More power from my stock 350

[chiro22]

Howdy all,

picked up a 1973 Cheyenne and it needs a bit of work. It has a crate 350 and it looks like there's a leak in the head gasket. We did a leak test and the engine itself is solid.

I figure if I'm already opening the engine, wanted to see what some recommendations are for relatively simple ways of creating more HP.

Would I be able to tell a big difference with a head/cam change or should I do a cam/intake/carb change?

If I go with a head/cam change or cam/intake/carb, what parts should I pick up?

I did just put a shiny new high performance edelbrock carb.

I'd like to not spend a fortune, bc this is a hunting/fishing truck. Just looking to take it to the next level with dependable gear.