On the intake side; if it had adapters that allowed a 4bbl, 2bbl, or Monojet; so you could swap the intake/exhaust (and head for us integrated head owners) but leave the Monojet on until a 4 barrel or 2 barrel and air intake is available.
Not really, there isn't a one size fits all type of intake/carb combo. An engine needing a 2 BBL carb is going to have a different plenum requirement than an engine needing a 4 BBL carb. And an engine needing a 1 BBL carb definately can't use a 4 BBL size plenum and be useful. There is more to intake design than just bolting on adapters for different carbs. Edelbrock makes over 50 different intake manifolds for the Small Block Chevy alone, because there's not even 4 or 5 intakes that covers all the needs of those engines or most engines for that matter.
