Hope they fix it but if not...

[Gerry A.]

I did a compression check on all cylinders prior to this incident and they were all equal and right on the button 175 psi. I was told though that a std. compression check at slow cranking speed won't reveal blowby and I didn't spray any oil into the cylinders to basically put them under "load" and recheck the pressure. I should have but forgot that aspect of the test. I saw 6.5k and you are correct the engine could very easily have gone higher but in my opinion and others as well it should have held higher RPM longer than it did. When I said blink of an eye I wasn't exagerrating. Whatever RPM it did reach it locked in litterally a split second. I took it back to Brian immediately and he is looking into it. He said that no one is harder on the cars than he is in fact he refered to himself as the ultimate crash dummy LOL. He also agrees that it should have held RPM longer but when we saw the clutch that is most likely the souce of the lock-up and not the engine itself but the backfiring problem is in the engine.. we pulled it and sent it back to the builder but my worry is this no one is standing over his shoulder to make sure he checks and replaces the needed parts. I would like some insight so that I can put pressure in the right direction to get the problem resolved. I want to enjoy the car not take it to Granby every week to have it worked on, that's my point in posting this..and don't take this wrong I greatly appreciate every bit of information all of you provide.
BTW: the rear end ratio is 3.0 so unlike most of the other cobras out there with 4. something gears I don't turn quite as high but I like it coupled with the 3550 in 5th cause I don't have to stop for gas every hundred miles..LOL.