very correct hard to tell the intent of the post, yall keep this fun, be respectful of each other and keep the spirit of the rules in your minds, I don't see where it say's no power adders such as turbo's or nitrous or blowers but seems to make sense to disallow them and keep it to "OLD SCHOOL" engine building, there are simple back yard techniques to enhance horsepower that can and should be talked about such as gas porting the pistons, blueprinting and balancing, port matching, porting and polishing, oil system modifications, most of these techniques can be done with simple hand tools such as a die grinder and drill. I was asked to look at this thread and try to keep it on track, this is my attempt Ya'll keep it real and fun.
Richard petty would go so far as to use a fish scale to see how much drag it would take to move a piston and rings thru a cylinder to get them even for that added level of precision in balancing, yes balancing does add horsepower and longevity to your engine
Yea, it is easier to miss humor on the net. Reading text can be easy but it isn't allways so easy to pick up on how it is ment to be read or the feelings behind it.