Great letter John. I think this should be a good learning experience for all of us. What I take away from it is that a good healthy engine will suit most of us for our cars. We don't need radical builds or super high compression to make our cars fast. Just a mildly built 'healthy engine'. Nothing complicated, nothing high tech. Just an engine that does what it's supposed to do, fire consistently on all 8. I'm hoping that your highly documented experience will 'rub off' on some that think that there needs to be something very different from a stock build to make a fast Bird. You have proven that if you follow 'the road well traveled' that you will get there with a wide smile. Thanks for sharing all of this and especially for being a 'Pathfinder' for all of us.