I have poked the G3 bear myself, and have walked away. Perhaps you guys have the resources to tackle the obstacles that scared me off.
You obviously know that the internals on these engines are questionable even at stock levels....solved.
Computer/cam/compatibility issues... you're working on it. The vvt/non-vvt cores, tone rings, ect drives hotrodders nuts.
The oiling issue...? I don't have any solutions yet, but some of the big boys seem to have figured it out. Every G3 that I've opened up had excessive wear(scored bearings, scorched valvetrain, ect). Could just be crap machining from the factory, but I can't finance experiments.
Valvetrain geometry... disaster! If you guys can figure out a way to build people's confidence in the valvetrain stability it would certainly help the real gearheads. Most people have never taken a G3 apart and looked at the assembled valvetrain. The cam has been raised so far for the pushrods to clear the chamber that they are almost horizontal. This creates some awful angles, and I'm convinced is at least a contributor to the "hemi tick".
Mopar finally gave us a bullet proof block and heads that breathe. They're are some serious issues that need resolving though for me. I personally am looking for LS attributes in a Mopar package. I want 600+ NA HP, reasonable streetability, and dead nuts 200k mile reliability in a package that I can personalize. I'm not your target customer though(although I would certainly consider a long block with the bugs worked out).
