[Dangerous Doug]

I haven't decided on which builder to go with. I'm looking at T&L, KC, CHP, et cetera. I may buy this summer, or next Feb (I can only spend so much $ on Cobra stuff each six months w/o setting off the spousal financial alarm).

The one thing that I have decided is to not go with a custom builder, and this is primarily a cost issue, for me. Shops that are churning out the "same engines" get the benefits of an assembly line process, and in some cases (I think T&L is an example of this) use the assembly line to keep people employed and busy during off times. Custom shops don't have that benefit, and tend to be expensive. In some cases, some custom shops act like boutiques, and upcharge for the sheer pleasure of doing business with them, which was my experience of shopping locally. ($7.6k for a long block assembly, no dyno, no warranty... no deal!)

DD