Chad Romano
Chad Romano works in the remanufactured engine industry and writes the company reviews and buyer guides on PowertrainReviews. The day-to-day exposure to real buyer quotes, warranty claims, and the question of who actually remanufactures a given engine is what shapes the fine-print focus you'll find in his reviews.
His goal here is simple: explain a $5,000 decision the way a knowledgeable friend inside the industry would — what the warranties actually pay, what engines really cost once core and labor are counted, and which company fits which situation. Where a figure can't be confirmed, the reviews say so rather than guessing.
What Chad covers
Company reviews of the major replacement-engine sellers, head-to-head comparisons, and platform guides for the engines buyers ask about most — the 5.7 HEMI and its lifter/MDS issues, the Ford 5.4 Triton, and the 3.6 Pentastar — plus the money questions: core deposits, warranty tiers, and remanufactured vs. rebuilt vs. used.
Selected work
- Jasper Engines Review
- Powertrain Products Review
- Jasper vs. Powertrain Products
- Ford 5.4 Triton Engine Problems
- 5.7 HEMI Lifter Failure
- Best Place to Buy a Remanufactured Engine
Standards & disclosure
How these reviews are scored is public on the methodology page. PowertrainReviews may earn a referral fee when you request a quote through links on this site, including from PowertrainMax, the current top pick; that relationship never changes a score. Found an outdated price or an error? Tell us — corrections are made quickly.