Do a search for Mike Noun and his '69 Firebird. Mike did a LOT of cool stealthy things to his car/motor. Fake casting numbers, fake engine decals, M&H Racemasters with a "redline" on them,.... Mike had a lot of fun, and MuscleCar Review did a nice write up on it about a decade ago.
On one set of Edelbrocks, I filed the ends to smooth out the edges from the embossed "Edelbrock" insignia, then filled in the grooves with either JB Weld or Bondo (too long ago, I don't remember which). Then, I "dressed" the area with an 8" sanding disc chucked into my drill, which made circular swirls and made the other work even less obvious.
I also carefully welded studs to the head of the ARP head bolts, so that I could install the factory heat shields, which hid the headers rather well.
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'73 T/A (sold). Low budget stock headed 8.3:1 455, 222/242 116lsa .443/.435 cam. FAST Sportsman EFI, 317rwhp/385rwtq on 87 octane. 13.12 @103.2, 1.91 60'.
'67 Firebird [sold], ; 11.27 @ 119.61, 7.167 @ 96.07, with UD 280/280 (108LSA/ 109 ICL)solid cam. [1.537, 7.233 @93.61, 11.46 @ 115.4 w/ old UD 288/296 108 hydraulic cam] Feb '05 HPP, home-ported "16" D-ports, dished pistons (pump gas only), 3.42 gears, 275/60 DR's, 750DP, T2, full exhaust
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