Wow, I hope this ends well. I hope these are big blowet motors cause I'm trying to add this $$$ up for NA and it's hard to comprehend unless you're starting from scratch.

Yes Mike, it is Bill at Ateco who is building my engine. It is a whipple 3.3 supercharged 540 with Dart aluminum heads. And yes Rookie this is a from scratch build. I supplied the blower & all accessories, Bill is supplying all new parts for the long block. The only thing different on this build is that Bill is designing a serpentine belt drive because we both feel that 3G for the set ups in the aftermarket are highway robbery. The engine is built and I have confidence that it will run & make the power we are going after. It is just taking forever to get the finish work completed. Don't get me wrong I am not trying to start any crap otherwise I would have started my own ***** thread but maybe a friendly nudge will help get the dust off of my build. I won't go into our conversations unless it becomes needed but I will say there is no screaming & yelling.

I had the same Whipple build done by bill at ateco. 850 hp. i supplied blower, heads n fuel pump. it took awhile - I don't think he deals with the Whipple stuff much. by the time it was over I could have bought one of his turn key BDS blower motors and been a whipple blower and heads richer... same or more HP.

been 3 years ago. I've never fired the motor but I'm doing the finishing touches. I have 100% confidence in his work... his shop has nice equipment and he seems very knowledgeable... by the time I got my engine back I had bought another boat and ive lost interest completely - soon as I get it lined out there will be a 26 scarab with fresh ateco power for sale.

will update.

If I didn't already have the blower set up I might have done just that. I already tried letting a local shop build me an engine & that was a real clusterf@#k. Had I tried to run it I would have ended up shoveling the engine out of the bilge in pieces. I met Bill @ LOTO a few years ago & after talking with him at length about the build let him go at it. I guess I'm just chomping at the bit wanting to hear some blower whine. I would much rather wait a little longer and have an engine that is trouble free than have one rushed and going boom!!

I've dealt with Bill as agreed delivered crated big block he does answer the phone which is a mans way of doing business!

Your money must be greener than mine.

Did you ever get your motor?

Nope, no word from Bill or Ateco!! The last 4 or 5 times I talked to him it was to be dyno'd next week. That was 5 months ago!!!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]533726[/ATTACH] The last picture I got of "my" engine 5 or 6 months ago

That SUCKS! Is Ateco on this site?