The car was just recently completed. The intake is form Clifford. It is extremely well made and very heavy duty. I dont think it will have any issues with cracking. Once a carb is mounted it barley fits under the hood. I had to notch the hood brace and use a short air cleaner, to get it to fit. Clifford also has several different cams available. My cam is the 268 grind with 447 lift. Its pretty aggressive for a street car, but this cam with 10:1 compression, dual exhaust, headers and the long stroke of a 225, it creates a great sound.