As paul said, heads are a major contributer. Everybody has their preferance. I like Trick Flow heads. You can toss them on and not really need to worry about piston clearance with a 2.02 intake valve. I really dont know much about the AFR's so I cant comment on those. Generally, you can grab a decent set of used heads for a good buck. The SysteMAX intake is second to none. It performed well with my stock heads last summer and extremely well now with my Trick Flow heads now. Be carefull with cam selection. A lot of people are gonna say to get a custom cam. Personally, for the cost, an OTS cam will be fine unless you are looking for dead nuts accuracy. I run the TFS 1 cam. It has decent street manners and good performing when ripping on it. The idle is choppy but with a good tune, you can drive it almost like a stock 5.0 car. Throttle body and meter are also a must. the stock 19lb injectors will supposedly support 300 hp but you will be really pushing it. Go with a minimal 24lb. When building this engine, pay close attention to pushrod length. We will cross that path when you get there. Just be certain to set aside about 500-600 for a custom tune. You will need it!!
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