250 inline - upgrades

[creed1969]

Spring is in the air up here in SK, almost all the snow is melted and its got me planning my next round of upgrades for Chevy.

The 250 and 3OTT have served me fine, but it's time to upgrade a few things. The truck is gonna be my daily driver again this summer, so in the interest of reliability I want to upgrade a few key areas.

Carburetion: I refreshed the Monojet two seasons ago, but I think I'll upgrade to a Weber 2BBL. However I'm torn between the 32/36 progressive carb and the 38/38 synchronous. If I knew the fuel mileage of the 38/38 would almost match the 32/36, I'd go with the larger carb. Input guys??

I'll also get the coolant heat plate for my intake manifold, I've been running it cold for the last couple years.

Exhaust: I'm currently running Hedman long-tube headers which work fine, but they hang too low for a dropped truck. They're getting fairly beat up from dragging over speedbumps. So I think I'll try the short cast headers from Langdons, and that way I can tuck my exhaust up close to the frame.

Ignition: I've got the Pertronix pointless kit in a stock distributor. Probably will keep it this way unless someone has a better idea.

Does this sound like a solid plan? I guess my biggest area of indecision is the carburetor choice. Right now the engine is stock but someday I wouldn't mind upgrading the cam and doing the lump kit in the head. Maybe bigger valves in a 194 head, etc.... In that case I definitely will need the 38/38 carb, but will that be too much carb for my engine as it is now?

Looking for some good advice guys