Sorry ~ my buddy was a teletype operator and got me started on them back before the internet .

Very few people have any concept what "blue printing" an engine means .

It simply means build it to spec., not the close enough thing the bean counters approved .

Most folks think my jalopies are Hot Rods but they're not ~ they're just very carefully built .

Many small things like matching the exhaust manifold ports to the header's ports add significant power and reduce operating temperatures .

Balancing everything in the engine to zero grams is not difficult, it just takes time but the savings in equal weight of rotating and reciprocating parts is dramatic and also increases engine longevity , fuel economy etc.....

Flipping the cylinder head and "C.C.'ing" the combustion chambers them measuring the pistons crown to deck height then making minute changes so all the cylinder have the exact (or as close as you can get) displacement makes the power impulses equal .

I could go on but these are the basics of any racing engine and you don't need nor want an aggressive camshaft, you want smooth and linear power at all RPM's high or low .

A little more time spent measuring and matching parts makes a HUGE difference when you're driving the finished product .

Let us know how it goes please .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better