A few questions

Yes I understand, you lose .012 so order that on what you want.

I am looking into kits right now and I am going to talk to the guy that builds the motors at the shop to see what he believes I should get.

Performance wise, what type of crank and cam should I get?

I like solid cams, they can be had in small street profiles as well as huge.

A cast crank will live fine for under 500 hp and or 7000 rpm

If you are under that criteria, don't spend there...put the money where it will count.

If you tell us what gears/stall convertor/rpm's you want to run in, we can help you choose a cam.