Teedog it idles great has some lope with good street manners but when your on it it goes ! just to add my build is very close to yours just different heads and im running the scat i beams rods , Dizzy has been recurved 18 initial i think it can go more 34 total all in @ 3000rpm, no vac advance!!! mp shaft , std TRW oil pump but with the mp oil relief spring,mp chain tensioner, std sump but with the baffle , and valley baffle aswell. I Run the same Eddy 650avs carb.BUT ENGINE, CONVERTER & REAR GEARS need to work together !.