UTG engine build "callout"

I am going to add my two sense. Pun intended.

UTG has some good and useful information, some of which I took note of for buying my Duster, and even some during working on my Duster... granted, that is some, because like anyone else, UTG is not immune to playing it up for the audience, or else no one would watch.

I am also a fan of the RK guys cause they do have a lot of great information out there as well, and I use that info during my build too. And yes, they do play for an audience, but still great content and info.

So what’s this mean... everyone has an opinion and everyone plays to an audience.

In working on my Duster I have replaced more stuff because I don’t want to fix the junk... which 30-50 years ago... was top of the line. And I probably get flack for it, but when dealing with 50 year old parts... some are just junk... even if they were good.

I am redoing top half of the engine with new hydraulic lifters, pushrods, Harland Sharp rockers, etc. I hear the words “why waste time on the old cam that is in it when there’s better and you can afford it?”

It is simple, if I have the cam out, I am going to go thru the three year old rebuild of an engine and make sure bottom end is good as it is, because I am already in it that deep... and guess what... to me pulling the engine guarantees I will never drive the car again... I know me.

So some think it’s crazy to trust someone else’s work when found so much wrong already, I say who cares as long as get to enjoy it.

Back on topic... so many call outs all over the internet etc, who cares... all the ones that will be interesting get cancelled, why, because someone changes an unwritten, but understood rule... why... because it wasn’t in the rules that they couldn’t. Other person wises up and realizes it’s a waste of time and money and resources when the other person is already trying to change the name of the competition.

So let’s say you open an engine to flip the pistons... it’s 50 years old, it will need everything... and if built to the point you are looking for fractions of a horsepower of edge, who wants to run old junk that could fail and grenade your build?

If RK and UTG ever do a build off my money is on... ... ... hey look, UPS truck... packages!!