Thanks for the reply Paul, I need to get busy and get this motor ready to install, my wife thinks that I am going to tinker with it all summer and not get it in the water ( a direct quote from her would be * Just put that thing in there by that other thing and lets go*) haha. Paul, would you use the stock intake in place of the Weiand or just go ahead and use the Weiand . I could use the stock intake and the stock carb, I just thought that I might get a little more out of it allowing me to get it up on plane a little quicker and with more ease, with the old motor it was a fair load getting up on plane at about 4K. I would like to maybe be able to bring the RPM's up to around 46-48 get up on plane then back off and just cruise at a lower RPM . I'm open for any and all input and advice, thanks again, Rick