So, Stan The Man from Stanistan, you have been around the barn w/ these AC engines more than most. You change engines like I change socks. well OK then. I have a 2332 engine, and think it is pretty swell. I love torque too. It works at 2500, and is happier still above 3000. OK with me. So here is what it is, according to printed material supplied by the builder:
84x94, CB pent-roof case, full flowed, shuffle pinned, cut for 84 crank, filled behind #3
Scat 84 crank 8 dowel forged nitrided chevy bearings
chevy H beam rods arp 8740 bolts; CB billet cut straight gears; Scat lifters; Engle 110 cam, clearanced for crank; german bearing kit; Scat chromoly flywheel lightened, 8 dowel, chromaly gland nut and head studs; Mahle 94 pistons; CB 044 heads 40x35.5 single spring; Manton pushrods, Scat 1.1 pro-rocker assy.
Scat welded and balanced fan; 2 x Weber 44IDF, Sidewinder ex; Kennedy 1500 ilb pressure plate and spring disc; blueprinted.
So the deal is: I understand about 50 or 60% of this. At least from a basic "what is that" PoV. What I do not understand is why this or that might have been chosen, how ths or that might have been chosen differently, and what one gets/gives up by doing this vs. that. This seems to be where you are with all of this -- you understand what going one way will do, and why it might be good or bad. Given the specs for my motor as stated, what would be your off the rails and around the bend analysis of choices made here?? Just curious.