I did a good bit of reading and looking at dyno sheets, and decided to fork out the extra 70 bucks and get an RPM Air Gap manifold instead of the Performer RPM I had. All the dyno tests I saw are showing a pretty significant increase in power at the same rpm range, I think it's because the air going in is cooler on the air gap. Less contact with the engine (the gap under the carb) means less heat, less heat is guuuuud
I almost got it in black and changed the color scheme completely but I am goin for polished, or satin painted to match the block. That's a whole other project I'm going to tackle soon