LOL no i didn't cover my face. we'd already had a deal even though i spent about an hour looking over the motor prior to letting him lower it into the back of the truck. even though i could tell he didn't know anything about it (302) or the 351 but just meant i had to take a closer look at the block and heads.

Noticed the intake, since when doing some homework the night before i was trying to figure out the motor year by intake but was unable to do so thanks to the aftermarket Edelbrock on it . He never even bothered to look at it (kinda young) but since i didn't need the 351 i gave him some pointers on how he could get a lil more out of it by listing it with more details and to attract some buyers. I never wanna screw someone over, but at the same time it's not my job to upsell something im buying either

I guess now it's time to hop over to some of the small block ford threads and get some ideas from some other builds to get a lil more umpff out of it. just going with a mild build since the essex is so light but just can't go running stock