Critique my First Engine Build

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Other suggestions now that I think about it:

Find a machine shop that can provide a good enough surface finish on the block and heads to allow you to use MLS head gaskets (Cometics or otherwise.) That pretty much takes care of all the worries about blowing a head gasket, but be warned, if the surfaces don't meet the manufacturer's spec you'll be chasing leaks. Hopefully the machine shop has a GOOD surfacing machine, the right cutters (I like a single point PCD setup), and knows their feedrates/spindle speeds.

If you're really serious, considering picking up a piston oil sprayer kit from CV products. The relatively cool oil showering the underside of the piston will keep piston temps down (even with coated domes) which will not only help durability but stave off detonation. This trick goes back years and years and years and nearly all boosted OEM applications utilize piston sprayers. The kit isn't that much money, and you're starting from scratch anyways, so I'd highly recommend the little bit of extra effort to install them.

Troy