motors on the engine stand would only take a day or 2 to clean everything up and drop it in. yes i do ahve alot of time and learning into just the motor this time around, im glad i didnt race this last year "07" i learned 10x what i could have ever thought, i learned alot about heads/valvetrain and genral engine machining. but i am in a hard spot i dont know anybody that i can "trust" to hold my car to many people i know are complete potheads who become idiots 5 minutes into a conversation. 5 of my friends dropped out of school and are potheads with min wage jobs. i cannot trust anybody to even be a roomate at an APT there so unpredictable. i am leaning heavily towards going down to houston or pheonix for school and bringing the car with me. least in AZ it wont rust sitting outside!? :d