All good advice here. Especially Cowboy's posts.
I must, however, disagree with questioning reliability on the 408. I have the Scat deal with what I consider a perfect parts list. 522 HP 510 FT LB of torque. Super reliable. Super durable. Docile in traffic and monstrous when stomping FCars. Hasn't failed once in 11 years of hard driving. Only engine work in 11 years was to replace a power valve in the carb and change plugs. Period. Not even a single tune up!
MY BUILD DETAILS:
http://www.panterapassion.com/Details_Engine.html
http://www.panterapassion.com/Details_Dyno.html
Ahhh, but the blow by. Yeah, no argument there. Not smoke, but definitely heavy oil consumption.
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