Thats great advise. I was thinking the same thing as far as "outside componets" I can get teh headers and air intake now and some day transplant them to the 350 I want to build. You through me when you said fresh air. I was thinking about making a cold air box at the back of the hood / vent area. As it sits now I am sucking up the hot engine air. The motor is noce for cruiseing but it has no ass what so ever. I want to step on the gas at the light and get some fun out of it. I have a set of 305 heads 416# that I ran on my pure stock car and was thinking (if they will work) puting them on it. I will be doing the work myself. I owuldn't feel right haveing someone else playing with my toy. I am a wrench turner, I may not know what to do but I'm smart enough to get the correct info and then tackle the job.