*Realistic expectations..C-mon jump in!

ok i understand why some of you disagree with a hydraulic roller with stock manifolds. i have no problem with the disagreement but like what was said before Realistic the OP ask about stock manifold so talking him into headers is legit. but answering his question is whats up. he didn't say that this was a poor mans build! he has a goal, he stated it. now to be realistic...were do you live, $2500 for roller in this engine that's not going to rev real hi because of stock manifolds... there's nothing tricky about this head configuration. also stock magnum engines run rollers from the factory and there's nothing tricky about the springs here. if stock exhaust is the total killer to performance(exhaust threw a straw) the chevys would be killing mopar(they don't) guys for years because small block mopar X J exhaust ports are bad compared to chevy small block. the real problems or gains are in the intake flow. you will gain plenty of power if you go with headers and a roller will have small gains in performance even with stock manifolds. and even bigger gains with headers. so if you have a money issue the roller is not for you. the retro roller will be about 400 to 450 my guess, more dollars over a flat tappet hydraulic cam. i don't care what your performance goals are, a roller will always be better(if you can afford it). the bigger gains are in the more powerful engine meaning the gain might not be worth the money if you struggling on a budget.header would probably make more power at this level.