Respectable street car?

I admit I never thought of mid 12's as that fast, but a lot of people seem pretty impressed when they hear I run them with 3.23's and street tires.
Of course I hear "You need more gear!" a lot, but I'm not gonna change them anytime soon. It is tempting sometimes, but this car LOVES the highway, and speed limits here are 70-85mph. I WILL get this car into the 11's, but it won't be with gears, it would defeat my purpose.

My plans for next are port the Edelbrock heads, thinner head gaskets (1008's right now) , maybe a bigger carb, drag radials and suspension mods( best 60 ft so far is a pitiful 1.94, I know, gears are a big part, but I still think I can make it better.)
Compression right now is 10.1:1, I might try to bump it to 11:1, I run 93 octane anyway.
Pretty happy with the Comp XE285HL, but that's not set in stone.
How much do you think I can gain with those changes, without sacrificing streetability?