Hey Vstock,
Thanks much for the reply! Though opinions may vary on the board here and my idea here is to gain a variety of opinions from which to settle on a final build, I DO understand the wisdom of a mildly warmed over 250 (maybe +.30) and good attention to the final balance. I run a stock single barrel Rochester on my 72 Chevelle and all I did was have the machine shop polish the heads and runners etc. basically just pay attention to the fit and finish of the internals during the build and it made for a fun, reliable, economical car. It took me YEARS to realize I was over carbing my cars with 650+ two barrel carbs for around town use and was just running rich and wasting gas. Anyway, thanks for your point of view, I share some of your POV. Anyone else have a "recipe" to share please and thank you?