[Rickd]

Doug, another comment on the Felpro gaskets. Don Gould the Demon carb maestro in Oregon, recommended that I go with a higher quality gasket that has the advantage of being a lot thinner than the standar Felpro and will not get blown out. They are used by many real high power motors, and are about 20 thousandths thinner than the felpro. For me this is an advantage as it will help me pick up a little compression. Aluminum heads burn cooler and you can normally run a point higher compression than the same motor with iron heads. The 20 thousandths is equivalent to milling the heads to decrease the size of the combustion chamber. Something else to file away in your mind as a variable that can be addressed. If you're going with an ERA (an outstanding car I might add .. congratulations), you might consider a motor built by Joe Lapine, pretty close to ERA. Rick