ok mike, thanks man that post actually made a lot of sense, being inexperienced I tend to get over excited and dream a lot. I told you I was new lol. If HP shouldnt be looked at we will try your outlook on this as you seem to know your stuff so i would like the car to be somewhat of a toy, but in the summer I would like to daily drive it maybe 30 days or less a season. also I would like to take it to the drag strip maybe 2 or 3 times but times arent a big concern, also when I daily drive it I would be on the highway some so I would want some kind of top speed, as long as the car is fast. for this build fuel milage and fuel cost wouldnt be a concerne and I wouldnt mind having to use premium gasoline either. I would also like a manual transmission, probably a 4 speed Im thinkin but If you think otherwise Im listening to opinions, as far as a spending budget I dont have a particuliar budget but I dont want to spend 10k on the engine. I would be building this kinda slowly so it would be a little money here and a little there so I know it would add up but thats fine as long as its not all at once, also Im not sure if I should bore it out to be bigger but that is also another question too. as far as compression, Im not sure where I should be I dont know much about compression measurements compared to power or torque. so I know this isnt exactly all the info looking for but were getting a little further