I was very impressed with the finished product. I explained what type of performance I was looking for and also what look I was after. His fees are very reasonable, especially considering how much time and effort he puts into your order. He was very willing to keep me informed of the progress. At that point we agreed to a fee to build a turnkey. I had been collecting misc parts for a few years now after talking to Chico, I sent all of the collected parts to him. I recently hired Anibal Chico to build a street motor for my beetle. One off Berg CNC and hand finshed 870 style heads 42 X 37.5 Berg dual springs There were ZERO problems starting it the first time and it has run flawlessly since I've had it running in my car.Ĩ2 X 90.5 'specials' - 12.5 lb 8 doweled flywheel I was there when my engine was fired for the first time, and even though it was my engine, he was like an expecting father before he started it and watched it run the first time. There are very few guys like Scooter left in our hobby and I'm glad that I trusted him to build the engine in my car. He will openly tell you that he loves what he does and when you visit his shop and see his work it will be very obvious. He'a also a funny guy and really cares about what he's doing. His cost to do the work wasn't cheap but he is meticulous and WILL NOT COMPROMISE quality as he will only stand behind work that is done to his standard (which is very high). He gave me great advice and I learned a lot by talking with him and watching him work. We had many discussions as he had to order some parts from the Bergs as he built the engine.

He let me call as often as possible as he took his time with building my engine. I brought him my parts, he sat with me and inventoried them. My engine is comprised of all BERG parts ($$$) and I would only trust someone with this kind of experience to build it. I chose Scooter at R & S as building performance AC VW engines is his passion and has been for 30 years plus. I had Scooter Heaton from R&S Performance in Orlando Florida build my 2110 2 1/2 years ago. Oh! and he's not to shabby when it comes to transmissions eitherħ1 Ghia A/S - 88 Van A/T - 13 JSW TD I 6M/T

If you want the best-and don't necessarily feel the need to pay five figures for that privilege-this is your man.Īlthough i'm sure he's down for a $10k build if that's what you want I asked him if ANY part for this engine met the gary berg QC criteria right out of the box and he said 'no'. the feedback from him as to the quality of the new parts really lets you know that he leaves no stone unturned. Next is an all new 1600DP that he assembled for us in a matter of weeks. I did the 500mi service on this engine a few weeks ago and have never seen a sump plate or oil this clean Where do you think Art (ACE) got his start? You simply cannot find anyone out there with a better working knowledge of VWs. I cannot tell you how much i learned from him (and not just about engine assembly) while he was here. The first is a turnkey 1915cc that he built in our shop while he was in town for a while. Gary has built 2 engines for our small shop. Last edited by Glenn on Wed 8:37 am edited 2 times in total 'You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get'

He can build anything from a stock 36hp to a complete custom like mine.ħ4 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine I knew exactly what parts were being used, no mystery parts.

You can eat off his workbench and he documents the complete build. Art's attention to detail is beyond none. The total precess took 5 months with the first 2 brainstorming the combo. While it's technically a 'long block' I send carbs, ignition and exhaust so that he could dyno the engine. I supplied some parts and he supplied the rest. Art worked with me on picking parts and the combo. I chose Art because I wanted a 'custom' build, not one off the shelf. We need a simple topic where people can post basic info on who built it, basic specs and comments good or bad. There are constant topics about engine builders and who to use. Posted: Wed 1:58 pm Post subject: Official Engine Builder Topic Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top

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