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I decided on the streetmaster intake based on all of Jay Browns testing and a few other reviews I have read. I also talked to Jay Brown and he thought the Victor would be much too large for what I am trying to do. If I was running a 428 crank it would be different. I was also worried about hood clearance on my farilane with the Victor.

The one think I don't know is how performance results from a dry intake compare to that of a wet intake. I know edelbrock recommends a 1" space for the Carb, but is this really necessary for a dry intake with a Throttle body?

The 36# injector choice was based on a conversation I had with FAST. They told me that these were more than adequated for my application. I must say I was originally going to run 42# ones until they told me that was much larger than I needed.

From other research I am going to run Keith Black Forged Pistons with SCAT H-Beams. WIthout Decking I should be running Around ~10.3:1. My goal is to run this on pump gas and hope that is a reality with the proper porting, cam and EFI.

Yes this is going to be used on my 67 Fairlane 500.

Can I get by with a hyd roller cam, or must I go with a solid roller for this power range? Block is already setup for hyd.

Hopefully with Barry's help and porting expertise I can make this beast a reality.

Thanks for all the input. If I forgot anything please let me know.

Josh

As far as the exhaust crossover, I asked a stupid question. If I would have look at my heads, I would have realized that the Edelbrock heads don't have a port for the exhaust crossover. Problem solved, question answered.

Thanks for the advice.