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hi i need to know the best place in Sydney to take my car in for engine rebuild as i may need to change piston rings. i need mechanics who won't overcharge me and do the job like they have done before efficiently and perfectly.

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There are plenty of good shops around, but why do you think you only need to change the rings? If your motor is tired then you will at least need to do the pistons and rings together. They will need to hone the bores if you are lucky (not too worn or scored) or bore them out if they need to be cleaned more than a hone.

While you are doing all this you might as well change the oil pump, have the rods cleaned and inspected (maybe shot peened), etc. Since the head has to come off to do this, you might as well do it too. Do a valve grind and possibly replace the valve guides or at least the seals.

The objective of a rebuild is generally to return/enhance the core strength and tolerances of a motor and that takes a lot more than just replacing a few items.

I doubt you'd find a reputable shop that'd only do the rings.

(my 2 cents)

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thanks alot with the help! yeah im thinking doing exactly wat u said "pezhead" but yer i need a workshop who knows wat they're doing like wat other things to look for potential damage. How much do you think it'll cost to do all what you said?

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BTW nobody recommends shops such as belgarage, CRD and etc? are the just good in performance mods and not rebuilding an engine? who are the reputable engine builders? i'd appreciate it very much.

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BTW nobody recommends shops such as belgarage, CRD and etc? are the just good in performance mods and not rebuilding an engine? who are the reputable engine builders? i'd appreciate it very much.

They're good but you pay a lot for their experience.

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A mate just got his engine (SR20) built from http://www.stmarysengines.com.au/, they did the head work / machining / fitting etc, and my mate providing the parts (cams / pistons / rods / timing gear)... They seem to be very good so far, and we'd heard nothing but good things.

Other than that, almost EVERY workshop send your block/heads to specalists for machining etc..

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yep but they also send the heads away for machining and such. i guess there are just no workshops who acutally do the head work themselves.

Leon's Engineering in Artarmon,

Does full engine building and head work themselves (well, when I last used them a bit over 4 years ago now).

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yep i called up proengines, they seem to be very promising and really knows their stuff. but the price is still around the 6k mark just to freshen up the engine back to normal leaving it as stock internals. im guessing its the parts which bring the price up like this.

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Has anyone heard of Insight Motorsport (i think that's what it's called). A workshop recommended them to me for a tune.

Any thoughts?

They put a GT35 or 40R turbo on this dude's(friend of friend) 2.7L hillux.

tuned with all supporting mods,i went and spoke to the bloke at Insight.He seems nice.

Their just off Holbeche. not much but hope it helps.

From memory they looked to have a few evo rally cars they were working on.

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