that articale has been around for years.. during that article many people have built frankenstiens that is still running today.. that article stress so much on r/s and not the potential of an ls, crvtec.. personally i have heard very few people stroke a b16. any motor will not be reliable if it isnt built right.. but why rev a motor 12k? there are very few cams out there that makes power at 9k.. check out http://www.importreview.com they have allmotor vtec engines, not just frankenstiens making 200whp+ before 9k rpms.