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Retain the stock hood - oh yes, I know that dilemma! I have a BB 454, but I plan to keep the stock manifold to retain hood clearance. I will spec out a high-lift, short duration cam (like a Lunati Voodoo 256) when I rebuild this summer.
355, 10:1 compression, Edelbrock RPM heads, Crane HR276 hyd roller, Performer 2101 intake, recurved HEI, Lars tuned Q-jet. Still using the stock cowl induction.
Cruise at 2000 rpm in 5th, pulls hard to about 5500 rpm.
Only real mismatch is that the primaries on the Hooker sidepipes are too big but the pipes do sound good.