Cartek.. HKE... or ERL
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 136
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From: Conway Arkansas
I've heard great things about Cartek. Personally, I'm planning on taking mine to East Texas Muscle Car. I dont hear much about them on here but I've heard great things from friends.
Heres their Corvette engine packages.
http://easttexasmusclecars.com/produ...gine-packages/
Heres their Corvette engine packages.
http://easttexasmusclecars.com/produ...gine-packages/
Former Vendor
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,470
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From: Portland OR
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12
Great choice we offer only HKE engines for a reason, I work very closely w/Erik to ensure nothing but top quality. we are a preferred distributor of HKE precision racing engines.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 27,254
Likes: 136
From: Short Hills, NJ
I'd go with Cartek (www.cartekracing.com) of course. Aside from their numerous accomplishments and milestones achieved with C5s over the last 14 years, they were also the first to put a C6 into the 11s (bolt ons only, and to date the only 10 second bolt ons only LS2s have come out of their shop), first into the 10s (heads & cam) and I believe the very first to put one into the 9s (supercharged) as well. And this was years ago, they're even better at their game now. 
These aren't just 'racing/track only' cars, they can build 'em for daily driver use or even all out road racing too.
Great engine builders with all machine work/assembly done in house, the finest programming/tuning skills available, clearly the place I would go to for an LSx build.
These aren't just 'racing/track only' cars, they can build 'em for daily driver use or even all out road racing too.
Great engine builders with all machine work/assembly done in house, the finest programming/tuning skills available, clearly the place I would go to for an LSx build.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 7,155
Likes: 154
From: The Arid Sunny Desert
Not sure where you're located but "The Vette Doctors" are one of the preeminent corvette shops on the east coast located in Amityville, NY. GREAT work, extremely FAIR prices!!! I would check them out before doing anything else.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 779
Likes: 1
From: Long Island New York
I've always been partial to Cartek. I have been dealing with them since 1999, Julio is a bank of knowledge and has some pretty trick stuff up his sleeve. He never fails to WOW me! They will be doing the work on my ZO6...
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,549
Likes: 27
From: Southampton NJ
Julio knows all the tricksI'd go with Cartek (www.cartekracing.com) of course. Aside from their numerous accomplishments and milestones achieved with C5s over the last 14 years, they were also the first to put a C6 into the 11s (bolt ons only, and to date the only 10 second bolt ons only LS2s have come out of their shop), first into the 10s (heads & cam) and I believe the very first to put one into the 9s (supercharged) as well. And this was years ago, they're even better at their game now.
These aren't just 'racing/track only' cars, they can build 'em for daily driver use or even all out road racing too.
Great engine builders with all machine work/assembly done in house, the finest programming/tuning skills available, clearly the place I would go to for an LSx build.
These aren't just 'racing/track only' cars, they can build 'em for daily driver use or even all out road racing too.
Great engine builders with all machine work/assembly done in house, the finest programming/tuning skills available, clearly the place I would go to for an LSx build.
Cartek has been working on mine since 2005
that's the only place i will let work on mine
