383 power upgrade help

Speaking from direct experience - If the pistons are .100 in the hole angle milling a set of Stealth heads from the big side of combustion chamber .040 will bring the compression to 9.3-9.5:1 with a .040-.051 head gasket. You could do better with a little more work but 9.something CR will make 450hp no problem.

If you add up the cost of doing guides, big valves, seals, hardened seats, porting consumables, decking, magnaflux + pressure testing you will not be too far from the cost of a cheap set of aluminum heads. A stage two ported set of 906/452/346 won't even get close to the Stealth heads out of the box without sacrificing reliability.

As mentioned the E Street heads are also a good option if you want a less traditional appearance.
Okay so are you suggesting going for some aluminum heads? And based on all my now known knowledge I can't just throw the heads right on I have to get them checked? Some of this confuses me of course so I'm not trying to be real hard to work with it isn't my goal to annoy all of you I really appreciate the help wish I had someone in my family that knew stuff