My budget is about 10k. Ive really enjoyed all the replies, theyve been helpful. I like the idea of fuel injection, but Im old school and like carburetors. Ive narrowed my converter choices to Dynamic or ATI...they seem to be very well thought of after reading about them. Can I run 11.0:1 compression with aluminum heads? I plan on buying new pistons and h beam rods...so adding a new crank wont add a lot of cost. If I go with a solid lifter flat tappet cam...what specs should I be considering?...what about solid roller cam specs? Thank you again for the replies.