Good man Josh,

Depending on my budget i may get the inlet and exhaust ports ceramic coated, along with the inside of the cross over pipe, the turbo manifold and the exhaust housing. Got to do some reading first to see how much of a difference it makes in reality otherwise i could just be pissing money at the thing for no point.

Good point on the availability of roller lifters for v8s too, from what i know you have to be fairly specific when choosing them though, as the rate they are able to pump at is quite crucial and dependant on cam profile. From what i have heard you can get into a situation (normally with lairly cam profiles) where the lifter cannot fill with fluid fast enough, meaning on the next cam rotation the lobe smashes a semi extended/filled lifter.... part of the reason high rpm engines with rude cams use solid lifters.

Cheers

Rob,