Thread: 350 for Cobra replica (long!) (the post that is ... not the car)

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Hi all .... I am a new member here and would like to get some advice on rebuilding a 350 goodwrench engine.
What it is, I am located in Spain and am just importing a Cobra replica kit from England. I have decided on a small block Chevy over a Ford due to more torque, cheaper bits, more tunable etc. I originally wanted to build the engine myself but when pricing up a stroker crate motor it was working out around the same price as doing it myself. However yesterday I have bought a goodwrench 350 which is in an old chevy pickup which is being scrapped. The engine runs really well and doesn't look too old at all. What I want to do is rebuild the engine for maximum power, spending 3 or 4,000 dollars US on it. The way I have done my Mustang 289 is Edelbrock performer RPM cam, heads and air gap intake with Barry Grant Speed Demon carb. I am tempted to go down a similar road with this but I want to know if there are slightly better heads and I'm sure there is a better cam choice and also should I stroke the engine. I really want to get this right first time as with the ford engine I have had 3 cams, 2 carbs, 2 sets of heads, 3 sets of different rockers .... I'm sure that most of you must have been there in the past ..... Any suggestions gratefully received.

Dave from Sunny Spain.