Which remanufactured engine company?

Hi everyone,

I am looking for an remanufactured engine for my 1977 Toyota Celica. I
have done a ton of research and it comes down to either "Jasper
Engines" or "West L.A. Engine" I've read good and bad things about
Jasper; more good than bad. I can't seem to find much on "West L.A"
probably because they are not as large.

I'm curious if anyone has dealt/heard from people that dealt with "West
L.A Engines"? They quoted me around $1270 and 3yr./unlimited mile
warrenty. Jasper quoted me $1831 with a 3yr./75,000 warrenty.
These are for longblocks.

Do one or the other use better parts and that is the difference in
price. I know the old saying, "you get what you pay for". What would
you do?


West L.A. Engine -- www.wla-engine.com
Jasper www.jasperengines.com

Thanks again,
rock

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> Hi everyone,
>
> I am looking for an remanufactured engine for my 1977 Toyota Celica. I
> have done a ton of research and it comes down to either "Jasper
> Engines" or "West L.A. Engine" I've read good and bad things about
> Jasper; more good than bad. I can't seem to find much on "West L.A"
> probably because they are not as large.
>
> I'm curious if anyone has dealt/heard from people that dealt with "West
> L.A Engines"? They quoted me around $1270 and 3yr./unlimited mile
> warrenty. Jasper quoted me $1831 with a 3yr./75,000 warrenty.
> These are for longblocks.
>
> Do one or the other use better parts and that is the difference in
> price. I know the old saying, "you get what you pay for". What would
> you do?
>
>
> West L.A. Engine -- www.wla-engine.com
> Jasper www.jasperengines.com
>
> Thanks again,
> rock
>

Just my opinion, based on a lifetime in the automotive aftermarket, but the
Jasper program offers a more realistic warrantee.....

The "unlimited mileage" warrantee that the other company offers gets bells
ringing in my head.

Do you really believe that you can rack up, let's say, 100,000 miles per
year for three years and NOT have a big battle on your hands to get an
engine warranteed?

Gotta believe that the unlimited mileage warrantee is chuck full of
loopholes......it is so unrealistic from a business standpoint.

wrote: ( 1977 Toyota Celica )

Looking for remanufactured engine, considering two rebuiilders:

Jasper Engines < www.jasperengines.com > and
West L.A. Engine < www.wla-engine.com >

West L.A Engines quoted around $1270 with a 3yr./unlimited mile warranty.
Jasper quoted $1831 with a 3yr./75,000 warranty. These are longblocks.

Do one or the other use better parts and that is the difference in price.
I know the old saying, "you get what you pay for". What would you do?
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Ask both to give you a written list of parts and processes used
in rebuilding your engine. Based on that information, get the
engine you think will be least likely to need warranty service:
enforcing a warranty is a lot of grief no matter who issued it.

Consider finding a rebuilder near your home who will provide the
same quality of parts and workmanship as the other two. Then
if you ever need warranty service you can personally deliver the
defective engine in a pickup bed instead of shipping it by rail.

Good luck.

Rodan.

And you not likely to find much info on a small outfit like the LA
people. I do have a Jasper engine in my car. It was put in about 4.5
years and about 70,000 miles ago. I highly recommend them. At least
in my case it was expensive, but worth it. I suspect that most of the
bad stuff you heard about them was old information.

wrote:
> And you not likely to find much info on a small outfit like the LA
> people. I do have a Jasper engine in my car. It was put in about 4.5
> years and about 70,000 miles ago. I highly recommend them. At least
> in my case it was expensive, but worth it. I suspect that most of the
> bad stuff you heard about them was old information.



That's another great response to Jasper so it looks like Jasper wins!
Thanks for the input everyone, I really appreciate it.

---Chad