P.S. No...he did not dance naked on the hood of my car thankusbetogod.
Oh, and I'm beyond the 10,000 mile mark with the Shelby motor built by Boghosian. Other than a POS roller pin letting go on the first solid roller cam (took out the cam, pushrod and lifter...no other problems despite a complete check and replacement of the
oil cooler out of extreme caution...all at 3,000 miles). I put the flat tappet in at about 4500 miles when the bronze gear issues continued with the new solid roller, so more than half of its life has been with the flat tappet, with no issues.
I have no qualms about the Shelby block, and I'd take it again over a museum piece.