302 H.O. Identification???

[busterc]

QUESTIONS:

I don't get the stall coverter/weight thing??
I thought a stall speed of 3000 was 3000 no matter what??
...............Now that I think about it, I guess less weight IS easier to push!!


With the X303 cam and lifters, is this a bad choice??
I was planning on going with 1.7 roller rockers to get a little more lift....good/bad?

The heads........That sounds like a good price.
I did plan on using the stock heads but they need all kinds of work! I also wanted to get some porting done on them. I suppose if I'm going to do all that I might as well go for something good!?!?! What type of power increase can I expect from the GT 40 heads? Can I use them out of the box, get great results and not have to upgrade later??

The crank on this engine is toast (I think) One of the rod journals has some deep grooves, looks pretty bad. SO, I now plan on getting a new crank.


THIS IS MY NEW THOUGHT PROCESS:

I'm going to build the bottom end as good as I can(within reason) with all new parts.....Crank, pistons, rods, bolts.....and probably get the GT 40 heads instead of wasting my money on the stock junk heads.

I really want some rpm's out of this thing so I need to work out the details of getting to at least 6500rpm's.

If you had a 302 and wanted:

300-350 h.p.
6500rpm's

and a completely "Nasty" sounding motor that turns heads

What parts would you put in it, on a budget , to get there???