thanks for the layout on that, I'll have to print that off and keep it for notes. I tried to download a dyno sim but knowing nothing of the numbers I found myself on google alot but it's slowly seeping in. The preverbal light hasn't snapped on yet but I'm gettin there and have almost figured out the air flow and messed with the idea of different odds and ends so heres where I'm at, the edelbrock top end kit #2095 but swapping the cam for Comp cams K11-772-8 complete street mechanical roller cam kit. and gutting the heads more or less for com cams aluminum 1.7 roller rocker arm, Milodon 2.19x 1.88 valves adding a better set of push rods changing to KB 257 (26 cc dome) piston and a 10" converter. as for ignition I found that MSD makes a street fire HEI ignition and I would like to swap for a full MSD ignition so I may go that route and see what I come up with. I don't want to be the guy that burns through a ton of cash to find out I went the wrong way to begin with. It would help if I stayed awake in shop class I guess. I hope the set up is the right direction as I put most of the day into looking up parts and trying to figure out this junk dyno sim I somehow found through google.