Inputs on a home built 318 for red light to red light fun

Convenient maybe, but not conducive to quench. Every single gen1 small block chevy head made is a quench head. All of um. Open or closed chamber. Now, they all didn't take advantage of that, but they all were. Mopar on the other hand didn't do that. I would love to have seen a 340 with zero deck flat tops and some form of a quench head. Yes, they used positive deck height on the early ones to try, but it's not the same at all.
I have no issues with Chevy ,its just the cars I would want were always elusive as far as cost. For example there was a time id say in the 90s where i never saw a 64 or 65 Chevelle in my area, they were around in the 70s though go figure. My generation got stuck with the late 70s smogger camaros and Corvettes. they were in abundance. By the time I found my dart i knew it was a 340 pre smog equipment car and i bought it up . The lack of smog equipment was a big factor in my choice. i did have a Pontiac thoughm71 and it didnt have much smog equipment either, man that thing ran. it was stock too not much aftermarket equipment except a replacement cam.