Yeah I know exactly the thread you're talking about. The best reply on that thread is:

There's a difference between assembling a motor and building a motor.

Anybody can go get a Helms manual and assemble a motor. But builders generally know the ins and out and special "tricks" to doing it better than stock. Not just better than stock internals.

There's a big difference in assembling and actually building such as stretching the rod bolts, filing the rings, gapping the rings, and better torque specs for the type of motor you're building.

Generally builders have years of experience and many trial and error moments that no one knows about.

I respect and appreciate Peter b/c of the longevity of all his last race motors on his old hatch. Which only totalled 2(one stock) and one built. Both lasted full seasons of racing and way too many Fast Fridays, Import Showdowns, Import Face-offs, and TunerFest shootouts w/o a hiccup.

Now I'm not saying he didn't have other accessory problems such as axles, turbos, and the occasional main relay but the longblock held together like a champ.

Oh and I know many people are gonna say you really don't know what happens after hours or how many times he tore it down and found a problem-but my reply is I DO!! And many of his friends and family(Bee) also know that he didn't have any problems and wasn't doing overnight rebuilds so people wouldn't find out.