Reply to "B. Goyaniuk's motor questions"

Well I agree with the first part. I would add also that a Cleveland built with factory HP parts is good for at least moderate racing useage, if not better.
Let's be fair. Flat out racing requires special parts for special situations.
Expecting parts designed for "production" to survive under competition is very presumptuous.
In addition what is adequate for flat out racing today may and probably will be inadequate tomorrow.
I don't think that there are a very large number of drivers qualified to drive that engine to it's full potential. It is a very potent conglameration. Harnessed into a car like a Pantera you need to be a very talented driver with maybe more of a death wish then anything else to drive it to 100% potential. The air starts to get a little thin over 150 mph.

As far as having to be a "Who" to do a professional job? I don't agree. Take for example Indy car racing. It is seemingly next to impossible for an independent team to be competative none the less win against the likes of Penski or Rousch.
It wasn't so long ago (maybe it was to long ago) that Gapp & Rousch attempted to do just that.
They were nobodies too. Personally I think that is what makes Jack Rousch tick.

What you suggest is more of social status. What you are saying is that IBM would never have hired me to design thier then new World Headquarters because I don't have the "credentials" of I.M.Pei. I agree with that. I don't agree that I don't have the skill. I just don't have the stature.

It doesn't mean that mine wouldn't have been better. The same can be said for engines.