Ok Brian, your quite right. I could gold plate the motor too but I doubt that will happen in my life time...but it would be nice to know I could!
Anyways I plan on (after talking to various) staying with the 400. Ok so let's restate the budget thing a bit closer to reality. Let's say 4-5K total. That's everything to make it run down to the starter etc. That gives a real goal that's attainable in a shorter time frame (35K well I'd have to wait fer quite sometime...). My plans are to run some road rally's (IE the Fort Stockton one here in TX and do some general pavement grinding against the ricers) Ok so in knowing that give it your best shot. Thanks again!
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