Thanks for all this input man!

I have posted on LS1tech too.

Alright... say I didn't want to go spray and the most I wanted to get to was say 350RWHP..... would that change what all I needed?

I'm intimidated by this b/c I'm young and I only know so much about this stuff and I don't want to go to a shop and get screwed. So, basically I could discuss my goals and problem with the shop, tell them the parts I will buy (what you suggested) and ask what else they think I will need and how much they will charge me?

Thanks!