360 build recommendations please...

Great. You guys have been a BIG help - thanks!

One last question - I've never used anything other than a stock converter before - how street friendly is a 3800 stall? How does it affect weekend trips to the store or just cruising around?

It all depends on what you are willing to live with,their are plenty of guys driving 9 second "streetcars" all over town and plenty of guys who cant stand anything more than 3.23s and a cam with more duration than your basic 270 comp.You can get a custom stall that will give you 3800 flash and still have some drivability but the car will be on the edge of truly streetable with 4.10s and a xe284,long cruises will not be so enjoyable.If your only looking to run in the mid to upper 12s you can do it with a milder combo and not give up so much streetability.