When I pulled mine I painted the new head and the valve cover Chevy orange. Looks better than the blue GM began using. Keep in mind that any 250 head from earlier than the integrated head years will bolt onto your engine. Doing that will enable you to use an Offy or Clifford intake and perhaps one of T Langdon's carbs and his cast iron headers. If you do not have to hassle a smog inspect every year or two, then you can leave the setup on and be done with the integrated head (hereafter to be know as the IH. The IH leaves you very few if any options.
Hope this helps.
Ken
