Obviously I don't have a "Real" 1969 Trans Am vert,, And this will probly be as close as I'll ever get to owning one.. ( by the way I forgot to mention that I have a real nice authentic all steel 69 Trans Am Ram Air Hood That will go on my car when I get that far..) I figure that will hopefully be the most expensive Trans Am part that I will have to buy,, and the 1969 400cu/#48 heads born a couple of weeks from when my car was dated is as close to a "Real" Ram Air III that I will get to also.. So you see I hope to keep everything as close to original as financialy possible, when I talked to the guy who did my motor I told him I was wanting to drive the car around and he thought I meant be able to use pump gas,,, I just was'nt thinking when I should have given him the specs for a Ram Air III.. He and his shop guys has an excellent reputation for building engines, so I "Assumed" he knew about Pontiacs... duh.. He's a chevy man I believe.. Ever hear of Watson/Ruppel..???.. Thats why I am here now trying to figure my best way to fix the situation without spending a ton more of $$$$$,, and throwing away $$$$ already spent.. This car is far from being perfect, but it's what I have, (since 1983)... If the compression is above 10 then I am close, now what about the cam and the lifters??????