What ollyuh think about Spoon???

SpoonSports · Postby **SpoonSports** » June 27th, 2004, 5:02 am

What is everyones thoughts and comments on Spoon's Products for Honda N/A applications??????

Postby **2NR Smurf** » June 27th, 2004, 2:40 pm

i goh let X2 answer dat since hes the only one i think who has had previous experience with spoon engines and etc. :lol:

TURBOT · Postby **TURBOT** » June 27th, 2004, 5:14 pm

i hear it is cheaper to build ur own engine than to buy a spoon
jus heard that

Dirty Face · Postby **Dirty Face** » June 27th, 2004, 6:19 pm

^ thats probabley correct...

skindog · Postby **skindog** » June 28th, 2004, 1:04 pm

Spoon products are very good but very expensive....
Then again if you want top quality parts you will have to pay the price....

Postby **Yeo** » June 28th, 2004, 1:08 pm

You pay for what u get.

Jimbo · Postby **Jimbo** » June 28th, 2004, 3:54 pm

Spoon's stuff is excellent but highly overpriced. IMO you mainly pay for the name, Spoon is very popular and has a great history. However you can get parts with the same quality OR better for a sometimes lower price.
Just my view.

BTW X2's custom setup put some hurt on an EG hatch with a Spoon crate engine. Just note that.

X2 · Postby X2 » June 28th, 2004, 8:40 pm

Cool Hip Jim wrote:....BTW X2's custom setup put some hurt on an EG hatch with a Spoon crate engine. Just note that.

^^ Wheeey boy... man bussin' files. I wasn't even saying nuffin !

I think Spoon makes some great products and does some outstanding engine work, but they are majorly over-priced and they tend to engineer their products a bit on the conservative side.

Spoon seems to rely more on long term operation than actual maximum power production... which is why it seems their products are freqeuently outperformed on the dyno. I mean... I am buying parts to make power... if I wanted stock engine life... I'd buy an OEM honda part, ya know ? Other than that, they make decent parts and good suspension stuff.

I have an awesome Honda mechanic in Miami that is super expensive for ANYTHING and I'd rather have him build an engine for me than get ass-reamed by Spoon.

The are also a bit snooty... And that' s what I think

:mrgreen:

Dirty Face · Postby **Dirty Face** » June 28th, 2004, 10:18 pm

^^ and WHO would this be!!! :mrgreen:

?

X2 · Postby X2 » June 28th, 2004, 11:23 pm

^^

I not naming names. Don't think he's on the site tho.

Jim bad eh ?

DIESELTRINI · Postby **DIESELTRINI** » June 29th, 2004, 12:51 am

X2, I thought you do your own builds?

Dirty Face · Postby **Dirty Face** » June 29th, 2004, 3:31 pm

^^ lack of equipment becomes a problem unless your doing it comercially...building, with every FINE aspect, is hard..

X2 · Postby X2 » June 29th, 2004, 3:48 pm

Yeah, I dont' have any hookups at machine shops and having all the tools gets expensive.

I will do work on every aspect of the engine at my house except for differential work and certain work on the rotational assembly (pistons, rings and rods). I don't have any tools for checking tolerances, piston prepping and ring gapping... the files, tools and gauges aren't cheap and I'm a Honda pact dropout, so I don't do that kinda work on a daily basis. For my daily driving engine, I rather put the precision work into the hands of an NSX certified Honda master tech than risk running shifty tolerances and losing compression/power because I think I'm better than a pro.

If you want proof of how a well assembled bottom end runs.... bring on the Spoon engines... I'll smack them down one by one till someone shuts me up. :twisted: