from talking to him on the phone and through e-mails he doesnot seem like a swindler.
Another quote:
"[******] presents himself well, projecting an image of the consummate Texas good ol’ boy whose reassuring conversational style and howyewdoin’ demeanor put customers at ease. People believe they will get what he says he’ll give them. But not all people do."
--Autoweek
And another:
"Most of the complaints come from outside Texas. [******], some said, tends to take better care of local customers. 'If you were out of state, man you were fair game,' said Kyle Kent, a former employee at [******] Motorsports. When an out-of-state car came in it was sometimes parted out, with the wheels, tires and whatever else looked good going to other cars waiting to be finished or sold outright, according to Kent and others inside [******] Motorsports."
--Autoweek
And another:
"Another common practice was putting stock parts on what was supposed to be an upgraded car. 'One customer spent $130,000 to $140,000 and that guy thought he had purchased a Venom 650R package which he thought came with the stroker motor,' Kent said. 'John told him he was getting a stroker. He was just getting heads and cams.'"
--Autoweek
I understand this isn't the information you're asking for, but we just can't help ourselves. Heffner, who is in your back yard, does great work, is honorable (and you don't have to assume he has changed to reach that conclusion), and is very reasonably priced. Furthermore, if something breaks in that future stroker or yours or needs tweaking down the road (which I assume is pretty likely), having Jason right down the street is mighty convenient when it comes to getting your car in for some additional work.
As for the question you did ask, I would have the same concern that you do about stroking an engine that much. I suspect Henn knows what he's doing, but you may want to consider calling some other tuners and asking their opinion about such a modification. Tell them that John Henn is proposing it (which should add credibility to the idea) and then ask them if they think it would result in a reliable engine. Good luck and I hope you get your stoker either from John or somebody else.
