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Message: [QUOTE="DocBar, post: 656044, member: 433"] IMHO, you can't overstate the importance of cleanliness and having a [I]good[/I] machine shop. I've seen a good machine shop eat the cost of a $15K build due to lack of checking the release rate of valve springs resulting in valve to head contact. I've also seen lack of clean mating surfaces kill motors of equal value. This is one of the main reasons I'm an advocate of buying a built motor. Shops like Swamps and DI know the little tricks and take the extra steps to ensure a build will stay together. These are things the average DIY'er doesn't know. If you're going to invest $10K in bolt on parts, why would you skimp on the things that keep a motor together? That's like buying a $5k rifle and throwing a $50 scope on it. Just plain stupid. [/QUOTE]

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