No i haven't tried t4's, i have shearers, but stop the truck, did you say 18cc domes? Do you realize what the compression is on that thing? With 20 cc domes my 421 kicks 190psi. 20 cc domes give you an uncorrected compresson ratio of about 14:1 even with 110 octane, jetting and timing have to be right or it will detonate. with 18cc, I would think that thing is going to be a detonation machine. Is it ported, are you running alky. Kind of back on topic, the cub loves to scream up top. It just keeps pulling, so i would think any pipe that pulls more rpm is better.