I guess I didn't mention that I actually saw the car. It's a really slick install. And of course, did I bring a camera? NOOOO!
He's had cutouts in the sides of the hood, so I looked inside them and simply didn't know what I was looking at. At first I though it might have been a Mitsubishi V-6. John obliged my curiosity and opened the bonnet and started explaining it to me and about 12 other onlookers. The engine is a piece of art.