Build tips

What we'd want to know first.

Rules of thumb we hand out often enough to write down. None of it replaces a conversation about your specific car — it's here so the questions you bring us are the interesting ones.

We're writing these up. In the meantime, ask us directly — we'd rather answer it properly than have you guess.

Your car specifically

None of this is a rule

These are the patterns, not the answer. What your build actually needs depends on the combination in front of us.

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Also worth reading

The FAQ

What we will and won't take on, mail-in work, and the questions that come up before a job is booked.

Read the FAQ

Planning one

Tell us the plan before the car is apart.

The cheapest time to find out a module won't cooperate is before anything is bolted to the engine.