Valve Job
$85 (Titanium Valves $20 Extra)
- Head Milling/Resurfacing
$30 Per Head ("V" engines require to be done in pairs)
- Valve Guides
$110 for all 16 on V8's
- Cylinder Head Hot Tank
$25
- Magnaflux (Inspection Only)
$20 (Additional Head Disassembly & Hot Tank may be required)
When you consider that the other shops charge $65 U.S. Book rate or more, and
the Book's general time allotment is sometimes around 9 - 13 hours depending upon make and
model, we save you big money in the long run. We do not want to put down the
reputation of other builders, but would you rather have a race engine builder assemble
your motor, instead of a local shop mechanic that could be working on a oil change and
lube one day, a hose replacement the next, and then replacing a windshield or stereo the
next? Do you want to trust your new motor with somebody who only works on rebuilding
an engine maybe once a month? Then to be charged $600 to $900 for his "part
time" services? If your like most logical people, and need professional motor
work performed, please go out and compare us to the others.
A recent prime example of a specialty racing engine is that company x wants
$55K each for a Unlimited OffShore Racing Engine. They stated that it will take 11 months
to complete both motors. After we talked with our suppliers, distributors, and
figured out why the previous engine building attempts from the customer's prior mechanics
didn't meet their promised expectations, we figured that we can put together a better
quality package, under their required time, at a subsidized savings of almost 20K when two
engines are purchased. The subsidized savings is part of our advertising campaign,
this requires the customer to place our advertising on both their racing boat and their
support trailers, at highly visible locations that are agreed upon by both parties for a
set period of time, helping us establish our name recognition with their racing
performance. We do not offer this special rate to the general public for their
family taxi since our prices are already pretty low and it would be a "ticket
catcher" if they are running lights. If you take a look at our willingness to
work with our racing customers, you will be impressed with our quality services and
attention to detail when we assemble your racing, commuter, or industrial motor.
The above assembly prices reflect a standard assembly. Assemblies for
certain racing class specifications and those that require attention to detail for
different modifications are subject to additional charges, as determined when they are
requested / performed. Express engine building services are available at an
additional cost since we have to pay our workers overtime, feed them, call their wives to
explain, and temporarily re-scheduled our other regular customers waiting in line to the
next normal working day. We do not want to put aside our regular customers, so our
racers express services are performed solely on a overtime basis, at a additional cost to
our regular prices.
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