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At some point you need to own all of the aspects to this hobby, or commit a bunch more money to it. It is a bit of a hands on hobby. Spending $10,000 on the motor is just the beginning.

You should start educating yourself on ignitions, carburetors, cam shafts and tuning and start doing things yourself if you want any hope for success. Otherwise there will always be a little something not right, a thousand opinions on what is wrong, and regular trips to the mechanic. And if your not paying him, he'll be done with you pretty quick.

People here will help you all day long, but at some point you need to flip wrenches and get dirty.

Just some advice.

I am most definitely paying the mechanic. I do get a little dirty. I change oil, pulled diff cover and replace gear oil and gasket, replace water pump, radiator, thermostat, brake jobs, pulled a K frame out of a car, and alot of other stuff. Problem is I work alot, have a small single car garage, and limited tools because only so much will fit in garage along with a car. I subscribe to the two big Mopar mags and try and learn what I can. I don't have a vacuum gauge. I do have a timing light. I just find I don't have enough time and want things done right. So I try and learn, but have realized the hard way that some things are better left to the expert. If I had a big garage and a little more time, I'd be in heaven. I loved Mopars all my life and never owned anything but. My opinion is you don't have to know everything, but you have to know the right people to ask. So when I am overmatched, I come here. When I am retired, assuming I will ever be able to, it will be a different story.

Facts are stubborn things.