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I wouldn't install a girdle and I'd use a mechanical water pump for anything driven on the street. The Trick Flow intake manifold will make more power than the Torker II but is taller. If you have the room and you want the power then use the TF intake.

Biggest problem I see is compression ratio. You need to figure out what your compression ratio will be with those pistons since my guess is that you're not going to like the answer if this is a street engine.

The Sniper is a good choice but if you're going with the Sniper you'll need to sell the MSD stuff and use the money to buy the Holley Hyperspark distributor and matching ignition components.


Worked compression ratio out last night cant remember exact numbers but comes out at between 13 and 13.5:1

Intake hight is not an issue as I run the car with no bonnet on it. The engine is for street strip but car is currently not road legal and won't be for many years. So would you recommend a gridle and leccy water pump on a strio motor??

I was under the impression you could run MSD with sniper as long as you don't want to control timing for is this wrong??