I thought this might be helpful to post this email I received with the answers.
Mr. McCarty,
you are to be highly commended on your lasting dedication to see this project through, congratulations. the castings look absolutely outstanding, and i'm sure your well thought out changes of them will be rewarding. Thanks!
my questions are in regards to application. will they be able to mount factory accessories/brackets and be used in a street capacity? basically, if it fits under a stock hood, runs on pump gas, and is durable with moderate maintenance , it's streetable.
* Yes absolutely. We have made several steps to actually make this head more streetable than the original head.
o You can run the stock dual plane intake.
o intake port reduced for better volumetric efficiency.
o reconfigured push rod area to improve carb signal without losing power.
o around 75 cc combustion chamber as cast, but we are going to offer a larger and smaller combustion chamber by milling and machining.
o standard Pontiac style stud mounted rockers
o Stock block bolt on application
o All accessory bolt hole locations (same as Edelbrock).
o Stock appearance (especially with a can of spray paint).
o Offering port match to stock intake flange.
o improved water jacket cooling
o stock exhaust flange location
o reverse water flow will be future offering
o stock piston valve relieves (depending on cam and swapping hole for RA-V valve order)
o 2 inch to 2 1/4 headers in the works
o streetable single plane intake for single 4 or dual 4
o Intake with centrifugal blower/turbo capability
i am extremely excited at the possibility of having a "Ram Air V" powered car that i can drive and enjoy. thank you, for bringing this high quality head to market and i wish you great success with your endeavors.
Matt
thanks Matt
Lynn McCarty
CMI Motorsports
[email protected]
317-839-8378