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Message: <blockquote data-quote="optionizerSS" data-source="post: 1523074" data-attributes="member: 30264">Will probably change my mind 5 times before I start this project but thinking of 2 options and leaning towards 1. Car will be a weekend cruiser with about 95% of its time under 3500 RPM. May see the 1/4 mile once a year if that and I don't street race. Would just like to have a little more get up and go.Either way I'd like to stick with 1.6's due to valve cover clearance and STB clearance with taller valve covers but plan to likely replace the factory STB with a different one for intake clearance issues so 1.7's will be fine if everything clears.First option: GT40 heads with something like the Comp Cams XE266 cam with Explorer intakeSecond option: AFR 165's or 185's (or comparable) with Explorer intake, stock cam and stock everything else. I figure either one of these should get me to a place I'd be happy with. Not concerned with GT40 heads limiting my potential as this motor will never be pushed any harder than this.I'll likely do some home porting by at least gasket matching all ports. Only 'reason' for a cam swap would be a little lope at idle. Read the stock cam can support up to about 350HP so as far as performance it should be fine with AFRs. May upgrade the torque convertor at some point but it would be mild but not sure I'd really need it.I'm thinking either combo should get me close to about 300HP (~250RWHP)?I'm leaning towards #2 as I could leave the stock cam in it and have less compatibility issues with computer or SD vs MAF, etc?Thoughts? If I go the GT40 (3 bar) route I'll start looking for parts now. I would be sending the heads out for a check over by my machine shop so I'd have at least a $400 bill from him for heads so likely have at least $600-700 in the heads. AFR's will be closer to about $1500. Either way I'd be using an Explorer intake so will start looking for that now. I figure AFR's with stock cam will be about the same cost as GT40's with aftermarket cam?</blockquote>