'greyscale' RGB image, need to convert to specific CMYK black...  how?

Hi,
I have an image provided in RGB, but visually it's greyscale, except for some red areas on certain clothing. I need to convert it to CMYK, and I want all the black areas to be 40/30/20/100, and the grey values should be percentages of this mix. The red should be visually unaltered. Im using CS3 btw.
Is there a way to quickly do this? I can convert to a generic CMYK value then tweak the curves of each channel, but it will affect the red. I could make a selection to exclude the red, but i feel there must be a way for me to define my black, and convert, and for my wishes to be granted automagically.
I tried redefining my default black in the foreground/background swatches, but that had no effect on the subsequent conversion.
Also, I'm trying to avoid profiles as my brain is foggy in that area...
Thank you,
Simon Gregory

Without seeing the image, it might be a shot in the dark, but what about creating a new CYMK document, of the same size as the RGB one. Add a layer filled with the 40/30/20/100 black.
Go to the RGB image, In the Channels panel, drag the red channel to the new channel icon. Drag this new channel to the CYMK channel panel. Add a layer mask to the 40/30... layer. go back to the channels panel, and target only the copied channel, copy it, target the layer mask channel, paste. Target the Layer mask, invert it.
Now, select and bring the red part from the RGB image, and you should be good to go...

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