427 SOHC kits for $11,000!!!

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Great Asp,

I put money down in 12/07. I received my kit on 8/28/08. I bought the kit from Paul. I put out 14,500 for the kit and the block. I run my own heavy truck repair and have been the business for 25 years. I have built my share of gas and diesel engines over the years. That means I'm not stupid when it comes to this stuff. The stuff I got I would never sale to a customer. You will have to forgive me if I sound like I'm being smart, but I'm getting very pissed just thinking about this whole mess. Yes, you can make anything work if you throw enough money at it, but I paid way to much money for this stuff to have spend a ton more. One head has two guides and the roof of two exhaust ports leaking. The other head has two guides leaking. I have not checked to see if the cams will turn in the cam bores. If I send them back and get two more I could get the same thing back. From what I have heard of his track record that could take months or longer. I had my machine shop check the front cover on a flat table and the told me they do not have enough feeler gauges to tell me how warped it is. Dove told me to tighten it down it will flatten out. W.T.F? I will build my own engine. I can get the information on how to build it to live from Bill Coon, Jim Green, Jay Brown. Just to name a few. It is not rocket science. Jay Brown posts a lot of information on the Fe forum. as a matter of fact Jay had on of the heads leak. Do a search on the Fe forum.
All I can say is that I got suckered. I had no Idea that somebody could send out such garbage and then tell me I'm the one that is nuts. After I bought this thing and have been talking to people. I have found that there are a lot of leaking and miss machined parts of doves laying around out there. At least he is consistent.
As far as promoting another product. I'm not. I'm telling you what I have seen with my own eyes.I paid good money for this stuff and now I'm stuck with it. If you have that kind of money to throw around with out looking at all the alternatives then be my guest.

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