Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and examples of engine builds. I think I'll stick with the KISS method as some have mentioned.
as far as cams go, don't let anyone talk you into some kind of "Saturday night/ root beer stand idle" camshaft. if you have any doubts or don't understand a particular cam then just revert back to a stock type profile. over camming a 383 really ups the misery index.
This is true. The manual tranny does help a little.
