With all of the variables in play and this seems to be your first build, you’d do a lot worse than calling or visting a local mopar shop. Todd marsh shouldn’t be all that far from you.
More good advice!!!
Exactly what i was thinking before i read the quote. I have all the tools for proper engine assembly, but even after forty years of putting my own motors together in a lot of cases I find it smart to go to a pro for the right parts combo for best results. My last build was a 408 smallblock, and i sought help for that one, buying the complete valvetrain from someone that knows my combo like the back of his hand. I also went with his combo of carb,intake,heads. End result? 504 hp out of 408 cubes, at 5700 rpm on pump 93. Valvetrain is stable to 6500 rpm, i have already pushed it far enough to verify that.
