[TAKerry]

Originally Posted by 67Fbird

do your own research!!!...then have an intelligent discussion with your local guy. This is NOT surgery nor is it Astro-physics....in fact there aren't too many things actually "NEW" to building a motor. With all that said...there are secret little things that PONCHOS NEED vs ...XXXX. A good mechanic (and probably machinist) and in-depth research will yield you a nice reliable project.

Agreed. I interviewed a couple of guys before I found someone to build my motor. When I found the guy that does my work I asked if he had ever built a Pontiac motor. He started laughing and said he had 'blown up more Pontiac stuff than I had ever seen'. Kinda tongue in cheek but the story was he started pulling pontiac motors out of junk yards when he was a teen to build motors for his race car. He is a very successful drag racer, and def knows how to build a motor. Big name guys are ok, but I would not go that route just for bragging rights. My money comes too hard.