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The last "real" motor I built was when I was working for Alan Johnson, (know who he is?) and I'm sure it would dyno in the 3k range.
KC, I never said you didn't build a good engine...I never said anything personal about you at all...my comments were about (call it what you want, put your mane here, your business name here, I don't care who you are) what looked to be some extremely good, in my opinion unrealistic, HP numbers from a motor that size, with that compression, a dual plane manifold, and a small four barrel. Your flow numbers don't impress me...they mean very little. (I addressed that issue already) I spent years looking down the tubes of the BEST heads money could buy, not some wannabe production casting. I worked with and learned from the guys who developed the technology you're using. You have NO IDEA my experience, but I'll tell you this, you'd be a better engine builder if you had been where I have been. 800 hp? BFD.

You know, it's funny. I've made my case, explained why I think what I think, where the doubts are, in fairly simple technical terms, black and white, and I was hoping that when KC finally signed in, ('cause I knew I'd get your attention) you'd tell me why I was wrong, and where I was wrong in an educated, intelligent manner. Instead, you don't address ONE SINGLE ISSUE I have brought up. (In fact, not one of you out there have.) I'm not going to fly out to your shop...what would that prove? I have wasted enough time already on this site. I just gotta laugh at you Cobra guys who think the world rotates around you and your Cobras!! It's incredible! No one out here in the big world really cares! The kit car industry sucks, big time! It's pathetic, and I don't miss it or the mentality, which has been so blatently displayed here.
You're the king of your little hill, KC. That's for sure, and I congratulate you. I know you work your ass off and have earned it. You have to know what you're doing, or you wouldn't be where you are. Sincere kudos for that!, but I've been being objective, and haven't attacked ANYONE here, personally, and for you to come out and insinuate that you're some kinda big time, and I'm a no one, and not have one good response to anything I've said except insult and sarcasm, well, that just pissed me off. You're a wannabe. Big time, pseudo successful, but there's a thousand like you out there. Why are you so defensive? What is it that you're hiding? Hmmm?

I know for a fact that there are explainations. I'm convinced that your dyno numbers are actual (still not convinced that they are legit, and for sure, I'm not the only one.) There has been quite some controversy over this, so it's not just someone's imagination. 650 isn't hard to get out of a motor. Do it with small blocks all the time. Get 800 from 'em. From a 482, easy. But I'm only going to say this one more time. Not with 10.5:1, a dual plane manifold, a small 4bbl, (900 cfm is small) and an 800 rpm idle. I don't buy it, I won't buy it, and there's not a whole lot that you're going to tell me, short of shipping me the parts, letting me assemble the motor, and doing my own dyno on it, that's going to convince me otherwise. But I really don't care!!!

And you weren't getting 100%ve on that motor (you should be getting OVER 100). And the ve/scfm numbers don't jive, and the hp/torque no's don't jive either.

I'm done here.