I have been driving my '97 Crown Vic and I love how it sounds in third gear at 90mph. I had an Integra GS-R before that and it was fun spinning it up to its redline. I just bought an '85 Camaro to play with. It has a 305 and a T-5. If I try and duplicate the sounds and speed of my Crown Vic makes I will be breaking something fast! So this is what I want:

7000 redline
350 ft-lbs of torque between 2500rpm and 6000rpm
emissions legal (hoses on exhaust, rolling on a wheel dyno, closed hood)
50k miles before rebuild
95dBa on drive by

There seem to be as many different ways to achieve this as there are people driving these cars. I would like to have a hand in the assembly my self if possible. I would also like to have the big parts capable of a 50% increase in torque in the same rev range after I get a 6-speed. I don't want to have to rebuild the whole darn thing later, just maybe a cam and a chip or something like that.

I plan on using the car daily during the summer on a 35 mile one way commute, highway trips, and for taking driver's ed courses at racetracks (Gingerman, Blackhawk Farms, Road America, etc.)

I understand that the 305 won't do it. But there are entirely too many ways to do a 350, and I am not sure which ones will pass the sniffer and rev.

Help is appreciated,
Jason