thanks for the replies,
my research continues, i've read and heard positive things about the magnum line and am close to pulling out the credit card. it was , up till now my sources lead me to believe that it was a semi serious contender and maybe due to their shop carrying saito specifically, who knows. this site has taken me leap years forward in a very short time and i enjoy having outside current info and tech data and not just my local authorities inputs.
will get into that hobbypeople website mentioned above asap and learn what i can. and i agree, if we all can have a solid engine at a great savings then more power to us all. at my stage in the game, this will be an entry level mod, i'm sure i'll have more questions.

thanks again..