Great! I have done some research on swapping my. 9" rear end in, and have ordered a Moser housing, so I should be able to get to work on that this weekend. Talked to my tranny guy, and looks like it will be more efficient to sell my tranny and order one of those bowtie level 2s.
Now here's what I'm thinking at the moment; I've seen both the AFR 180s and Patriot 185s (which If I'm not mistaken are just aluminum vortec castings) side by side and I can tell the difference in workmanship (the AFR ports are silky smooth, and the patriots pretty much look like vortecs) but I could save about $700 going with the Patriots. I will probably get a comp cams 12-211-2, edelbrock 7101 and a Holley 750, so as far as power, how big of a sacrifice really am I making if I opt for the patriots over the AFRs? If there's a better budget option please let me know, and if the AFRs are the end-all-be-all or are just in a conpletely different league than any other head option, I will spring for them.