All true and a sincere discussion. Thats what I like most about this site. I hope Sam comes back and lets us know what he plans to do with his truck. I'll try the shorter gap on my autolite 45's, The 428 CJ iron intake sounds interesting! I use a engine hoist to do these heavy intakes and rarely have leaks. I also pull the water pump and install that after all the heavy work is finished. All my ignition stuff is pertronix, its easy and I am lazy, and I hate change! I also use all Ford components except for the coil. IMHO!