AIMS Inc. - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

cody · 2007-10-21, 10:38 PM

Ed recommends these guys for engine building. He just tuned a car that had the motor built there and he was impressed. No piston slap/forged pistons.

Automotive Industrial Machine Service, Inc.
Complete Automotive Machine Shop

1575 Glendale Rd
Sparks, NV 89431

359-8866

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-10-21, 11:00 PM

Yeah, the engine was quieter than mine.

sperry · 2007-10-22, 10:16 AM

I've had those guys press some bearing for me once. Charged me only $60 (less than 1hr labor) to pull out some wheel bearings when I dropped off my knuckles (one with a damn axle still attached since the axle nut was fused on there), pack the new bearings in redline grease, and press in the new bearings.

I wonder if I should go back to have my bottom-end fixed up...

renosubby · 2007-10-22, 12:59 PM

This was my motor... Sounds and drives great, Oistons are stock bore forged CP pistons, cosworth main and rod bearings and arp head studs...Tune went ok..I have some wiring issues that need to be taken care of before I can get a FULL tune becuase it causes knock at low rpms, but my numbers when we stopped were 325/325

He will be coming up on a month if we have enough cars! so I need at least 2 more maps if you want some info on pricing and a date! pm me

Cory

sperry · 2007-10-22, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by renosubby

This was my motor... Sounds and drives great, Oistons are stock bore forged CP pistons, cosworth main and rod bearings and arp head studs...Tune went ok..I have some wiring issues that need to be taken care of before I can get a FULL tune becuase it causes knock at low rpms, but my numbers when we stopped were 325/325

He will be coming up on a month if we have enough cars! so I need at least 2 more maps if you want some info on pricing and a date! pm me

Cory

Well, I've got a motor in pieces in my garage right now:

STi block w/ minor (to my untrained eye) scoring on #1 and #3 cylinder, 100mm JE coated pistons (look undamaged to me), stock rods #3 w/ a melted bearing, crank that needs polishing on the #3 rod.

I think I need the cylinders honed (don't want to bore it again 'cause I want to use my current pistons), new rings, new rod and crank bearings, polishing on the crank, and assembly of the short block with a JDM oil pump.

If the cylinders are too banged up, I wonder if I should sleeve them at 100mm, or just bore again (I'm concerned about breaking the rules if I do that since the motor is too large) and pony up for another set of forged pistons.

You think AIMS would be willing to work on a motor that's coming to them in a box? Most places don't want to work on a motor if they're not the ones to take it apart.

wrxkidid · 2007-10-22, 05:12 PM

AIMS is the place we used to send all of our machine work from the shop I interned at.

Good guys, good work. I'm sure they would do the work for you, Scott.

Why couldn't you sleeve it if you keep the displacement the same?

sperry · 2007-10-22, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by wrxkidid

Why couldn't you sleeve it if you keep the displacement the same?

If my pistons are good, I need to stay at the 100mm cylinder diameter my block was bored to the last time it was in the shop. If honing the cylinder walls won't be enough to clean things up, I'll have to bore it, then sleeve it back down to 100mm.

wrxkidid · 2007-10-22, 06:12 PM

Thats what I thought but you sid something about the rules so I got confused.

sperry · 2007-10-22, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wrxkidid

Thats what I thought but you sid something about the rules so I got confused.

Oh, I was saying if I ended up boring the block and going to larger pistons, I was worried about the rules for going too large on the block. Then again, sleeving might not be allowed either. Frankly, I don't care all that much though, since no matter what class I end up in I won't be competitive. I'll run RNP all next season if I have to... classes are ruining autocross.

Dean · 2010-01-04, 04:15 PM

Bump for a great machine shop so far.

Robert is extremely knowledgeable on Subarus and they are willing to work with you. As most of you know, I have some strangeness due to being the prototype for new KB Silvolite pistons for the STI, and so far they ahve rolled with that with no problem.

I dropped off both my completely torn down short block, cranks, rods and even with the holidays got them inspected and some machine work done in a week. Still some decisions to make on the '07 block, but extremely reasonable.

2007-10-21, 11:00 PM	#2
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Yeah, the engine was quieter than mine. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-10-22, 12:59 PM	#4
renosubby RIP Real Name: Cory Schander Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 163 Car: 2006 STI Class: SM Never dwell on the past, It fucks your future!	This was my motor... Sounds and drives great, Oistons are stock bore forged CP pistons, cosworth main and rod bearings and arp head studs...Tune went ok..I have some wiring issues that need to be taken care of before I can get a FULL tune becuase it causes knock at low rpms, but my numbers when we stopped were 325/325 He will be coming up on a month if we have enough cars! so I need at least 2 more maps if you want some info on pricing and a date! pm me Cory __________________ *MAYHEM TUNING* 2006 CGM STI 570WHP 539WTQ 10.6 At 136MPH Sacramento

2007-10-22, 05:12 PM	#6
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	AIMS is the place we used to send all of our machine work from the shop I interned at. Good guys, good work. I'm sure they would do the work for you, Scott. Why couldn't you sleeve it if you keep the displacement the same? __________________ Mosey down the road.

2007-10-22, 06:12 PM	#8
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	Thats what I thought but you sid something about the rules so I got confused. __________________ Mosey down the road.

2010-01-04, 04:15 PM	#10
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Bump for a great machine shop so far. Robert is extremely knowledgeable on Subarus and they are willing to work with you. As most of you know, I have some strangeness due to being the prototype for new KB Silvolite pistons for the STI, and so far they ahve rolled with that with no problem. I dropped off both my completely torn down short block, cranks, rods and even with the holidays got them inspected and some machine work done in a week. Still some decisions to make on the '07 block, but extremely reasonable. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2007-10-21, 10:38 PM	#1
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	AIMS Inc. Ed recommends these guys for engine building. He just tuned a car that had the motor built there and he was impressed. No piston slap/forged pistons. Automotive Industrial Machine Service, Inc. Complete Automotive Machine Shop 1575 Glendale Rd Sparks, NV 89431 359-8866 __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-10-22, 10:16 AM	#3
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I've had those guys press some bearing for me once. Charged me only $60 (less than 1hr labor) to pull out some wheel bearings when I dropped off my knuckles (one with a damn axle still attached since the axle nut was fused on there), pack the new bearings in redline grease, and press in the new bearings. I wonder if I should go back to have my bottom-end fixed up... __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?