quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
That's also another point. Treat this engine just like you would a race engine. Lots of oil changes, lots of pulling off of the valve covers to check the valve train.
IMHO what you need to think about is whether or not you want to keep your new Super Model mistress as a high maintenance money pit that demands all of you free time
~or~
when you do get around to going through it, which is obviously already over due, maybe detuning it slightly with a mind towards dependability
engines that make that much power do it at a cost, tear down inspections & parts replacement are the norm. valve springs can't do what yours do and last a long time, when a spring fails a valve will float, a lifter will bounce & destroy itself... possibly the sequence of events that leads you to today
I like the idea of a really hot chick that can forego the make-up session & get out the door in jeans & no attitude
some have just a little too much 'attitude'