Guys, I am sorry to hear about all of this. I HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE....why does the mechanic career path automatically demand a pre-requisite of being a poor businessman???? I am so tempted to have a career change and do this stuff full time! Now that would be fun!
I have said this before, I have a VERY reputable engine builder in Riviera Beach, FL that can build anything (Mike from Total Engine Concepts "TEC"). He has built radial aircraft engines (awesome), little ricer engines, motorcycles, lots of Porsche engines, 12 cyl. Ferrari engines (wild looking), HUGE GM guy, etc. and of course he has done 2 new and 2 rebuilds for me. I cannot say enough about this guy. If you buy a motor from him and do your first event in Florida he will come to the track for free and make sure its setup and tuned correctly. He is a Trans-AM road racer from the '80's and REALLY knows his stuff.
He builds all the engines for Mosler cars.
He is honest and on top of his business. His prices are top notch. It sounds too good to be true! I have used 4 other engines in the GTS and nobody compares to TEC