There is no way it went lean. it was at 10.8 remember...

I have been following this thread and I feel for u. Looks like u r headed in the right direction. I was wondering with so many problems and being in southern MO is there any reason you never went to Smith Power ?? Just asking out of curiosity not trying to start anything Again I wish you the best.

I know Smith Power and Tyson builds some wicked motors....but I have heard a few horror stories from that shop as well from a few guys that I run around with on TRL. Not saying anything bad about Smith...but when I "googled" YPM..I saw NOTHING bad about him or his shop. At this point in the game, and given all that we have been through.. we decided to go with a shop that we felt the most comfortable with...and that was YPM

UPDATE:
I just got off the phone with Eddie. We talked for almost an hr. I gave him the "green light" to move forward on the build. I will leave it up to Eddie to lay out the details on the build/parts/components. If he wants to share the specifics on build specs...then I hope he posts them.

As far as the laundry list of phucking train wreck issues that he ran into...I will ask Eddie to send me pics of what he found and I will decide what to post. However, I do hope that Eddie posts lots of pics on the NEW build.

Again, I appreciate everyone's interest in the build/thread. In addition, I really want to thank you all for the positive support throughout this entire process. I have enjoyed reading everyone's posts and I hope everyone following this has learned what NOT to do...and which engine builder NOT to use.
At this point I am still pulling back the reigns on how I would like to throw certain people under the bus. However, the further I get into this, and the more I find out...its a matter of time until I finally call certain people out....its getting to a point where I feel obligated to lay out the facts.

When I first posted this thread I had no idea that it would turn into one of the most widely viewed threads on OSO. I was so excited to brag to all the die hard Ftn. guys that we were the first offshore boat to be rigged by RF....and unfortunately it has come to this. As I have always said, they (RF) have done their part thus far...they just need an engine builder that knows WTF they are doing. I still have no doubt that once its all said and done..that the boat will be a screamer.

Eric

i have to say i'm quite impressed with the level of respect everyone has had, and resisted bashing all involved parties deserving or not until all the facts were straight and proven. must be hard keeping cool, good luck !

I bet the only thing youre gonna worry about next year is putting fuel in that thing every weekend. You're in good hands.

Jason you are next.

interested in this

and this

not the " throwing anybody under the bus" but how vast $$$$ are spent over and over without different results or what was overlooked and how these types of projects get derailed...

OR...and no offense to the big dreamers out there...keep it stock, keep it dry and indoors when not in use, keep engines sprayed with Corrosion X red, add marine Sta-Bil in the gas every time, and if run in salt water flush it for ten minutes per side, and you'll get to 400+ hrs. without a hitch.