Heck, 3 grand is cheap. lol My 292 was 6 grand, but I went just a little crazier. If your happy with the performance of the stock 250 then keep it stock. If you want more umph and fun then hop it up a bit. Personally I wouldn't put a higher lift cam in as all your doing is making small valves open further. Unless you at least put a bigger intake valve in and lump port the head then you can get some better flow to justify the higher lift. These stock heads were made for low end power....unless you open them up a bit when you add more lift to the cam your not going to see the full advantage of more flow. If you were going to put a new cam in that 250 with a stock head I'd stay at .450 or under. Keeps the duration lower as well. But the plan you have for the 230 sounds really good as well. If it was me...I'd be doing the 230. lol

Last edited by TJ's Chevy; 11/03/15 12:25 PM.

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