Very interesting his shop is still in Californa. The only person I ever had contact with on porting etc. was Jerry Branch at Flowmetrics. Both are tops in their field, I believe Jerry is still alive. ERC
Actually, the shop is in Tennessee.
The "Mondello's" that is in California is the result of a broken-up partnership with somebody that was selling parts under the Mondello name, and it didn't end well. Joe broke ties with that facility quite a while back, but they still unfortunately use the name.
After that, Joe and Mary moved to Tennessee and opened the Mondello Tech Center, which is now re-named Joe Mondello Racing Engines since Joe died. Mary is the owner now. They decided on Tennessee because the property values were a lot more attractive here than in California, and they could create a much larger facility for less money here.
And yes, of course Jerry Branch is also a legend in the business. If I hadn't hooked up with Joe, I would have gone to Jerry.