Stock intake vs performer?

So after really spending some time comparing the pics posted of a stock intake and the massaged one, was there much benefit to be had carving up the plenum? By the way, you guys are turning me to my stock intake. Guess the performer will be for sale soon. I'm going to throw that mopar crank with the 340 journals and 360 stroke in it, keep my XE268 cam, and TQ. Only question left is which heads? My J's or my magnums. That will depend on pistons and condition of both sets of heads. For obvious reasons I am hoping the J's are good, and I can find a piston to work. Thanks for the intake help.

Opening up the plenum will help above 5k I would leave it for the street and just run it stock with a 1/4" plastic spacer that usually comes in the rebuild kit for the carb. The pics of my intake look like a simple gasket match and carving of the plenum but in reality there is about 25 hours of porting, shaping, measuring, short turn work, wall work, and acid porting. This was for a F.A.S.T. Engine I was and may still do when I win the lottery.