OK, guys and gals, here it is!

As many of you already know, Dan, aka "Performance Only", has been in the hospital for the past six weeks, suffering from an extremely bad case of pneumonia. It was so bad, one of his lungs collapsed, and has been breathing with the aid of a ventilator for weeks. It has been touch and go for quite a while, but Dan is a fighter, and the doctors say that his prognosis is improving with each passing day.

Many of you with big hearts who don't know Dan, and those who know him have asked how they can help our Mopar brother. Instead of just accepting donations, it was Dan's idea to give back, by leveraging his expertise as a master engine guru to build a 500"+ big block wedge engine for one lucky winner that helped him in his time of need.
Here is what the lucky winner will get:

One big block Mopar wedge *507” street/strip pump gas combination

Specs as follows:

Compression Ratio: 10.5:1
Stock RB block: Fully prepped, squared, decked, ARP studs, sonic checked, align honed
Camshaft: Hydraulic Roller, custom grind
Lifters: Morel Hydraulic roller
Pistons: Diamond forged
Piston rings: Total Seal CR series moly rings
Connecting Rods: Molnar Technologies
Crankshaft: Molnar Technologies or other TBA,forged
Cylinder Head: New aluminum, 84 cc chamber, with Isky valve springs
Rocker Arms: Hughes Engines, aluminum 1.5 ratio with steel Hughes hold down kit
Pushrods: Manton or Trend Performance
Bearings: Clevite rods and mains, Durabond cam bearings
Aluminum Intake manifold, TBA
Oil Pan: 7 qt performance style pan with pick up
Oil pump: Melling H series oil pump
Break in: Engine will be broken in, and has the option to be dynoed, or may be dynoed if we have a shop stepping up to do so.

* Due to the nature of this engine build, some minor adjustments may be made, such as , engine could end up at either 500”, up to 512”. The good will of the manufacters and shops helping with the parts supply , can or may dictate the final crank and engine size. Engine will be intake to pan, carb not included. Other options and changes may be made by discussing the final build with Dan Costello.

There have been many folks stepping up to help assist with this project, and should be appropriately noted:
Competition Wedge Engines, Marsh Performance, Molnar Technologies, Diamond Racing Pistons, Hughes Engines, Clevite bearings, Total Seal Piston Rings, FA Products of New York, Morel Lifters, as well as several others to be added and mentioned shortly. We will make a special post and follow up recognizing them individually. Without them, this raffle, and help for one of our Mopar brothers would be impossible.