It his car and his money! We're not the government and telling him how to spend it! It's not my style but why critize someone elses taste. If he likes the hell with everyone else!
But, that looks like poor weld penetration, not over powering the parts.
Have no doubt summit will make it right!
I was thinking the same thing. Bad weld!!
'08 GTI's came factory with Turbo, 200 bhp- So exhaust, tune, and other odds and ends will put it close to that! I got rid of one two months ago. Bought and explorer(new Baby) no room.
Check out this site- rabbitownersclub.com There are some sick rides on it. It will open your eyes!!!
I remember there being three 351's back in the day- the cleveland, the windsor and the modified. I had a '73 ranchero with a 351 cleveland. Someone before my ownership did some work to it and let me tell ya, That thing would haul a$$!!