A recent post put up on our Facebook page:
(this could apply to any type engine build)

Aren’t most built motors all about the same?
  Sometimes I get a feeling from talking to some 600 micro sprint racers that they think all 600 motors are built about the same.. like any Outlaw 636 Suzuki or R6 is like any other Outlaw 2mil Suzuki or R6, and so on….. I can assure you we have been inside lots of 600 motors in the last 20 years, and we have seen the work of nearly every other builder out there- and we can tell you there is a LOT of difference between them. Not only with the power a motor produces- but also in the quality of the parts used and the precision in which it was put together..
  So the question is: Do you put just any right rear tire on? or just any shock? No, of course not.. you try to put the best one on… So then why would you bolt in just any motor?
  When choosing an built engine to buy or when choosing an engine builder to work on your motor, perhaps you should consider a few things:
-Do they always put in new “critical” parts? or do they re-use head gaskets, clutch plates, cam chains, oil pump rotors, rod bolts and even crank & rod bearings, just so their estimate will be less?
-Do they provide a detailed estimate with every part and labor item priced out? or do they try to give you a “lump sum” figure that is supposed to includes vaguely “everything that is needed”.
-Do they take the extra hours to shim the valve clearances to an exact .001″ to .002” tolerance? or do they just use the factory manual’s range of .004” or .005” variance or more?
-Do they take extra hours to properly size each bearing from a huge in-house stock of 100’s of bearings?.. using special bore gauges and micrometers instead of just plasti-gauge? or worse yet: do they not size them at all?- just order them up and “stick ‘em in”?
-Do they spend time to block every unused oil passage in the transmissions to prevent oil pressure loss?
-Do they have full machine shop and aluminum welding facilities, and guys with those skills to expertly repair any damaged crankcases, etc?
-Do they use stock replacement parts like pistons and valves- even in Outlaw motors?, or use “off the shelf” aftermarket parts, available to anybody? or do they have CAD design ability to draw up their own custom parts, and a long history of working closely with piston, rod and valve manufacturers to get them properly made?..
-Do they use parts like pistons “right out of the box”?.. or do they have the means to performance modify them such as in-house CNC mill and lathe?
-Do they manufacturer many of their own engine accessories to their unique specification?.. or only have access to what’s commonly available to everyone else?
-Do they have decades of flow bench expertise, plus the special skills and techniques to shape the ports correctly, or precisely freshen the valve seats for maximum air flow as well as minimum leak down and compression loss?
-Do they have an in-depth knowledge of fluid dynamics that allows them to do superior intake and exhaust port shapes, manifold and throttle body shapes, or even design a proper oil pump pickup that won’t aerate the oil?Do they have an in-house chassis or engine dyno? with decades of dyno tuning experience? able to do R&D as well as tune your car- or troubleshoot a problem if necessary?
-Do they have a skilled 7 man staff including a full time telephone and shipping guy?
Well, FTZ Performance can truthfully give the right answers to all these important questions …because we realize all these critical factors contribute to both the power and reliability of these micro sprint engines, whether it’s a new build or just a rebuild, it’s all important…..and by the way, we aren’t here to provide “second best” of anything..
  Now sure, lots of different motors, in lots of different cars, win at different racetracks somewhere- but then again so do worn or wrong tires and shocks!!… that certainly does not mean that is the “best way to go”…not if something better is available….
  Get with FTZ and start getting more of what you are paying for….
and thanks for reading,
Jon@FTZ