domestic guy looking into making the switch

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Originally Posted by Rich@SR

I'm a former Mustang guy, I've had a '95 and '98 Cobra. It's a completely different feel but definitely a blast to drive. And awesome to work on, you just have to get in there and tear down/build once and you'll have the hang of it. Good luck with it.

Depends on how high you're going with power, rev's and how long you want the engine to last. We've built n/a race engines with parts pulled from other blown engines and made 185+rwhp. Then again everytime I break something, I learn a few tricks, or try a few different things to make the next engine better than the last. Building an n/a engine that you don't care about it lasting vs building a 500+rwhp turbo monster that will last years are two entirely different things.

Not to mention, we have a few housing here that customers ported who had previously built their own engines and they are beyond laughable... hell, we have a b-port renni here from someone who fancies himself bdc and even that porting was goof for about 20 minutes of 5 guys pointing and laughing. Then to add insult to injury, his "machining" (drill press and a 3/4" drill bit I'd imagine) ruined the plates, as if his porting didn't already, and just to seal the deal, his instructions for engine assembly in a full b-port were, "I don't know which way the assist piece should go, towards the primary or the secondary, try both and see which works"

People who have built full bridges know why neither will work

So saying you can build one and get the hang of it is a little bit of a stretch.