65 Barracuda 318 Rebuild, Cam, timing, lifters maybe a kit?

302 heads were around since 1985. I will stick to my guns (or my opinion :D ), open chamber heads will outflow closed chamber heads any day, if given the same compression it will be the winner. Flow and compression are both winners, but if I have to chose between the two, I'll take flow in the 1/4 mile any day. But that's me, and I know i'm kicking a dead horse... LOL :D
Hold the phone....! I'm gonna side with you this time willrun.... LOL! It's because of that very important qualifying phrase that you inserted: "...in the 1/4 mile...". Application, application, application.....where do you need the torque band, and how wide and high do you need it. Drag racing and tractor-pulling are off in their own special corner of the performance map, and pumping fuel-air into the engine as fast as possible is most of the battle there.