10's on $5,000 ?

Guaranteed he wouldn't be swapping converters or considering transmission issues. PRH has way more experiance with engine building, dyno testing, and track feedback than most of us. I took advise and cues from his posts on Moparts eighteen years ago and went 8.77 at 3055 lbs with my 440-1 528.
Let's get this straight: I'm not challenging PRH's experience's or expertise. He has way more than I do, because I'm a back yard hobbyist. All I said and I'll say it again, I'm not taking my engine to a dyno. Period. Nothing against dyno's, if my friend had one across the street I'd be glad to dyno it, but I don't. My dyno is the ET slip is what I said. Same as any engine on the dyno, you make changes and go view the results. Exactly what I do at the track.