engine kits

[big hunter]

I'm having a tough time figuring out which kit is the best one...are all kits equal? I mean if I buy a engine kit from Tisco the sleeves are from Taiwan, the main bearings are from Clevite, the rod bearings are imported so on a so forth. so my question is, are all kits equal in reliablity, specs, metalurolgy (however you spell that) etc. etc.? Do I just look for the best price with the most warranty? thanks for any input, Please don't bother beating me up the cost of restoring this thing will do that...

 

[Anonymous-0]

Kits are offered competitively. Most build the kit with parts that do not result in major dissatisfaction. Thus they are not much different from each other. If a person spent 4 days researching the country of origin, and build quality of each element, you could put together a set of parts that would cost 3 times as much because you wern't muying it in quantity. I would go with Tisco as they have not been badmouthed here. JimN