I went through and reread all the posts, you guys made my brain work again, my engine is probably fine, different gears and a better converter made for my combo, and I think I'll be as fast as I thought I was going to be after the rebuild! Thanks.
I agree, gears and converter...IF you change to a solid FT cam, lash it tight, like .012 hot...beehives don't like much jerk motion so lash them tight if you go that route...