Hey, well im looking for a built block, kinda like to stay away from howell so I've been looking at Exile and Concept. What's ya'lls experience with these companys and has anybody bought a built block from any of them? thanks Daniel

well i never had a block done from anyone before, but have experienced exile, as have a lot of other people on here, and i bet you will hear a lot of good things about exile, and believe me, they are good people down there, you may have to wait a while for them, but they are definately worth the wait

100% Exile racing, I emailed Concept illusions about their downpipe about 4 times and never once got an email in return, as well as other products I have asked about. Exile got my Spec stage 4 to me in a jiffy. I'd go with Exile.
~Jeffo



Top end: Ported and polished head, REV stainless Valves, Crower stage 2 cams, Crower valve springs and titanium retainers, SBI rockers and lashers, Fidanza Cam gears, ARP Headstuds.
Bottom end: JE 8.8:1 pistons, Eagle H-beam rods, Balance rotating assembly, Clevitte Rod and Main bearings, Melling oil pump, Crank scraper, carter water pump.
Ignition: MSD Coil, MSD wires, NGK iridium spark plugs.
Bolt ons: MP 60mm throttle body, ported and polished intake manifold gasket matched, Magnaflow catback, high flow cat, Unorthodox UDP, Ground wire kit.
Suspension: Eibach Ground control coilovers, KYB AGX gas adjustable struts, Strut tower bars.
Drivetrain: SPEC stage 4 clutch
Body/Interior: VIS Evo carbon fiber hood, stock red body, stock black 16" rims. Ractive carbon shift boot and ebrake boot, Ractive carbon blue gauges (boost, oil press., volts, and cluster, blue underseat lights.
Installing at the moment: Garrett t3/t04e stage 2 water cooled turbo, RC 440cc injectors, Aeromotive 1:1 FPR, Greddy Type RS BOV, Star FMIC and piping, Star manifold, 3" Downpipe, Tial 38mm WG, Walbro 255 fuel pump, Missing link.

Have really read nothing but good things bout Exile and their blocks. Actually haven't had any problems with ConceptIllusions, I actually chat with Shaun like everyday or so. I'm in the same situation as well, looking for a built short block during this winter. CI has been good to me so far, and customer service is usually pretty good, at least for me it is. Try messaging him on AIM @ ConceptIllusions. I think I'm gonna get my block and other misc parts from them so I can give some feedback to everyone else about it, since we all know that Exile is good.

Originally posted by lild14
kinda like to stay away from howell so I've been looking at Exile and Concept. What's ya'lls experience with these companys

1. WHY... would you kinda like to stay away form Howell?
2. Do a search for Concept Illusions, and read what we think about it till your eyes bleed. your only two choices should be between exile and howell!

Well, Howell only took 6 months to mail my AFX Ecu to me, but they did sent me a free AFX underdrive pulley for my suffering, so that was cool. But, it would have to be between Howell and Exile like Tim said, just be prepared to wait unless you just do it yourself.
~Jeffo



Top end: Ported and polished head, REV stainless Valves, Crower stage 2 cams, Crower valve springs and titanium retainers, SBI rockers and lashers, Fidanza Cam gears, ARP Headstuds.
Bottom end: JE 8.8:1 pistons, Eagle H-beam rods, Balance rotating assembly, Clevitte Rod and Main bearings, Melling oil pump, Crank scraper, carter water pump.
Ignition: MSD Coil, MSD wires, NGK iridium spark plugs.
Bolt ons: MP 60mm throttle body, ported and polished intake manifold gasket matched, Magnaflow catback, high flow cat, Unorthodox UDP, Ground wire kit.
Suspension: Eibach Ground control coilovers, KYB AGX gas adjustable struts, Strut tower bars.
Drivetrain: SPEC stage 4 clutch
Body/Interior: VIS Evo carbon fiber hood, stock red body, stock black 16" rims. Ractive carbon shift boot and ebrake boot, Ractive carbon blue gauges (boost, oil press., volts, and cluster, blue underseat lights.
Installing at the moment: Garrett t3/t04e stage 2 water cooled turbo, RC 440cc injectors, Aeromotive 1:1 FPR, Greddy Type RS BOV, Star FMIC and piping, Star manifold, 3" Downpipe, Tial 38mm WG, Walbro 255 fuel pump, Missing link.

Exile.

Originally posted by tim97rs

Originally posted by lild14 kinda like to stay away from howell so I've been looking at Exile and Concept. What's ya'lls experience with these companys

1. WHY... would you kinda like to stay away form Howell? 2. Do a search for Concept Illusions, and read what we think about it till your eyes bleed. your only two choices should be between exile and howell!

lol timmy you never bought from them, remember? you're so silly! you always forget...


CI gave me a free replacement AND a full refund when they sent me a defective part. no complaints here. customer support was top notch IMO. (timmy thinks i support them b/c of all the hot buttseks i get from shaun)

howell told me to fuck off when a coilpack i bought developed a crack and nearly electrocuted me to death. they said it was not possible for the product to be defective and i must've broken it on my own. (their buttseks was not great also)

haven't dealt with exile so i can't really say. i guess it'd be silly for me to give an opinion on a company i never dealt with (but i have heard their buttseks is the roxxors)

oh yea some other people went with slow boy

www.slowboyracing.com

might wanna check them out as well

I bought my entire block internals from concept illusions. 110% satisfied, and you cant beat there prices.