[OhBuoy]

Before purchasing an engine from Indy Mustang, I would seek the input from other forum members. I ordered an engine from Indy Mustang, and after doing so, suddenly started hearing some things that scared me. I received my engine roughly 2 weeks later than promised, which was two weeks after I sent my final payment. I was told the engine would ship as soon as my final payment was made. I heard all of the same reasons for not shipping that other people with horror stories reported to me. I kept on top of Jim, and received my engine. The engine looks nice, although there was a bolt on the bellhousing that was in by one thread. I also had sent about $1000 in parts to Jim, and did not receive some of the manuals and small parts back. When I asked him about it, at first he said they were in the box with the engine, and then later said that he had them. It took about three weeks to get this stuff sent to me via UPS. I still think that I am missing some small items.

I have yet to fire up the engine. I am hoping that it runs as good as Jim says it will. At this point, I am cautiosly optimistic. I have heard some good things, and I have heard some bad things.

The cost of the engine definately seems attractive up front. However, take all of the small things like hoses, spark plugs, wires, etc into account and compare against other crate motor builders like CHP, Southern and one of the other engine builders in Indy, and I think the price will come out close.

Like I said, seek input from other forum members here and on the other boards first. My experience has not been all that bad yet.