[Jim Kaekel]

[QUOTE=Dwight Southerland;493003]If you can change your mindset to be satisfied with "competitive" not "ET killer", that is the first step to having the inspiration to do your own engine work. After a few serious builds and intense striving for information and skill, it is amazing how much you understand. You then have a reference base of knowledge that helps you to glean more information from everything you read, even advertisements.

That is outstanding advice for anyone that doesn't have a "bottomless pit for a budget".