If it were mine I would swap in the forged crank but he is a senior in high school and working on a grocery store budget. Thank you all for all the help!
I have a cast crank 10:1 340 now w some flat tops, lunati cam, LD340 intake, Holley 650 DP, and 2:02 J heads. Goes plenty good enough, mabe even better then I would want my high school kid driving.