I completely agree with your comments on the crank. Hot rods is a very reasonably priced crank that has been tried and true for the size motor you intend to build. If you have the funds than go for the crank works. Regardless, it seems like you have you mind set on what you want to run. But I would call lane at driveline and ask about his cylinder timeline. They do runs very often and usually sell than all as soon as they’re plated. But if money isn’t an issue I would do a redline ported serval with some snipers. Whatever you decide to go with ask them about your carb thoughts and see what they recommend with their motors. At the end of the day whomever is doing the port work and/or selling you the cylinder probably knows best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk