Originally Posted by sunset gun

32krazy!--Both your reading comprehension and your manners need a little work. I did not insinuate ANYTHING about going outside the box or using non-typical parts. My reference was to those "engine builders", at least two of whom have been unhappily documented here and on Rennlist. The third of which I am personally aware involved a friend and a shop that was but is no longer a sponsor here. That shop gave my pal a scary-low price for the build, which became a six month plane crash. All three of these "professional" engine builders all did the same stupid stupid thing, to wit, replaced many reciprocating parts, sent others out to various shops, then re-assembled the engine without appropriate measurements or checks, and then started/ran/drove/chassis dyno'ed them with predictable bad results. The worst of the bunch even announced that the "funny ticking sound" was normal in a rebuild, and everything would "self-clearance" in short order.


Using new, new-design, or non-typical parts is not only okay, it's how a lot of progress gets made. It is the essence of hot rodding. But to do it without using the most basic of smart mechanical practices makes the culprit a moron. Period.