Whatever happens ... don't be discouraged about assembling an engine. Although, the farther an engine is removed from a stock condition, the more experience and expertise is needed. Not just because aftermarket parts have quirks that experience will spot, but because the engine is going to be stressed beyond it's designed range and that usually requires an additional level of knowledge and attention.
Personally I'm pretty confident assembling a stock engine but when HP gets up above 450 these engines become a different animal that requires a different skill set. When you find out what the problem was ... dive right back in and make it right. Although you can put me in the micrometer camp .... I can't get plastigage to work for sheeet.
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