Engines: Buy or Build
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c'mon guys, I saw that hoffman1d was interested in some heads on here yesterday, now if that is Dean Hoffman and he builds his own engines I wouldn't spend 90% of my budget on a $15K engine from a big name builder. I understand about reliability with the big names but I'd take a lot more pride in winning or doing well with an engine I built myself. I'm just wondering if I can run with a 720HP Hovis on D40's with an engine I built myself. I'm pretty sure I can build 600+ HP for a lot less than $10K.
I'm moving to the area from Alaska in June. I've got about a 10K budget for a car and I dont want to deal with the grey areas in the sportsman rules. I ran a pro-stock in Iowa/Wisconsin in the early 00's and ran into the same grey areas, some guys ran a stock 4link, some ran a home-made three link, then all of the sudden people showed up stock clipped late models. I even built 434 that pulled 506hp with a two-barrel rochester, it was getting way out of control. I swore off any class like that so it'll be mods or lates for me, even if it means building up slow and not being a front runner right away. (I still have the drivetrain out of that car)
Nick
c'mon guys, I saw that hoffman1d was interested in some heads on here yesterday, now if that is Dean Hoffman and he builds his own engines I wouldn't spend 90% of my budget on a $15K engine from a big name builder. I understand about reliability with the big names but I'd take a lot more pride in winning or doing well with an engine I built myself. I'm just wondering if I can run with a 720HP Hovis on D40's with an engine I built myself. I'm pretty sure I can build 600+ HP for a lot less than $10K.I'm moving to the area from Alaska in June. I've got about a 10K budget for a car and I dont want to deal with the grey areas in the sportsman rules. I ran a pro-stock in Iowa/Wisconsin in the early 00's and ran into the same grey areas, some guys ran a stock 4link, some ran a home-made three link, then all of the sudden people showed up stock clipped late models. I even built 434 that pulled 506hp with a two-barrel rochester, it was getting way out of control. I swore off any class like that so it'll be mods or lates for me, even if it means building up slow and not being a front runner right away. (I still have the drivetrain out of that car)
Nick
