[Mike Simard]

It's alive! I just drove the new motor for the first time, it feels great! There's a huge amount of torque available just babying it in break-in mode. It's very hard to resist putting my foot in it. One pleasant surprise has been the feel of the steering after going to an aluminum block, it's actually noticably lighter. The BG carb seems to work pretty well right out of the box. My wife says the car is louder and there's now no way I can leave the house early morning. She also says the exhaust sounds like bombs or fireworks which I take as a great compliment. Well, back to the road testing!