rebuilding a 91 dohc ka

[kamikazestorm420]

i was wondering if anyone in so. cal have gotten the ka rebuild.

if someone has, i would like to know where you got the job done at? since i am goin to rebuild my KA soon i want to find a good shop to have it done at.

thanks

[Pornflakes]

I have. Where in So.Cal are you?

[kamikazestorm420]

i live in torrance .. id like to know where you got your rebuild done at?

[DAEDALUS]

A friend of a friend has a shop on Prarie (or was it Inglewood?). Been in business for 9 years. What do you need done exactly?

[Pornflakes]

i live in torrance .. id like to know where you got your rebuild done at?

I've had several KAs rebuilt. Both at Machine Tech in Oceanside, and Ed Hale in El Cajon. Both are excellent. JWT also recommends Ed Hale. However, Machine Tech builds exotic race engines (4000+ HP), which is where I had my personal KA built at. At just 17.5PSI it made 411WHP with the 8.5:1CR Ross pistons.

[kamikazestorm420]

i just need to rebuild to handle 14psi

[DAEDALUS]

17.5>14. Sounds like you should go to Machine Tech.

[kamikazestorm420]

Pornflakes... how much did it cost to rebuild your engine at machine tech for it to be able to handle 17.5psi?

[Pornflakes]

The shortblock work and assembly (clean, flux, measure, bore, hone, balance, assemble, etc...) was around $550. A shortblock is the lower end of the engine (not including the head).