Yeah I'm leaning towards rockers if I can find a good used set.
The unique aspect of alky still draws my attention. Two interesting main mods barely anyone has: novi and alky... noncomformity is my style


ZZP/Stattama will sell me a huge intercooler (water-air) for $1100 last time I checked. Serious power there. I could also piece a crappy one together from ebay parts for around $400-450, but I think intercooling should go all out.

My overall game plan is to wait till I know what kind of masters degree funding I'm getting. I should know really soon... but if its mostly paid for (by grants for my research) then I will be installing a nice ZZP trans and their IC as soon as I have $4500 sitting around, which may be next summer if things keep going well. Oh heck, might as well throw in a cam while the transmissions out. So trans/cam/IC in one shot basically. I'm not camming or ICing till I have a reliable tranny anyway.
I think thats the setup (or better) of what ZZP used to make 485 crank HP with years back.