Stock '69 318, t-quad vs q-jet vs holley vs edelbrock?

50/50

Upgrading part by part is always a let down until the goal is met and even the , the slow advancements made are easy to get used to and feel like nothing when your done.

The best deal in feeling the improvement is doing it all at once.
yeah i agree, but it's a fine line between wanton desire and budget.

sometimes the incremental work is a little more friendly to the pocket book and gratifying in that you can see what each change does. doing everything all at once can be a risky path to walk in that you drop a BUNCH of dough, the car's all in pieces and you can become mired in project creep or stalled out on something with zero motivation.

the ol' i took all this apart to upgrade it and 5 years later it's all still in pieces and the motor's been rained on gambit.