I dont follow what u post all the time, Yes I have seen you give info/good info...sometimes with nothing to explain it though.
But really...your site record has nothing to do with this.
What was important and worth responding to..was the fact that this op was gonna let to be randomly buying thousands of dollars worth of parts without considering the rest of the story.
There has always been a line between builder and machinist.ime
The builder should know better and is familiar with real time run/performance, the machinsist doesnt care as long as it stays together and doesnt put holes through the pistons.....the 2 counter eachother with one trying to push it harder....and the other trying tame it. ime