Motor is in, but...........

[byrnech]

It's running, it was the battery. Also the fuel pump ground by the battery was unplugged. The motor is grounded on the heads to the firewall, and also the ground on the intake is on. What is that ground to? I heard once but I forgot. The problem is that it is running like the biggest piece of crap in the world. It sounds sweet at idle, but it is a dog anywhere else. It's rev's like crap, and drives even worse. I keep changing the timing and fuel pressure but it doesn't run any better or worse really. It sounds kind of like a lawn mower at 2000 to 3000 rpm. It let's out hella smoke out the mufflers when I am driving, and there is a big white cloud of smoke that comes from the header on the drivers side but only at 3000 or above. I can't believe how horrible it is running. I have tried all kinds of different timing and fuel pressure settings but no real improvements. I am about to take it to a shop and just say fix it, I don't care how just fix it. I am going to re-check my grounds today.