Thanks for that ... I plan on port matching the performer intake to the oval ports on the 1966 heads. I cant believe that the "performance" manifold has ports that are that much smaller than the heads. Either way, I lose about 30 ish lbs from the cast iron intake. I think the shorty headers have
1-7/8 tubes. I am still trying to educate myself on the sniper F I but most of all, this is a tuff machine and it has to sound like one. My choosing the hydraulic roller was basically "insurance", as I have read ALOT about garbage steel from you know where finding its way into our cams and lifters...
Rollers (high quality) have a higher probability of making it through the break in process... and as long as we're going roller, lets get the right lopey sound ... still haven't found the right pistons yet ...
1-7/8 tubes. I am still trying to educate myself on the sniper F I but most of all, this is a tuff machine and it has to sound like one. My choosing the hydraulic roller was basically "insurance", as I have read ALOT about garbage steel from you know where finding its way into our cams and lifters...
Rollers (high quality) have a higher probability of making it through the break in process... and as long as we're going roller, lets get the right lopey sound ... still haven't found the right pistons yet ...