Cuda and its new 360

Moper,
As for what you said that you do this for a hobby and mainly build street engines, I can understand where your comming from, as there's a guy here that does the same engines that you do with basically the same results. He too has all the good parts ARP, Edelbrock,4340 cranks and rods and all the rest and the results are very similar. The parts that I use may be old tech. but they still work very well when used properly and for the price of the "new" tech. and the minor gains that they produce verses the cost doesn't seem to gratifying. When you spend $300.00-$400.00 and pick up .3-.4 tenths in ET in the 1/8 mi. then the cost would be justified, weather it's in a street car or race car, and a street car should be easier to do than a race car.
As far as the engines lasting and being durable, I guess this is what you base your parts on, verses the stock compoents, I haven't had any problems as I have used my own engines in daily drivers for 80,000 - 100,000 miles then put them in race cars and used them there without touching them for a few years before having to go back through them.
As for being in direct competition with you, I've never looked at it this way, sorry that you do. You have your clients and I have mine. I just don't think that everone needs or wants a stroker with large valves and aluminum heads with a $4000.00 - $6000.00 price tag for the street.
I guess IMO I would be very dissapointed if I spent this kind of money and could only run in the 11's or 12's but this is just my opinion. I know everone has one.
If you have 10 racers together you will have 10 different opinions on what works.
As far as judgeing you I don't,........ this is for someone else to do as I won't judge anyone, now I do have my own opinion, but then everone has this right, I know sometimes I should keep them to myself. I guess it bothers me to see people spending $$$$$$$ needlessly on parts that will show no gain or a very small gain for there application and everyday use.
As for the impression that I know everything, I'll be the first to admit that I don't and I learn everyday IMO I'll stop learning when I get planted. Sorry If I came off this way.
Heres a quote that has stuck in my head for 30 yrs. +,

"If it wasn't for old school you couldn't have a new school, I don't look at it this way, as I see it old school is school that has matured"

If it wasn't for teachers and inventor's (old school) we would still be riding horses.

Have a happy Memorial Day.