Just a note... I don't know what you ran but lets say it was a 17 flat..... If you got a full second from the intake and carb swap (you won't) would a 16 flat really make you happy? If not don't waste the cash.
Probably not... good point! Guess I just had a little wounded pride, mind starts racing, gotta fix it NOW. Thanks for bringing me back down to earth. But hey, that's the beauty of this place, I get to bounce my emotionally charged up ideas off other members which clearly helps to keep me in check. BTW, car runs pretty good, cruises pretty easily. Gets up and goes from a 40-50mph roll but not going to beating anyone light to light anytime soon.
Like Dartman says, I'll probably just save my green for the real deal.
I don't have all the stuff laying around anyway. I do actually have some parts to make a 318 run pretty good, but not the manifold or a small enough carb. I'll end up needing throttle cables and brackets too and on and on.
It's funny how this all works. I start thinking I need a a manifold and carb, which turns into rear gears which turns into bigger tires which... you get the point.