If you don't want my comments I suggest you lay out all the details, not the one sided comments. Always 2 sides to the story, I only presented part of the other side so people can make an honest interpretation as to what's going on here. We don't want to lead an entire forum in one direction or otherwise this entire thread is useless to everyone.
Look at is as constructive, not negative. We all understand your frustration but pointing fingers will get you no where.
As far as solving the problem, I'll suggest exactly what I suggested very early on, which ended up being the issue the first time, however no one caught it. Too bad. That noise isn't necessarily a concerning noise like bottom end and I've heard it before in many engines. Usually it's a result of too much timing added with initial and/or vacuum thrown in the mix, which obviously is what was happening the first time with the worn distributor bushing jacking the timing all over the place which is why Paul found the moly knocked off the rings (ie:detonation) I believe Mister Pontiac's comments are in line with what I would do. Knowing Paul and knowing the entire story here, I'm 100% confident there was nothing missed in that engine that had anything to do with Paul or Jeff and the underlying issue is something going on after the engine is installed in the car. It's unfortunate you don't have the skill or knowledge to diagnose but I believe if someone that knows what they are doing goes over everything with a fine tooth comb you'll find the cause.
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