Man I've been reading my ass off trying to figure out the best route for building a dual purpose motor. I love driving my truck but I also love sled pulling and next march our track re-opens so that means racing also. When I buy or build something for my truck I need to do it right the first time cause I don't own an oil company nor am I an heir to Steve jobs. I have a 6 figure job but there is no way possible I can cut a check for 20-30k to a shop for a fully built motor. So I want suggestions or real world input from guys that have built a motor on a per se budget. Stingpullers thread really got me thinking about hard parts that might not b needed, or little things like the pin oiler in the rods. My goal is to build a shortblock I can bolt my heads to and not worry about breaking stuff or have to tear my motor down every year. So hopefully all the newer guys like myself can make smart choices on our setups. Thanks for any info