Well... I don't want to be a doomsday prophet but...

I know that Pat and others have much better processes and could save him in the long run over building an engine himself. I've done this too many times and it's all the little $50 and $75 things that add up. What he wants just can't be done for $3K. When people start bolting a bit-of-this and a bit-of-that together it usually turns out really bad. And I always love the "... I have a buddy who says he can port my heads with a Dremel tool on the kitchen table and it's good for 200 more horsepower..." stories.

I really hope V8orBust stays with us and perhaps we can help with his project.