Motor Meister Quick Six Fix conversion, Review of a completed project Options

[m_davidson]

I recently completed a Motor Meister Quick Six Fix conversion. The package is a tested ready-to-run rebuilt engine with flywheel and clutch, oil-tank, modified oil-cooler, headers, and bulkhead mount. Most of the little fiddly-bits were new. My 2.4L engine had no-cost optional 9.5:1 compression and Solex cam, and extra-cost better valves and head bolts as well as MSD ignition, ported-and-polished heads and a sport muffler (more about the muffler later). I probably didn't need the stainless valves and fancy head bolts. Motor Meister had an as-yet-untested MSD tachometer adaptor lying around, which they threw in for free if I tested it and reported back, which I did: it worked. They tune each pre-wired engine before shipment expecting the customer to install the package without tinkering with it and turn the key to start it. Mine is running fine now after about 2300 miles. My combination is not a race car but a great street ride. The project took longer than I anticipated (much longer), and I spent more (ask my wife), but my experience was probably typical. Some of my delays were self-inflicted and some I blame on Motor Meister. They are a small group of people trying to make an honest buck, and they provide pretty good bang for that buck. It can't be easy dealing with a shade-tree geezer mechanic like me. But thanks in part to digital photos over the Internet, we usually worked through a problem in a couple of tries. They dropped the ball once or twice, and the left hand wasn't always sure what the right hand had done, but they were easy to work with and good about shipping replacements. The guys running the shop knew what I needed to know when I was able to get them on the telephone. I would certainly work with Motor Meister again and, of course, it would go much faster now that I know where the bottlenecks are.