new to the engine building community

[wildcatjason]

Usually not needed for street or stret/strip motor unless it's been overheated and warped the decks, or you expecting alot out of a motor. It's not as critical if your using composition head gaskets that make deck imperfections forgiveable to a certain degree, but if you're running thin metal thim shim head gaskets you damn sure better have it decked but have as little as possible taken off on both the deck and the heads. That is usally done on high compression or high pressure full race motors running a biggo giggly juice unit or lots of Turbo boost.

I have always built everything for street use cause I'm to broke to build a real racer. Hell anything over 400 hp and carbureted is just to impractical for me.