I used to work for a per parts wholesale. If you want to stay under $2k you need to put aluminium anything ouit of you head! FE Edlebrock is way out there!!! you yeads alone, would cost that much! find a good machine shop and flow what you have. Oversize the valves. all you HP is ine the top end. Try going for a good set of hyperutectic pistons. enexpensive and durable. Lat year Street Rodder Magazine did a really goo build up on FE plants. They may have tha naswers you ar looking for.