[19Fordy]

Ron, Many years ago I built a 296 flatty with OFFY alum heads, Almquist 3/4 cam, alum. flywheel, Jahns pistons, Crankshaft Co. stroker kit and then used a stock 2bbl 8BA carb. There was no noticeable performance difference. If you're going to be running a 2 barrel carb you will not see any difference in the performance of your engine, except that you will have bragging rights to having spent big bucks on performance goodies and big cubic inches. Just build a good dependable close to stock engine and you will be happier in the long run. Formulate a plan and then follow it.