Well.... for cost reasons I am considering stock pistons (if I can get away with standard bore) and stock rods with ARP fasteners (reconditioned rods) main studs, XP cam with stock rockers, a stock replacement chain and good quality bearings and rings.
Are there any little "tricks" to do to the shortblock for reliability and power? Windage tray, crank scraper, polish the stock rods etc.?
ZZP's shortblock is tempting, but with a new car payment, I'm gonna have to do this myself. Are there any good writeups on this?
I've built other engines before, but this is my first 3800 build, so I want to do it right, I don't want to say gee, I wish I would have done ______ while I had it apart.
