Sounds like a pretty nice combo. I dont know how many parts were purchased so far, but for a street machine, or anything but a strictly race engine, you dont need a forged crank, or even 4 bolt main in a 454 block..2 bolts are plenty strong enough, and so is a cast crank. Stay away from Eagle stuff in my opinion. I would go with a better rod, maybe scat 4340. Cam duration you mentioned is not bad. You can go a little bigger, maybe 230/236 dur. at .050, mid .500 lift, and if you want a little smoother idle, go with a 112 or 114 LSA. Hydraulic flat tappet is the most economical. Go with an Edelbrock Performer RPM or Air Gap, and a Holley 3310 (750 vacuum secondary) HEI ignition is reliable as any, and pretty inexpensive. Stock oil pump is always a good bet, they work fine. John