I think my shop had the same idea going into to this. With the 500cfm carb and keeping the exhaust to 2 1/4" which is what the outlets on the manifolds are, it runs great. The ram air was a last minute addition which we all thought would help it. Originally we were going to put the OEM dual snorkel back on, but the fit wasn't great. I have to say they did a great job and it runs as good as it looks. Plus you can now actually see the engine! The trans shop built the trans to match the engine and gears (I have the nice post rear in my car) rather than going for the stage 1 stage 2 that other builders do. All in all I don't think it could have come out any better.