[Super73]

224 is a decent street cam. My guess with 243 heads, you will be looking at 380ish to the tire.

IMO the verter will be a little on the tight side, a 4,500 would be a better choice. Remember, with a lock up verter, you can command an early 1-2 shift at part throttle, lock the verter up right after the 1-2 shift and it will keep the heat out of it. This is what I used to do with the 80E and trans temps were 145-160 while driving on the street with a 4,900 rpm verter. The nice thing is you can command it to stay unlocked at WOT until a given speed, or not lock at all.