As a neophyte engine builder myself, I read with interest the threaded discussion initiated by Tim. I,too, am in the process of building my first engine. I have acquired a circa 1971 SBC 350 4-bolt. It came with a new 2101 Edlebrock intake and 4106 Carb. Neither has had a drop of gas flowed through them. I was intrigued by the comments of both Techinspector1 and Riverhorse59. I am going to buy "How To Rebuild a SB Chevy" soon. What I would like is to have someone tell me what to get. Most of the articles I read give a range of options-which is all well and good when trying to reach a mass audience of varying abilities- but I just want someone to tell me what to get, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, in what order to do things. I want to build a reliable, strong, moderately powerful engine for some, yet unknown, application.