[rlfonad]

I don't know how far north you want to look, but I just fired up a 455 that Baril Engine in Green Bay did for me. Absolutely great. I followed Jim Hand's book and had Baril do everything they needed to get to 10.3:1 compression and around 500 hp. I did thrust them and pretty much gave them an open check book, but I wanted it done right.

The only thing I ran into was the Pontiac blue paint burning off. I think it was the fact I had Baril use a rattle-can paint, which he applied over a hi-temp primer. He is standing behind it and the paint supplier is sending a free can of brush-on to fix the problem... Just a heads up.

If you want to talk with them, ask for Larry at 1-800-236-8212. He's a good guy and a great shop, but he's very busy right now and I don't know how long it would take to do your build.

I hope this helps and good luck in your search.

Ron :drive: