I have been considering this motor for many months. I feel comfortable that I have researched performance levels and inventoried costs to believe that what I outlined in the original post is doable within the cost limits I set. If not I would have not placed that constraint. As I said in my original post, some of the problems I'm experiencing is over building and the usage of premium parts. Of course that's not a fault but it won't make budget. The only real concern that most builders have expressed is the hyd cam and vacuum requirements, most want to use rollers and I can't blame them. Maybe I need to lighten up on the vacuum, idle, and stall. But we will see. I know these guys can do it but they just want a little more elbow room. Check out the $5500 Amsoil challenge a year to two back.