How far should I go with the new heads/cam on my 512?

I've been running stock eddy heads and a hydraulic cam on my 512 for over a year now, puts out 540 hp and 612 fpt. This is with a 8 3/4 rear and 3.55 gears. I can run high 11s.

This morning I dropped the car off at the shop for the winter project work. Included in this, along with a lot of chassis stiffening and a Dana 60 w/4.10s, is a Gear Vendors overdrive for the 727.

Since this is a street/strip car I am wondering when it comes along to the heads, intake, cam and torque converter swap (in April or so), how agressive I should go? I'm going with Indy heads and intake, plus a Comp solid roller cam and likely a 9.5" torque converter. To keep it streetable, I''d think the compression should be at 11:1, no?

Anyway, it's nothing to add a 100 horses under this scenario, but functionally speaking why shouldn't I be more agressive with my cam choice since for regular cruising I'll have the OD? What's the downside to going to 700hp+ vs an easy 650hp? At the track the upside is FUN (little downside), but on the street I'm not so sure --sorry, no experience with 700hp street cars . Gas milage is not really a concern here. I think the OD will mitigate a lot of the negatives on street if I were to go more agressive.

Opinions? Ideas? Suggestions?

Thanks.

how much maintenance do you want to do to the valve train? I just choose a little over .600 lift solid roller for my street engine because this was the biggest grind that I could run with minimal maintenance. Any bigger than this and the springs have to be so strong that parts life is a concern.

Good question. Almost none! I can put up with adjusting the valves for valve lash once a season or else I'd stick with the a hydraulic cam, but I don't want to be constantly muching with the motor at all.

That's what I wanted long parts life with just an occasional adjustment. My engine is a Hemi. So I dont know if the answer would be different for a BB but I doubt it as the limiting factor is still the spring pressure vs. parts life. My cam is 245/256 @ .050 .618 .631 lift w/ Comp 999 springs. I choose a solid over a hydraulic for 2 reasons, 1st is I didn't want to take motor apart to grind on block and 2nd it's upgradable to a bigger one!

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That's what I wanted long parts life with just an occasional adjustment. My engine is a Hemi. So I dont know if the answer would be different for a BB but I doubt it as the limiting factor is still the spring pressure vs. parts life. My cam is 245/256 @ .050 .618 .631 lift w/ Comp 999 springs. I choose a solid over a hydraulic for 2 reasons, 1st is I didn't want to take motor apart to grind on block and 2nd it's upgradable to a bigger one!

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Have you had it dynoed?