To build a 300-350hp motor....

[Russ72C10]

which combo of heads/cam/intake/carb would it take?

I already have a new 600cfm Edelbrock Carb, and a Performer intake. If I were to throw a set of Edelbrock Performer heads into the mix, along with a decent cam..... would that be enough to get a late 70s V8 into the 350hp range?

My goal is to have a truck that's easily drivable, gets okay MPG (12mpg? maybe? lol) can idle in traffic... and is reliable. Preferably could run 14s or faster in the 1/4 (12s are my goal eventually)

Any ideas? I'd love to hear some combos....

And of course, cost IS a factor. I want to spend less than $2000 total for a SOLID setup of 350hp or so. The less $$ the better though!

I'm all ears!

Thanks guys!