416 compression advice

The six pack's problems are the intake manifold. Not the heads. Identical 416 on the dyno made 487hp with a 6bbl, mild solid roller, and stage 3 Shady Dell RPMs. With an Air Gap and HP950 it made 535. They look cool, but they really suck on a small block...lol

I've pretty much decided EFI, would you go dual plane Edelbrock performer? I'm not carb savvy so I probably would be constantly taking it to someone for tuning.