Originally Posted by chimmike

don't waste the money on a valve job if you're only doing 3 angle dude. That's a waste of money. If you want a "mean" all motor build: 5 angle valve job with swirl and quench areas, full port/polish of head to match the intake mani, and a good 4-2-1 header with at least 2.5" exhaust. Probably gonna need valvesprings/retainers/LMA's and get some light aftermarket valves.

Also....why do eagle rods if you're going to stick with OEM pistons? Seems to me it'd be better to do OEM rods as they're lighter.

I'd do some forged high-comp pistons so the ring lands aren't as high as stock (less prone to cracking should detonation occur), and I'd get the whole rotating assembly shaved and balanced......the lighter it is, the more freely it'll rev, and balancing it will prevent any harmonics issues from occurring.

Sounds like you'll need cam gears to tune the cams well.

This is gonna get pretty expensive pretty quick dude. You consider the cost-power vs. going boost?