Hey Reginald, have you pulled your motor since you had it welded ? The reason I ask is that the one we had welded cracked almost immediately once put back in service. I'm postive that the guy who did the weld was knowledgeable and does this for a living so I almost postive it was to no fault to him. Not trying to scare you, but the next time you pull that sucker, take a close look and see if it came back on you. Like you said, it's your ass in the seat and it wouldn't be fun to start leaking coolant out the back of the block at 130 + mph.