Engine Building

Basset Down Balancing offers both road and competition engine builds. Our main focus in this area is Mazda MX5 Mk1, Mk2 and Mk2.5 engines for racing, track days and/or road use. Also, the AJ30 V6 Jaguar engines are used in the Rocketeer MX V6 conversion kit. Lastly, Ford and Chevy small block V8 engines for the kit car market.

We have invested heavily in tooling and machinery enabling us to provide the following services in-house:

Cylinder block reboring and honing
Main cap align honing
Cylinder head and block refacing
Dynamic balancing
Valve guide replacement and honing
Multi-angle valve seats
Valve refacing
Cylinder head port and polishing

Engine Building

Please contact us to discuss any other engines.

Engines we have built before:

Honda B-series
Honda J-series
Jaguar AJ30
Mazda MX5 B/BP series (Mk1&2)
Mazda MX5 NC (Mk3)
Mazda KL V6
Chevy SB
Ford SB
Ford Duratec
Isuzu Trooper
Jaguar Mk1/2 E-type
Rover V8
Singer
Classic Mini A-series
Lotus Twin Cam

Reconditioned MX5 & AJ30 Engines

Click more for further information regarding MX5 Reconditioned Exchange Engines.

In order to purchase or enquire about an engine please contact us via email or contact us via our contact form by clicking the words in bold. Please state which stages of engine you are enquiring about Cylinder head, Cylinder block, Stage 1 with assembly or Stage 2 with assembly. Also, state if you would like any additional services.