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There's a lot of good history with me and the friend that is having me finish this car. We know each other well, and that leads to few misunderstandings or mistaken assumptions between us. In terms of this engine and it's performance level - It has some fresh crank machining, fresh rings and bearings, and some new performance parts in it. Some oiling system tweaks, some builders tweaks, but not everything is new or improved. It's not the new stuff I worry about. It's the little parts that are used and not improved that can fail and cause problems. I'd guess the HP level 280-300 with good torque right off idle, which is what I thought he'd need and what he wanted. I doubt this will ever get dyno'd or track raced so truth may never be known. While it was running on the stand I put my hand on his shoulder and said "You do realize this is not a race engine. Stock used parts. STOCK.... USED.... PARTS... It's not going to hold up to 150mph highway flat footing or 6500 shifts. Consider red line 5K or a little over. Tops."
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