HELP! Need 318 Head Suggestion (info provided)
I think if it was me I'd do wht you say you're going to. Comp uses the AMC lifters for all Mopar cams now so there's nothing special there. You will more than liekly need special pushrods wonce you finish playing with milled decks and gasket choice so if it was me, I wouldnt order them until the longblock's together. Use a checking tool and look thru some catalogs and you can probably find some 5/16 drilled pushrods in the right length for cheap. You can get the "on par" EQ/Hughes heads for less than it will take to get the originals up to par or to better than par. For your level, stockish Magnums or a variant are fine.