I'll make you proud Vbb199! All the drivetrain is excellent, tough, and will withstand the power output. If you live in WA, ORE, ID, and know of a good machine shop, shoot me a line, as I am very fussy when it comes to machine work, and need to finish the block. When I pull the motor apart, if the crank is bad, (I think not!) I will stroke it, hence the reason I am waiting for pistons. This will give me the things I want:,Cruse control, good cold weather starts, better fuel economy, more power, (always need more), and a computer controlled 4l80e that I will build myself (for the knowledge), and using a few strategic parts in the trans, I am shooting for 1000 RWH reliability. No I do not need 1000 hp! The steps as follows, Chassis paint, Hydra boost with back disks, maybe upgrade the front, (do not like the brakes). even though they are rebuilt last year), Finish motor and trans proper, install motor and etc., and lastly body work, I will do most of that myself. Having said that, I hope we have a long winter, as this is a lot of time and effort associated with this. As it stands, the new motor will have more power, and maybe more torque, better fuel economy, and cruse at 70mph at around 2287 rpm. I arrived at that by multiplying my 70mph rpm by .75, which is the od underdrive.