Stock Refurbished Rods VS Scat I Beam

IMO, I'd be looking at a single plane intake. Is hood clearance an issue?
Is cutting the hood/replaceing it with a Fiberglass hood out of the question?
13-1 is the actual ratio or advertised? I ask because even with a big cam, this could be tuff to run on pump gas.

The car has a super stock glass hood so clearance is not a issue. (already cut out)
12.8 to 1 useing the compression calculator.
Either VP red or Sunoco purple race fuel.
Edelbroc or other single plane?
Is there a need to turn it above 6000?