Sorry, miss read the small block part.

I like the previous cheap 2x4 idea to test air situation. Learned about the air at the race track. We simply sealed the scoop to carb and improved times by more than the previous thousands spent in upgrades. I will have foam seals between scoops and carbs. If you think about it. You are sucking hot engine room air into motors.

I got my scoops from Teague today (ironically).

Lightning Headers
 

Here is a pic of the new headers. They look great. It isn't clear to me what finishes the tails where the go through the transom....

https://sites.google.com/site/mitche...=238&width=320

Looks nice! This is how my stainless marine's were finished. The tails went through the hull and it had a rubber gasket and polished trim ring.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...a/IMG_0121.jpg

Trim rings
 

I think this is what I need but the tails are 6" and I haven't seen any. May have to fab them.

Anybody put trannies. In. This. Hull? Kinda. Nice. It does. 70. Stock. With About. 100hp loss. Without. Headers. On. Forged. 454. Mags.
Or would it. Run. Right. If. I. Attempted. To. Drill. The. Stringers. Smoke

Good looking. Hull. Really. Still
Open. Up the. Heads. And. Cams. So. A. 454. Can. Breath

Kinda. Nice. To. Keep. The. Hp down. Which. Keeps. Fuel. Down

I picked up a 30' velocity this fall, only got it out twice befor my ramp was out of water. It's got mildly built 502's, spinning 28 4 blades, 5500 Rpms and best run was 83.1. It's a handful to drive, pretty scared of it... I don't like the R's so high, I'm gonna try 30's in spring and hope to be down by the 5000-5100 range, and Maby pick up a mph or 2... That and the engines were built from scratch with worked carbs, previous owner pulled those and put on regular holleys with chokes because he said they were too cold blooded... Gonna try those and the 30's and hope for a few more mph and less R's..

I'm running 84 w/28s at 5300 80 at about 5k

thats sweet!!! these are great boats! i was specifically shopping for a 30 last year,( 2nd choice was a 95-newer 280, but the ones i liked were outa my price range) im getting anxious to get mine back out!