The cost was 1700 not including installation.  Thats not money I'd like
to throw away, and so I'll see what they can do for me before I try
anything else.

But just in case, any good recommendations for a import JDM shop?  You
have to be carefull with those too right?  Whats the likelyhood of
getting a low quality engine?

how much did it cost?

rebuilds, unless you go for the expensive race-built kind, are cheap [in
terms of quality, not price], nasty, and they give no attention to
detail.  the most economic way to get life back into your car is to buy
a jdm import motor instead.  it's not been rebuild by incompetents and
even with miles on the clock, is still going to last longer than the
average rebuild.

Hey,

I went ahead and rebuilt my prelude engine.  the builder told me it be
just like new.  But it seems unchanged to me.  I expected it to sound
quieter but it sounds the same.  It also burnt 2 quarts of oil in 800
miles.  The installer (different then the builder) says that if it
continues to burn oil, there is most likely an internal engine problem.

My questions are:  how common is this after a rebuild.  Also, I was
expecting it to sound like a new engine as well, was this expecting too
much?  Someone told me that maybe the sound is the lifters.  Didn't
they replace this with the rebuild?