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If I remember right, at the end it was a cam issue(?)
Yep. Finally figured out the cam started eating lobes after about 1100 miles when the car "mysteriously" lost about .3 and 3 MPH between a couple of track visits.
Long story short: engine builder ignored cam grinder's spring load recommendations and used his "favorite" SFT springs, which had about 30#s more open pressure than the cam grinder's max open spec. Broke in fine; broke down after about 1000 miles of excessive over-the-nose load.
No, he didn't cover the repairs on his dime. And, no, I don't have him do work for me any more.
I've sure enjoyed reading about your journey.
Probably more than I've enjoyed living it.
Whomever said "Life's about the journey, not the destination" wasn't on a journey with multi-year long delays that repeatedly pushed back getting to the destination.
