Thanks all for the great advice, maybe I'm better off than I realized. My 235 has full compression and last year the tranny went out and I had the gearbox upgraded while keeping the 3 on the tree. So It'll hit highway speed - just wanting more hp. Maybe there are cheaper and easier ways to do that. My biggest problem is that I don't know what I don't know so any and all suggestions are appreciated. I'll post some pics of my baby if I can figure it out.
Thanks again!