Glenn: I went back and read your previous thread, and you are right, some of the responses were that you should forget about the ram. But some were also saying they had used them and they were ok.

First of all, NO, it won't start, idle and run like a new Cadillac. However, that is not what we are trying to build anyway. Our cars are rude. crude, and sometimes uncomfortable, but we like the way they sound, smell, and run like stink. So we put up with a few hiccups like lumpy cams, overcarbed manifolds, and noisy exhaust.

My '27 roadster is running 2 x 600 cfm edelbrocks, and is certainly overcarbed, but I wouldn't trade it for a better running single carb if you paid me. I am also building a 30 over 460 Ford for my next bucket, and it will run a tunnel ram, roller rockers, and a cam that should only be on a fuel dragster. Will it idle rough, and stall at red lights unless I bump it into neutral? Probably, but that is the price I am willing to pay for a rod that will scare the bejesus out of me when I kick it. Let's see a nice smooth Caddy do that.

Put the ram on it. Hell, you only live once. Plus multiple carbs set a car apart from the pack.