Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson View Post
Heck, just get Pat to put you together a 496 short block, get a good set of aluminum heads, and you have the 500 hp easy......
So very true regarding the above statement, and I would not hesitate in an instant to buy a motor from Pat for my car if I didnt enjoy building it myself so much. In fact I think I would trust and have more confidence on that initial start up on a motor done by Pat than myself.

He could buy from Pat, but with high performance engines when something goes wrong, which always does if you beat the motor enough, or when he needs to adjust the vavles, or tune the carb, adjust the timing or breaks down on the side of the road whats he gonna do then?

Dont get me wrong, if his pockets are real deep he can always call a flat bed, have someone else tune and maintain his car....but old cars always need a lot of attention and work...most of us afford our hobby by learning to do ourselves.

I hop ethis guy is a fantastic sucess with his engine build...It just seems he wants to build the motor and have all of his information and smarts learned from Forums...doesnt want to pay his dues with research, reading and hands on trial and error like most of us have done.